Anand Mahindra

Anand Gopal Mahindra
Born (1955-05-01) 1 May 1955 (age 69)
Bombay, Bombay State, India
Alma materThe Lawrence School, Lovedale
Harvard University (BA, MBA)[1][2]
OccupationBusinessman
TitleChairman, Mahindra Group
SpouseAnuradha Mahindra
Children2 daughters
Websitewww.mahindra.com

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.

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]

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  6. ^ "Pawan Goenka named MD of Mahindra; Anand Mahindra to be executive chairman". Livemint. 11 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Tata in Forbes' top 20 most reputed firms". Times of India. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Forbes profile: Anand Mahindra". www.forbes.com. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
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  11. ^ "Fortune ranks the World's 50 Greatest Leaders". CNN Money. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  12. ^ "25 most powerful businesspeople in Asia". CNN Money. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  13. ^ "anand mahindra is forbes india entrepreneur for the year". CNN Money. Archived from the original on 17 September 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  14. ^ "Anand Mahindra, Venu Srinivasan to be honoured with Padma Bhushan; Naukri.com founder to get Padma Shri". The Economic Times. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  15. ^ "MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS" (PDF). padmaawards.gov.in. Retrieved 25 January 2020.