Why is Vinod Khosla a popular figure in the Indian IT sector?

           Vinod Khosla is an Indian American venture capitalist best known for co-founding Sun Microsystems. It was a company that sold computers its components, software and IT services, headquartered in Silicon Valley. Khosla was the CEO and chairman of the company in the early 1980s.

           Born on 28th January 1955 in Delhi, Khosla was inspired to make a career in technology after reading an article about the founding of Intel. To chase his dreams, Khosla studied electrical engineering at IIT Delhi, and masters in biomedical engineering at the Carnegie Mellon University. He also did an MBA at Stanford Graduate School of Business.

           In 1980, Khosla co-founded Daisy System, an electronic design automation company. Two years later, he joined hands with his classmates Andy Bechtolsheim, Bill Joy, and Scott McNealy to set up Sun Microsystems. For two years, he served the company as its chairman and later quit to become a venture capitalist.