Jason Kothari
- Producer
Jason Kothari is an entrepreneur and experienced business leader in the technology, media & entertainment sectors. While still in college, he acquired bankrupt US-based Valiant Entertainment and led the transformation of the company as the CEO to the third largest superhero entertainment company after Marvel and DC Entertainment and a sale for $100 million, generating a record industry return. The Company was named Publisher of the Year, was nominated for 90 awards, and completed a landmark five-movie deal with Sony Pictures, including 'Bloodshot' starring Vin Diesel (Sony Pictures), where Jason served as an Executive Producer. Subsequently, Jason was the CEO of Housing.com, one of India's largest online real estate companies, where he led the transformation of the company and then a merger with News Corp's PropTiger to create the $350 million industry leader. The Company had increased revenues by 400%, while reducing costs by 70%, and its platform became the most popular for buying and selling homes in the country. Following this, Jason became the Chief Strategy & Investor Officer of Snapdeal, one of India's largest e-commerce companies, where he played a lead role in transforming the company. This included leading the Snapdeal 2.0 strategy & plan creation, the restructuring of the company, and the sale of non-core businesses, resulting in the company going from an over $20 million monthly loss to a profit, a first for an Indian e-commerce company, and generating $140 million in excess cash. Jason was also the CEO of FreeCharge, one of India's largest digital payments companies owned by Snapdeal, where he led the company from a $10 million gross monthly loss to a gross profit and then a sale to Axis Bank for $60 million. In addition, he has been a senior advisor to various companies, such as Softbank, the largest technology investor; Noon.com, the largest e-commerce company in the Middle East that has raised $1 billion; and is on the Board of Directors of Emaar India, one of the largest real estate developers in India with over $2 billion in assets, among others. He holds a B.S. from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, is a member of Young President's Organization (YPO) in Mumbai and is the author of the Nielson best- selling book 'Irrationally Passionate' (HarperCollins).