Sachin

Sachin Vijaya Gopalan

Founder and CEO of Chairos International Ventures

Sachin Gopalan is the Founder and CEO of Chairos International Ventures (CIV), a digital media and content consultancy based in Indonesia and focusing on startups and venture incubation for the ASEAN market. An Indian citizen residing overseas for 20 years, he is the co-founder of several startups such as Orbit Ventura, a science & technology empowerment company, Indonesia Economic Forum, an economic intelligence service, InAvi, an in-store audio visual digital company, Electric Ocean, an entertainment company and also an angel investor in start-ups in retail, eco-fashion, golf and stand-up comedy. Previously, Sachin was the CEO of BeritaSatu Media Holdings (BMH), a leading Indonesian news organization based in Jakarta and widely recognized in the Industry for its product innovation that won several international and local awards. Its media portfolio includes Television and Radio channels, Newspapers, Magazines, News portals, Mobile Apps and Social Media products. Here, Sachin built Indonesia’s first multimedia integrated newsroom that is multi-cycle, multi-platform, multi-language and multi-brand. Sachin has over the years supported education, music and sports activities and has been involved in an internationally recognized cricket development program which won the ICC Global Award for the Best Junior Cricket Initiative, two years in a row. He is on the Board of Patrons of the national cricket body, Persatuan Cricket Indonesia where he also served for two years as the Head of the National Selection Committee. Sachin is a University Gold Medalist in Bachelor of Engineering - Production from the College of Engineering, Anna University, Chennai, India, one of India's leading engineering institutions.