Jas Dhillon

Infobox Person
name = Jas Dhillon


image_size = 150px
caption = Social Network Leader
birth_place = flagicon|IND Punjab, India
occupation = Entrepreneur
alma_mater = University of Southern California

Career

Jas Dhillon is one of the pioneers of both the online collaboration and social networking spaces.

Jas started Blue Line Online [ [http://www.cio.com.au/index.php/id;483898148 CIO - Just Add Water ] ] now called [http://www.ctspace.com/ CT Space] in January of 1997 creating the first online construction management application. The tool was used by Bechtel, General Electric and Gensler to manage their global projects.

Jas also started one of the first business related social networks called Zerodegrees [ [http://www.npost.com/interview.jsp?intID=INT00074 ZeroDegrees, Jas Dhillon Interview - nPost ] ] which was later purchased by IAC/InterActiveCorp in [http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/118/118118.html February 2004] [ [http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-3981600/IAC-Acquires-ZeroDegrees-Online-Business.html IAC Acquires ZeroDegrees; Online Business Networking Company Joins IAC's Match.com and Evite, Further Building IAC's Strengths in Online Networking. Industry & Business Article - Research, News, Information, Contacts, Divisions, Subsidiaries, Busines... ] ] , Jas launched the site as a consumer Internet service providing a “Relationship Intelligence and Social Network Search Engine” for sales, business development and executive search professionals.

Jas currently worked at Microsoft as a Senior Director of Business Development and Mergers and Acquisitions. He left in August of 2008 to join TASER International (NASDAQ: TASR) as it's Chief Strategy Officer and General Manager of TASER Virtual Systems.

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