Kothari joined LinkedIn in 2013 when Pulse, the company he co-founded was acquired by LinkedIn. In the US, he was responsible for leading several major product and content initiatives, including Pulse, which has become as one of teh fastest growing consumer product.

Under his leadership, the number of members publishing on LinkedIn went from 1,000 to nearly 2 million in the last two years, the website said.

Within six years of LinkedIn's presence in India, its member base saw a ten-fold increase to more than 33 million, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and top executives such as Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Chairman & Managing Director, Biocon, who have their profiles on it.