Aditya Jha
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| Born | Janakpur, Nepal |
| Residence | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | now Canadian. Formerly Nepali. |
| Education | Honorary LL.D., Ryerson University; M.Sc. Mathematical Statistics, Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Science, Research Scholar at School of Computer & Systems Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) |
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Kendriya Vidyalaya, Hans Raj College, University of Delhi, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Kurukshetra University, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Employer | DGMARKET INTERNATIONAL INC & also POA Educational Foundation |
| Known for | Non-Resident Nepalese, Philanthropy/active giving, business success, political involvement |
| Title | President & CEO |
| Website |
poafoundation |
Aditya Jha, C.M., LL.D (Hon) is a Nepalese Canadian entrepreneur, philanthropist and social activist. A globetrotter, his business portfolio consists of several startups and company turnarounds with interests in Canada, India, Thailand and Nepal. He also runs several philanthropic initiatives through his Private Charitable Foundation (POA Educational Foundation), promoting education and nurturing entrepreneurship to increase opportunities for the less fortunate. Jha takes special interest in nurturing prosperity and financial independence amongst Canadian First Nations (aboriginal) communities and individuals through education scholarships at top Canadian universities and a project (Project Beyshick) that nurtures entrepreneurship. Jha is 2012 inductee to The Order of Canada, Canada's highest civilian award.
In February 2017, Jha acquired dgMarket International Inc from Development Gateway. dgMarket is the oldest and one of the largest portal for tenders and consulting opportunities worldwide, with solicitations from national governments and international donor agencies. It was created in 2001, as a part of Development Gateway (DG) at the initiative of the World Bank in an effort to enhancing the reach, transparency, and effectiveness of International procurement in economic improvement round the arena. dgMarket integrates about 1 million procurement notices per year, covering about $1 trillion tender opportunities.
Aditya Jha was born to a Maithil family in Janakpur and grew up in Sitamarhi, Bihar, India. His Mother tongue is Maithili. He was brought-up in a landed middle-class family of three brothers and two sisters. His father was lawyer by profession and practiced law in Dhanusa district court of Janakpur in Nepal. Upon completion of his secondary education in a village near Indo-Nepal border, Aditya went on to pursue post-secondary education in Delhi, India. After receiving a bachelor's degree in sciences from Hans Raj College Delhi University, he went on to do M.Sc. Mathematical Statistics at Kurukshetra University and PG Diploma in Computer Science from Kurukshetra University. He further invested four and a half years from 1979 to 1984 as a Research Scholar at the School of Computer and Systems Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University before visiting Paris, France for Mainframe computer training with CIT Alcatel for six months. He was the recipient of University Grants Commission's Junior and Senior scholarship and Research Associateship from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. He was very active in student politics and student union activities and worked underground with those who were working against when Emergency measures suspending democratic rights in India were promulgated. He played leadership role with the largest student organization in India as General Secretary for Delhi and Haryana state and was on the National Executive of the national student organization when he was just 22 years old.
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