Robin Khuda
Robin Khuda | |
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| Born | 1979 or 1980 (age 46–47)[1] Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Education | University of Technology Sydney |
| Known for | founder of AirTrunk |
| Children | 2 |
Robin Khuda (born 1979 or 1980) is an Australian billionaire, and the founder of AirTrunk, a data centre company.
Early life
[edit]Robin Khuda was born and raised in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[2] He was educated at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Government Boys' High School and SOS Hermann Gmeiner College.[2]
Khuda moved to Australia aged 18 to continue his accountancy studies.[3] He earned a degree in accounting from the University of Technology Sydney.[3]
Career
[edit]He worked in the telecoms and cloud computing businesses for Singtel and Fujitsu, before becoming chief financial officer (CFO) of Pipe Networks, and then CFO of NextDC.[3]
At one point, he used his retirement savings to keep the business going and considered bankruptcy.[1]
In 2024, he was named AFR "Business Person of the Year".[4] He was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences & Engineering in 2026.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Khuda lives in Sydney with his wife, two daughters and his parents.[6]
References
[edit]- 1 2 KwanReporter, Campbell (12 March 2024). "How Robin Khuda went from near-bankruptcy to creating a $14b titan". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- 1 2 ProthomAloEnglish. "How Robin Khuda became one of Australia's wealthiest". ProthomAloEnglish. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- 1 2 3 Fildes, Nic (5 September 2024). "AI data boom mints Australia's latest billionaire after $16bn Blackstone deal". Financial Times. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ↑ "He's inked a $24b deal but AirTrunk's Robin Khuda is only getting started". Australian Financial Review. 4 December 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ↑ "Robin Khuda". Australian Academy of Technological Sciences & Engineering. Retrieved 6 October 2026.
- ↑ Khan, Kawsar (19 March 2025). "How Robin Khuda became one of Australia's wealthiest". Prothomalo. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
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