Anand Mahindra

Biography

 Born on 1st May 1955 Anand Mahindra is the chairman and managing director of Mahindra Group. Mahindra Group's presence today can be found in multiple sectors ranging from agribusines to aerospace that initially started as a steel trading company. It is considered to be one of the most reputed Indian industrial houses with market leadership in many business verticals including utility vehicles like tractors, after market, finance, Holidays and IT. After 65 years, M&M has grown into one of the nation's leading companies, employing more than 117,000 people around the world.  Yet as it moves into the 21st century, it carries along a promise to rise and only get better with time. Anand Mahindra is an active participant in co-curricular activities. He used to play tennis, and now has taken up sailing. He has helped to set up an annual Mahindra Blues Festival in Mumbai, 2011. He is also regular on Twitter. He frequently shares his business ideas and views, through writing in some of India's leading business magazines. He gave USD 10 to Harvard's humanities center, in the name of his mother. This is amongst the largest gifts received by the university, so far

Research Interest

  Agricultural Sciences