Naveen Jain: Charismatic Force behind Intelius
Intelius, Inc, the Bellevue, Washington-based information commerce company that provides online intelligence and security services has, through marketing strategies and aggressive product development, become one of the best in its field, supplying real-time background checks, identity verification, people searches and screening services that protect individuals and help businesses diminish risk.
As a result of growth and its recent acquisition of IntelliSense, it is expanding to Bothell, Washington in order to accommodate an increasing number of employees to fuel its operations. From its 195-employee headquarters in Bellevue, the company will pull 50, which they will add to their Bothell unit. With its recent IPO filing and skyrocketing revenues for the past year, Intelius is ready for expansion and sustained growth. The force behind it all is CEO and President Naveen Jain.
The charismatic co-founder Naveen Jain’s six-year leadership in the company has produced remarkable growth. A pioneer in the field of information commerce, he is the founder of InfoSpace, a company he built in 1996 that supplies content to several Internet properties. During his years at InfoSpace, Naveen Jain became one of the industry’s most celebrated CEOs, garnering awards such as Red Herring’s Top 20 Entrepreneurs of the Year in the digital world, Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year, and Albert Einstein Technology Medal. His net worth listed him as one of Forbes Magazine’s America’s Richest 400.
Intellius’ growth lies in its capability to emerge with products that consumers need in the real-world setting. Its product iSearch for instance, has been used to screen and verify the identity of people on social networking sites, a place where sex offenders have come to frequent. Through this product, parents get assurance that their children stay safe and protected from criminals and insidious characters on the Net. Law enforcement agencies are also able to get assistance in their efforts to weed out sex offenders preying on children and minors.