Robin Khuda
Robin Khuda | |
|---|---|
| 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.
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]
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]
Khuda lives in Sydney with his wife, two daughters and his parents.[5]
References
- ^ a b KwanReporter, Campbell (12 March 2024). "How Robin Khuda went from near-bankruptcy to creating a $14b titan". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ a b ProthomAloEnglish. "How Robin Khuda became one of Australia's wealthiest". ProthomAloEnglish. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ Khan, Kawsar (19 March 2025). "How Robin Khuda became one of Australia's wealthiest". Prothomalo. Retrieved 22 September 2025.