Sabeer Bhatia - Hotmail

A pioneer in the field of web-based e-mail, Bhatia co-founded Hotmail Corporation in 1996. As President and CEO, he guided Hotmail's rapid rise to industry leadership and its eventual acquisition by Microsoft in 1998. Today, Hotmail remains the world's largest e-mail provider with over 50 million registered users.

Bhatia's visionary contribution to the Internet revolution has earned him widespread acclaim. His many awards and accolades include:

• "Entrepreneur of the Year," 1997. Awarded by the venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson.
• Named to the "Elite 100," Upside magazine's list of top trendsetters in the New Economy.
• Recipient of the "TR100" award, presented by MIT to 100 young innovators who are expected to have the greatest impact on technology in the next few years.
• Selected by the San Jose Mercury News and POV magazine as one of the ten most successful entrepreneurs of 1998.

Bhatia received a Master of Science degree from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Science degree, with honors, from the California Institute of Technology.