Ruslan Kogan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Ruslan Kogan

Australian businessman

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0001

Place of Birth: Babruysk, Mogilev Region, Belarus

Profession: business executive

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

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About Ruslan Kogan

  • Ruslan Kogan (born November 1982) is a serial entrepreneur, and founder and CEO of Kogan.com as well as several other eCommerce related companies in Australia.
  • He was Australia's richest person under the age of 30 from 2011 to his 30th birthday in November 2012.
  • His wealth has multiplied more than 20 times in half a decade, making him number 162 of the richest 200 in BRW Australia's Rich List 2014, and one of the top 10 richest in Australia's Young Rich List 2014, with a personal wealth of $349 million.Kogan holds several publicised controversial views regarding the consumer technology industry, expressing his opposition to the Australian Government's proposed internet filter as well as lambasting them for their handling of the Set Top Box Scheme.
  • He was also the only executive from a consumer electronics vendor in Australia to campaign against the introduction of 3DTV into homes around the world.He has written articles as both a guest and regular for several large media outlets, including a guest article for Forbes giving his views on Facebook, a guest article for Fast Company about the importance of social proof in business, a guest article for VentureBeat about affiliate marketing, a guest post on Gizmodo outlining his opposition to the filter and The Age regarding the future of TV.
  • He was also a guest columnist for business magazine BRW throughout 2011, and has on several occasions provided guest opinions on the world's largest technology blog, TechCrunch.
  • In 2015, he was interviewed on the Bloomberg Television series High Flyers.

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