Ratan Tata

This article is about the former chairman of Tata Sons. For the philanthropist and grandfather of Tata, see Ratanji Tata. For the father of J. R. D. Tata, see Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata.

Ratan Tata
Tata in 2011
Born(1937-12-28)28 December 1937
Bombay, Bombay Province, British India
Died9 October 2024(2024-10-09) (aged 86)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Alma materCornell University (BArch), Harvard Business School (Advanced Management Program)[1]
Occupations
  • Industrialist
  • Philanthropist
TitleChairman Emeritus, Tata Sons and Tata Group[2]
Term
  • 1991–2012
  • 2016–2017
PredecessorJ. R. D. Tata
Successor
Parents
RelativesTata family
Awards

Ratan Naval Tata[a] (28 December 1937 – 9 October 2024) was an Indian industrialist and philanthropist. He served as the chairman of Tata Group and Tata Sons from 1991 to 2012 and he held the position of interim chairman from October 2016 to February 2017.[3][4] In 2000, he received the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian honour in India, followed by the Padma Vibhushan, the country's second highest civilian honour, in 2008.[5]

Ratan Tata was the son of Naval Tata, who was adopted by Ratanji Tata, son of Jamshedji Tata, the founder of the Tata Group. He graduated from Cornell University College of Architecture with a bachelor's degree in architecture.[6] He had also attended the Harvard Business School (HBS) Advanced Management program in 1975.[7] He joined the Tata Group in 1962,[8] starting on the shop floor of Tata Steel. He later succeeded J. R. D. Tata as chairman of Tata Sons upon the latter's retirement in 1991. During his tenure, the Tata Group acquired Tetley, Jaguar Land Rover, and Corus, in an attempt to turn Tata from a largely India-centric group into a global business.

Throughout his life, Tata invested in over 40 start-ups, primarily in a personal capacity, with additional investments through his firm, RNT Capital Advisors.[9][10][11]

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  2. ^ "Tata Sons Board replaces Mr. Ratan Tata as Chairman, Selection Committee set up for new Chairman via @tatacompanies". Tata. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Ratan Tata is chairman emeritus of Tata Sons". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 February 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  4. ^ Masani, Zareer (5 February 2015). "What makes the Tata empire tick?n;". The Independent (UK). Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
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  6. ^ "Leadership Team | Tata group". Tata.com. 28 December 2012. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Ratan Naval Tata - Creating Emerging Markets - Harvard Business School".
  8. ^ "Mr Ratan Naval Tata, Chairman Emeritus". www.tatasteel.com. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Ratan Tata turns 84: A list of 10 start-ups funded by the industrialist". Business Today. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Ratan Tata invests in companionship startup Goodfellows: Why he invested, the business model and other details". The Times of India. 17 August 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  11. ^ "From Ola, Paytm, Lenskart to Urban Company: Ratan Tata's most successful startup investments". Business Today. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.


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