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Tej Kohli – positively changing lives around the world

Born August 17th, 1958 in New Delhi, India, Tej Kohli is truly a self-made man. Growing up in modest circumstances, Kohli exhibited an aptitude for technology and Innovation. A member of Mensa and a graduate of the world-recognized India Institute of Technology, Tej Kohli went on to found his first company, Grafix Softech in the late 1990s.

The stellar reputation of the company quickly grew as Grafix Softech become known as one of the first companies to successfully integrate all phases of online brand development. Offering imaginative design services, a diverse array of savvy Internet marketing tools and gateway software for e-payment purchase processing and administration, Grafix Softech soon matured into one of the top e-commerce consulting firms in the world.

Headquartered in Costa Rica with operations in India and the UK, Grafix Softech remains a privately held company. Presenting greater than 15 years experience in providing turnkey solutions for Internet based businesses, Mr. Kohli and the talented team of IT professionals at Grafix Softech have earned the proud distinction of being at the forefront of Internet technology since its beginning, constantly updating to provide clients with the latest in cutting-edge technology, software, tools and systems.

Tej Kohli explains his business philosophy stating, “I believe that harnessing the power and ideas of young people is the key to business and economic success. Business is driven by technology and younger people – who have never known a world without computers and who will have completely different expectations from their aging parents,” Kohli explains. “The advancements in technology over the last three decades have been incredibly vast and encouraging, and these changes have happened during the impressionable developmental years of young people today. Any company that overlooks the potential asset young people could bring to their organization is missing out on a gold mine of fresh ideas this group of professionals brings to the business world.”

Mr. Kohl is a man of many interests. The billionaire businessman is an international entrepreneur and visionary philanthropist. With an established reputation as one of the most respected names in the UAE real estate market, Tej Kohli founded Ozone Real Estate. Ozone Real Estate is staffed by a unique sales and management team of dedicated and experienced professionals known internationally for their exceptionally high quality service to prestige clients, local knowledge of the UAE marketplace and creative ability to generate a high rate of return for investors.

Mr. Kohli’s philanthropic works are directed through the privately funded Tej Kohli Foundation. The Tej Kohli Foundation discloses, “Tej Kohli is an international businessman and philanthropist, with a diverse portfolio of commercial and charitable operations in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and India. His business interests range from e-commerce and IT, to real estate and reconstructive and cosmetic surgery. Tej continues to invest in forward-looking industries through the venture capital division of his company. Tej’s charitable works are channeled through the Tej Kohli Foundation, which supports under-privileged individuals in his adopted home of Costa Rica as well as his native India. Tej is particularly proud of the Foundation’s work in funding and promoting mobile eye clinics, the Niramaya eye hospital, and a program of corneal transplants to alleviate blindness in Delhi and across India’s Northern Central District. Tej is continually looking for areas in which direct, targeted, charitable support will change people’s lives.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Marlene Affeld .