Vinod Gupta

Former Chairman, Info USA

Vin was born and raised in the village of Rampur Manhyaran, one-hundred miles north of New Delhi. He spent his childhood without electricity, running water and studied in a village school. After high school, he was admitted to the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur in 1962. After graduating from IIT Kharagpur in May 1967 with a Bachelor of Technology, he came to the United States with $58 in his pocket and settled in Lincoln, Nebraska. As a dual Master’s candidate at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln from August 1968 through May 1971, Vin devoted his time and energy to studies in engineering and business management. Earning his Master of Science in Engineering in 1969 and Master of Business Administration in 1971, Vin soon launched his career as a Marketing Research Manager at the Commodore Corporation in Omaha.During his time with the Commodore Corporation, a mobile home manufacturer, Vin recognized the importance of information and database management. He then started infoUSA, first named Business Research Services, then changed to American Business Information. Upon its IPO in 1993, American Business Lists underwent many changes in the ensuing years, becoming infoUSA and, later, infoGroup. In 1996, President Bill Clinton nominated Vin as Counsel General to Bermuda. When confirmed, Vin was nominated to be U.S. Ambassador to Fiji. Due to his commitment to infoUSA, he withdrew his nomination. In August 2008, Vin retired from his post as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board at infoGroup, leaving a legacy of hands-on leadership and measurable performance with his company. infoGroup was sold to CCMP for $650 million in July 2010.

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Donor	Common Recipients
Al Dwoskin	Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Charles Spittal Robb, Larry Pressler, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Dscc/Non-Fed Unincorp Assoc, New Democrat Network, Hill PAC, Nevada State Democratic Party, Dscc-Non-Federal Mixed, L Douglas Wilder
Jonathan M Tisch	Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Barbara Ann Mikulski, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Charles Spittal Robb, Larry Pressler, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Dscc Non-Federal Individuals, Dscc/Non-Fed Unincorp Assoc, Hill PAC, Nevada State Democratic Party, Dscc-Non-Federal Mixed, Massachusetts Democratic State Committee - Fed Fund, Priorities USA Action
David S Steiner	Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Barbara Ann Mikulski, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Charles Spittal Robb, Larry Pressler, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Dscc Non-Federal Individuals, Dscc/Non-Fed Unincorp Assoc, Dscc-Non-Federal Mixed, Massachusetts Democratic State Committee - Fed Fund, L Douglas Wilder
Haim Saban	Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, John McCain, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Charles Spittal Robb, Larry Pressler, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Dscc/Non-Fed Unincorp Assoc, Hill PAC, Nevada State Democratic Party, Nebraska Democratic State Central Committee, Massachusetts Democratic State Committee - Fed Fund, Priorities USA Action, House Senate Victory Fund
Eli Broad	Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, John McCain, Barbara Ann Mikulski, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Charles Spittal Robb, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Dscc/Non-Fed Unincorp Assoc, Nevada State Democratic Party, Massachusetts Democratic State Committee - Fed Fund, House Senate Victory Fund, End the Gridlock
Steven Rattner	Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, John McCain, Barbara Ann Mikulski, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Charles Spittal Robb, Larry Pressler, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Dscc Non-Federal Individuals, Dscc/Non-Fed Unincorp Assoc, Hill PAC, Dscc-Non-Federal Mixed, Ro Khanna
Agnes Gund	Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Barbara Ann Mikulski, Barack Obama, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Charles Spittal Robb, Peter D Hoagland, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Dscc Non-Federal Individuals, Dscc/Non-Fed Unincorp Assoc, Nevada State Democratic Party, Massachusetts Democratic State Committee - Fed Fund, Gregory John Orman, Priorities USA Action, House Senate Victory Fund
Leonard A Lauder	Bob Kerrey, Gary Leonard Ackerman, Hillary Clinton, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, John McCain, Barbara Ann Mikulski, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Charles Spittal Robb, Larry Pressler, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Dscc/Non-Fed Unincorp Assoc, Hill PAC, Nevada State Democratic Party
Orin S Kramer	Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Dscc Non-Federal Individuals, Dscc/Non-Fed Unincorp Assoc, Hill PAC, Nevada State Democratic Party, Dscc-Non-Federal Mixed, Massachusetts Democratic State Committee - Fed Fund, Priorities USA Action
Fred Eychaner	Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Charles Spittal Robb, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Dscc Non-Federal Individuals, Dscc/Non-Fed Unincorp Assoc, Hill PAC, Nevada State Democratic Party, Priorities USA Action
Paul Egerman	Hillary Clinton, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Barbara Ann Mikulski, Barack Obama, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Charles Spittal Robb, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Dscc/Non-Fed Unincorp Assoc, Michael Ciresi V, Nevada State Democratic Party, Massachusetts Democratic State Committee - Fed Fund, Gregory John Orman, Priorities USA Action, Ro Khanna
Andrew Tobias	Hillary Clinton, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Charles Spittal Robb, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Dscc Non-Federal Individuals, Dscc/Non-Fed Unincorp Assoc, Hill PAC, Nevada State Democratic Party, Massachusetts Democratic State Committee - Fed Fund, Gregory John Orman, Raj Goyle, End the Gridlock
Leon Black	Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, John McCain, Ben Nelson, Harry Reid, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Mike DeWine, Charles Spittal Robb, Larry Pressler, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Dscc/Non-Fed Unincorp Assoc, Nevada State Democratic Party
Leo Hindery Jr	Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, John McCain, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Charles Spittal Robb, Larry Pressler, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Dscc/Non-Fed Unincorp Assoc, Nevada State Democratic Party, Dscc-Non-Federal Mixed, End the Gridlock
Marc B Nathanson	Hillary Clinton, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Kevin McCarthy, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Charles Spittal Robb, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Dscc/Non-Fed Unincorp Assoc, Hill PAC, Nevada State Democratic Party, Massachusetts Democratic State Committee - Fed Fund, Priorities USA Action
Lawrence F O'Brien III	Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Charles Spittal Robb, Peter D Hoagland, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Dscc Non-Federal Individuals, Dscc/Non-Fed Unincorp Assoc, Nevada State Democratic Party, Dscc-Non-Federal Mixed
Peter G Angelos	Hillary Clinton, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Barbara Ann Mikulski, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Charles Spittal Robb, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Dscc Non-Federal Individuals, Dscc/Non-Fed Unincorp Assoc, Michael Ciresi V, Hill PAC, Nevada State Democratic Party, Massachusetts Democratic State Committee - Fed Fund, Priorities USA Action, End the Gridlock
John D Raffaelli	Bob Kerrey, Gary Leonard Ackerman, Hillary Clinton, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, John McCain, Barbara Ann Mikulski, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Douglas Kent Bereuter, Charles Spittal Robb, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Nevada State Democratic Party, End the Gridlock
Nancy Zirkin	Hillary Clinton, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Barbara Ann Mikulski, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Mike DeWine, Charles Spittal Robb, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Dscc Non-Federal Individuals, Dscc/Non-Fed Unincorp Assoc, Hill PAC, Nevada State Democratic Party, Raj Goyle
Steven Spielberg	Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Barbara Ann Mikulski, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Charles Spittal Robb, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Dscc Non-Federal Individuals, Dscc/Non-Fed Unincorp Assoc, Hill PAC, Nevada State Democratic Party, Priorities USA Action

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Vinod Gupta

Former Chairman, Info USA

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