Rajeeb Dey

Rajeeb Dey (born 6 December 1985) is a young entrepreneur. He was the winner of the 02 X Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2009 Award[1][2] and has been referred to as “among the most high profile” young entrepreneurs by the Financial Times.[3] In 2012, Rajeeb Dey was named the world's Youngest [4] Young Global Leader [5][6] in the 2012 cohort [7] by the World Economic Forum.

University life

Rajeeb graduated with First Class Honours in June 2008 from Jesus College, University of Oxford in Economics & Management.[8] Whilst at University he was the longest serving President of Oxford Entrepreneurs, the student society for entrepreneurs at the University of Oxford. He was also President of the Oxford Majlis Asian Society, founded in 1896 as a political forum for Indian independence and the second oldest society at Oxford University.[9] Former members and Presidents include Mrs. Indira Gandhi and K.P.S. Menon.

English Secondary Students' Association (ESSA)

At 17, Rajeeb became the Founder & Chairman of the English Secondary Students’ Association (ESSA) – the first national student run organisation empowering secondary school students, giving them a voice in education.[10][11][12] He is often quoted in the media, including The Times Educational Supplement,[13] New Statesman,[14] The Guardian[15] as well as BBC Radio 4[16] commenting on matters related to ESSA and student voice.

Enternships.com

Rajeeb is also the Founder/CEO of Enternships.com, a service providing “entrepreneurial work placements” by connecting students and graduates to start-ups, SMEs and “intrapreneurial” firms worldwide for which Rajeeb received the 02 X Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2009.[1][17][18][19] Enternships.com was a Top 3 Finalist in the Esquire Magazine / Philips New Business Challenge; Finalist in the Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 “Life Academy” Awards[20] and has received media coverage in a number of outlets. Rajeeb was profiled by the Institute of Directors as the Director of the Month in March 2010[21] and as one of the UK’s Top 30 Entrepreneurs aged Under 30 in Real Business Magazine (April 2010).[22]

StartUp Britain

As an advocate of entrepreneurship, Rajeeb Dey is a co-founder of StartUp Britain, a campaign by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, which was launched in 2011 by the Prime Minister David Cameron, the Chancellor George Osbourne and the Secretary of State for Business Vince Cable in response to the Government's call for an 'enterprise-led' recovery.

StartUp Britain "will be a champion for the UK’s 270,000 businesses that start up every year aiming to help drive growth by accelerating, inspiring and celebrating Britain’s start-up talent" says 10 Downing Street in a 2011 press statement.[23] "It is fully supported by Prime Minister David Cameron and HM Government and has so far gathered the backing of significant international brands including Barclays, BlackBerry, Experian, Intel, Microsoft, McKinsey & Co. and Virgin Media."

Oxasians

In April 2010 Rajeeb was featured in an exhibition and museum installation called "Oxasians".[24][25] The purpose of the exhibition was to showcase Oxford University's famous South-Asian graduates.[26][27] Rajeeb was featured alongside Manmohan Singh, Benazir Bhutto, Indira Gandhi, Ved Mehta, Cornelia Sorabji, Princesses Catherine and Bamba Duleep Singh, Solomon Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike, Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi and Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi.

Awards & Accolades

Rajeeb’s work with ESSA has led to him being presented with an award by Channel 4 & NESTA’s “Bedroom Britain Campaign” (recognising young entrepreneurial talent in Britain),[28] a Wavemakers Award (from Sir John Major);[29] an UnLtd Level 2 Award;[30] the Bank of England’s Windsor Fellowship in 2005 (a prestigious Leadership Development programme); the Goldman Sachs Global Leaders Award in 2006[31] and Fellowship of the Royal Society of Arts.[32] In 2008 he was selected as one of twelve people globally to be given the accolade of “Architect of the Future” by the Waldzell Institute[33] and one of twenty globally to receive the YouthActionNet Global Fellowship 2008.[34] He is a member of The Courvoisier Future 500 network – ‘an exclusive network of rising stars across the UK’ and has been chosen as one of five within the network to be named in The Observer as “One to Watch in 2010”.[35] He is a Fellow of the Startup Leadership Program, a global network and education program for startup CEOs. He has also been invited to join the British Council’s Trans-Atlantic Network 2020 – a network of emerging leaders from around the world.[36]

Advisory Roles

Rajeeb is an Ambassador for Enterprise UK – helping to promote UK entrepreneurship;[37] Trustee and Investment Committee member of UnLtd – the Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs;[38] Trustee of the Phoenix Education Trust;[39] a Commissioner on the Carnegie UK Trust’s Inquiry into the Future of Civil Society;[40] Education Advisory Board Member for Channel 4; a Founding Advisory Board Member of the UK-India Business Council (UKIBC) Next Generation Network[41] and member of the UK Trade & Investment Sub-Saharan Africa Taskforce chaired by Lord Stephen Green.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "O2 News Centre". Mediacentre.o2.co.uk. 30 September 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  2. ↑ "Business News. Rajeeb Dey is named the O2 X' Young Entrepreneur of the Year' 2009". Redhotcurry. 30 September 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  3. ↑ "Web drives wave of entrepreneurialism among so-called 'lost generation'". Financial Times. 11 January 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  4. ↑ Enternships Founder Named Young Global Leader 06/03/2012
  5. ↑ The World Economic Forum - Young Global Leaders
  6. ↑ Global Honour for Young British Entrepreneur
  7. ↑ WEF YGL Honourees 2012
  8. ↑ "Courvoisier The Future 500". Jesus College, Oxford. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  9. ↑ "Profiles. Rajeeb Dey". Redhotcurry. 1 January 2000. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  10. ↑ "Pupils' union vows not to walk out". Times Education Supplement. 11 June 2004. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  11. ↑ "Plugging into pupil power". Times Education Supplement. 18 February 2005. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  12. ↑ "Pupil views? No, let them make decisions". TES. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  13. ↑ "Early voice for the responsible citizen". Times Education Supplement. 14 January 2005. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  14. ↑ Hasan, Mehdi. "Give us a little respect". New Statesman. UK. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  15. ↑ "Emerging activists case study: Rajeeb Dey". The Guardian (UK). 25 May 2006. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  16. ↑ "BBC Radio 4 – The Learning Curve". BBC. 28 Sep 2004. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  17. ↑ "Business Extra: News in brief – SME, Business". The Independent (UK). 10 November 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  18. ↑ "Starting young: 23 year old named young entrepreneur of the year". Business Matters. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  19. ↑ http://www.shortlist.com/gadgets-tech/article/rajeeb-dey-s-five-success-tips/1[]
  20. ↑ "INTERNET EXPLORER 8 LIFE ACADEMY FINALISTS REVEALED « Internet Explorer 9 – The Internet Explorer Blog UK". Thebluee.com. 17 June 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  21. ↑ "Rajeeb Dey | Enternships.com". Director.co.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  22. ↑ "Real Business's 30:30 Vision". Real Business. 13 April 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  23. ↑ http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/press-notices/2011/03/entrepreneurs-given-multi-million-pound-lift-off-with-launch-of-startup-britain-62534
  24. ↑ "Exhibit celebrates 120 years of South Asians at Oxford". University of Oxford. 22 April 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  25. ↑ "Oxasians". Oxasians. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  26. ↑ "Oxford University's famous south Asian graduates". BBC News. 5 May 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  27. ↑ "Oxford days of Manmohan, Indira highlight of exhibition". Zeenews.com. 22 April 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  28. ↑ "Bedroom Britain – finalists". Channel4. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  29. ↑ "Youth Achievement: Waves of success". Children & Young People Now. 27 April 2005. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  30. ↑ "Exciting times | Society". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  31. ↑ "GS Leaders Emphasize 'Doing'". News.efinancialcareers.com. 19 July 2006. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  32. ↑ "Fellow's Profile - Rajeeb Dey". RSA Fellowship. RSA. 15 February 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  33. ↑
  34. ↑ "YouthActionNet". YouthActionNet. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  35. ↑ "Courvoisier The Future 500 2009: The top five". The Guardian (UK). 7 December 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  36. ↑ "About Our Participants – Getting Involved – TN2020". British Council. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  37. ↑ http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/2010/02/08/monday-pick-of-the-press-enterprise-in-the-news-3/[]
  38. ↑ "Trustees". UnLtd. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  39. ↑ "Democratic Education: Support and Promote". Phoenixeducation.co.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  40. ↑ "The commissioners". Carnegie UK Trust. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  41. ↑ "Rajeeb Dey". Ukibc.com. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.

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