Technology >> CEO Interviews >> May 11, 2000

Vinod Gupta – Infousa Inc (iusa)

VINOD GUPTA, Founder and Chairman of InfoUSA Inc., (formerly American Business Information, Inc.) came to the US in 1967 after receiving his Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (Kharagpur). He earned his Master's Degree in Engineering and his MBA at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Mr. Gupta has served as the company's Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer since its incorporation in 1972. Profile
TWST: Can you give us an overview and history of the company?

Mr. Gupta: InfoUSA is the only compiler of a proprietary database of

consumers and businesses ' that's 200 million consumers and