As of March 2024, Forbes estimates Kumar Birla's net worth at $23 Billion, ranking him as the sixth richest person in India. He became chairman of the Aditya Birla Group in 1995, at the age of 28, after the passing of his father, Aditya Vikram Birla.
Indian Businessman Bio and Education of Kumar Birla
Kumar Mangalam Birla is an Indian billionaire industrialist, philanthropist, and the chairman of the Aditya Birla Group was born on 14 June 1967 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India.
For his schooling, Kumar Birla attended Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics, then joined H.R. College of Commerce and Economics of the University of Mumbai for a bachelor's degree. Later Kumar Birla joined London Business School and he was awarded a Master of Business Administration from the University of London in 1992. He is a chartered accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).
Kumar Birla's Wife & Kids
Kumar Birla married Neerja Birla in 1989 and now the couple have three children including Ananya Birla (An Indian singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur) and Aryaman Birla (An Indian cricketer and businessman).
Businesses Created By Kumar Birla
Kumar Birla is the current chairman of the Aditya Birla Group (one of the largest conglomerates in India), chancellor of the Birla Institute of Technology & Science, and ex-chairman of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.
Kumar Birla's Works For
- Chairman, Aditya Birla Group.
- Chancellor, BITS, Pilani, Hyderabad, Goa and Dubai
- Chairman, Governing Council, The BITS School of Management (BITSoM)
- Chairman, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
- Member, Asia Pacific Advisory Board, London Business School (LBS)
- Chairman, Rhodes India Scholarship Committee for Oxford University, England
- Director, G. D. Birla Medical Research and Education Foundation
- Former Chairman, IIT Delhi
- Former Director, Central Board of Directors, Reserve Bank of India
- Former Chairman, Advisory Committee, Ministry of Company Affairs
- Former Chairman, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Committee on Corporate Governance
- Former Chairman, Board of Trade, Ministry of Commerce & Industry
- Former Chairman, SEBI's Committee on Insider Trading
- Former Convener, PM's Task Force on Administrative and Legal Simplifications
- Former Member, Prime Minister of India's Advisory Council on Trade and Industry.