Nirupa Shankar

Nirupa Shankar R
Born
Bangalore, Karnakata, India
NationalityIndian
EducationMasters in Hospitality Management
Bachelor of Economics
Alma materCornell University
University of Virginia
Occupations
  • Entrepreneur
  • sportswoman
  • Joint Managing Director, Brigade Group
  • Founder, Brigade REAP
OrganizationBrigade Group
FatherM. R. Jaishankar
FamilyPavitra Shankar (sister)
AwardsTop Young Leaders 2021
WebsiteOfficial website

Nirupa Shankar is an Indian serial entrepreneur and athlete, and the joint managing director of Brigade Group,[1] a publicly traded real estate company based in Bengaluru, Karnataka. She is the daughter of M. R. Jaishankar, who serves as the executive chairman of the company.[2] Before her appointment as Joint Managing Director, she served as the executive director. In 2016, she launched Asia's first real estate accelerator, the Brigade Real Estate Accelerator Program (REAP), an initiative to help high-tech start-ups in the real estate sector.[3]

Nirupa was honored as a Young Turk on CNBC and included in Economic Times' 40 under 40 list.[4][5]

Nirupa is also an athlete who began her running journey in 2015. She joined a local joggers' club, where she encountered the challenges of endurance races. She has participated in marathons and triathlons. In September 2017, she completed her first triathlon,[6] and in 2021, she completed a sprint triathlon in Croatia and later participated in a triathlon in Dubai. She was the only female participant from India in the Ironman triathlon in Copenhagen, Denmark[7][8]

  1. ^ Kandala, Satya (2014-08-01). "Adventure sports helps me face my fears: Brigade Hospitality's director Nirupa Shankar". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389.
  2. ^ "Building a Symphony". Business Today. 2021-05-26.
  3. ^ "Brigade REAP wants to be the go-to accelerator for realty-tech startups in India". Techcircle. 2018-11-13.
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  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference economictimes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "The triathlete in the corner office". Mumbai Mirror.
  7. ^ Gowda, Dese (29 August 2023). "Nirupa Shankar: The Ironwoman". The New Indian Express.
  8. ^ Rajagopal, Rashmi. "Bengaluru athlete successfully completes Copenhagen Ironman". Deccan Herald.