CEO, Philanthropist, and Author | Investor | Keynote Speaker | Guest Lecturer

At the age of 16, Gurbaksh Chahal dropped out of high school to pursue his dream as an entrepreneur and started his first company, ClickAgents. It was a pioneer in creating performance-based advertising. Eighteen months later, he sold it for $40 million to ValueClick.

Founder of BlueLithium

In January 2004, Gurbaksh founded his second company, BlueLithium, this time with an insight into sophisticated new ways that data, optimization and analytics could help advertisers with behavioral retargeting. In 2007, Yahoo acquired BlueLithium for $300 million in cash.

Founder of RadiumOne

In September 2009, Gurbaksh founded his third online ad company, RadiumOne. The Company built intelligent software that pioneered ways of programmatic advertising across the web.

Founder of AuraOne

In 2025, Gurbaksh founded and became Chairman & CEO of AuraOne, a pioneering AI company focused on transforming how enterprises build, evaluate, and deploy intelligent AI systems. AuraOne brings together advanced AI labs, domain-specific workflows, and human data infrastructure to help organizations accelerate the future of AI across industries.

The Chahal Foundation

Gurbaksh continues to lead his 501(c)3 non-profit organization, The Chahal Foundation, which focuses on:

• Creating awareness for social causes
• University scholarships and mentorships
• Supporting disaster relief efforts
• Improving schools in third world countries
• Creating awareness of child sex trafficking