Ragu Bhargava
CEO Profile
Name: Ragu Bhargava
Company: Global Upside
Field: Technology Solutions
About: Ragu Bhargava is the CEO of Global Upside and its sister companies Global PEO Services and Mihi Software. Collectively, the Global Upside group provides HR, Payroll, Accounting, Tax, Compliance, PEO, and Talent Acquisition services in 100+ countries.
Ragu is an award-winning entrepreneur and a highly sought after expert on international business. In 2017, he won the “Pride of India” Award at the House of Lords in London; appeared on Kathy Ireland’s show ‘Worldwide Business’, which aired on Bloomberg and Fox Business across the globe; and was among a select group of US entrepreneurs invited by the Chinese Government to attend the China’s OBOR Summit. He regularly speaks at industry conferences and most recently, Ragu was the keynote speaker at the World Trade Centre Entrepreneurship Summit in Alaska.
Ragu is also a philanthropist who avidly supports children’s education and end-hunger programmes.
Prior to co-founding Global Upside, Ragu was the Chief Financial Officer at ActivIdentity (NASDAQ:ACTI) and held leadership positions in several companies including Deloitte and NetIQ (NASDAQ: NTIQ), where he played a key role in helping the company grow from $20 million to over $300 million in revenue.
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