Anand Mahindra
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Anand Gopal Mahindra (born 1 May 1955) is an Indian billionaire businessman, and the chairman of Mahindra Group, a Mumbai-based business conglomerate.[3][4][5][6] The group operates in aerospace, agribusiness, aftermarket, automotive, components, construction equipment, defence, energy, farm equipment, finance and insurance, industrial equipment, information technology, leisure and hospitality, logistics, real estate and retail.[7] Mahindra is the grandson of Jagdish Chandra Mahindra, co-founder of Mahindra & Mahindra.
Anand Gopal Mahindra | |
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Born | (1955-05-01) 1 May 1955 (age 69) Bombay, Bombay State, India |
Alma mater | The Lawrence School, Lovedale Harvard University (BA, MBA)[1][2] |
Occupation | Businessman |
Title | Chairman, Mahindra Group |
Spouse | Anuradha Mahindra |
Children | 2 daughters |
Website | www |
As of 2023, his net worth according to Forbes was estimated to be $2.1 billion.[8] He is an alumnus of Harvard University and Harvard Business School.[9] In 1996, he established Nanhi Kali, a non-government organisation that supports education for underprivileged girls in India.[10]
He is included by Fortune Magazine among the 'World's 50 Greatest Leaders',[11] and was in the magazine's 2011 listing of Asia's 25 most powerful businesspeople.[12] Anand was noted by Forbes (India) as their 'Entrepreneur of the Year' for 2013.[13] He was given the Padma Bhushan Award, the third highest civilian award in India, in January 2020.[14][15]