Anand Lal Shimpi
Encyclopedia
Anand Lal Shimpi is an American
businessman who was born June 26, 1982 to India
n and Iran
ian parents. He is currently CEO of the tech website AnandTech
, which he started in 1997. He is a graduate of William G. Enloe High School and North Carolina State University
with a degree in Computer Engineering
. AnandTech grew from a small GeoCities
website in 1997 to a 50 million page view per month publication .
He has been featured in USA Today
, 48 Hours, 20/20, Fortune Magazine and on G4
. He was one of the keynote speakers at Computex 2003 as a celebrity speaker to entice show goers to return to Taiwan
even in the wake of SARS.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
businessman who was born June 26, 1982 to India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n and Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian parents. He is currently CEO of the tech website AnandTech
AnandTech
AnandTech is an online computer hardware magazine. It was founded in 1997 by then 15-year-old Anand Lal Shimpi, who is the current editor-in-chief and CEO. The web site is recommended as a good resource of hardware reviews for off-the-shelf components addressed to computer building enthusiasts...
, which he started in 1997. He is a graduate of William G. Enloe High School and North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Commonly known as NC State, the university is part of the University of North Carolina system and is a land, sea, and space grant institution...
with a degree in Computer Engineering
Computer engineering
Computer engineering, also called computer systems engineering, is a discipline that integrates several fields of electrical engineering and computer science required to develop computer systems. Computer engineers usually have training in electronic engineering, software design, and...
. AnandTech grew from a small GeoCities
GeoCities
Yahoo! GeoCities is a web hosting service, currently available only in Japan.GeoCities was originally founded by David Bohnett and John Rezner in late 1994 as Beverly Hills Internet . In its original form, site users selected a "city" in which to place their web pages...
website in 1997 to a 50 million page view per month publication .
He has been featured in USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
, 48 Hours, 20/20, Fortune Magazine and on G4
G4 (TV channel)
G4, also known as G4 TV, is an American cable- and satellite-television channel originally geared primarily toward young adult viewers, originally based on the world of video games...
. He was one of the keynote speakers at Computex 2003 as a celebrity speaker to entice show goers to return to Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
even in the wake of SARS.