GV Sanjay Reddy is the vice chairman of GVK, a conglomerate with interests in energy, airports, transportation, hotels, life sciences and real estate.
Wiki/Biography
GV Sanjay Reddy was born in Chennai on Wednesday, November 18, 1964 (56 years old in 2021). His hometown is Hyderabad. His star sign is Scorpio. GV Sanjay Reddy holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Purdue University and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
appearance
Height (approximate): 6′ 5″
Weight (approx.): 90 kg
Eye color: Black
Hair color: Black
Family and caste
GV Sanjay Reddy was born into a Hindu family.
Parents and siblings
His father’s name is Dr GV Krishna Reddy and his mother’s name is Mrs Indira Reddy.
Relationships, Wife and Children
He is married to Aparna aka “Pinky” Reddy and has a son, GV Keshav Reddy, whose wife is Veena Reddy. GV Sanjay Reddy’s daughter Mallika Reddy Indukuri is married to Sidharth Reddy Indukuri.
Profession
While he was involved in all business verticals, he was primarily responsible for driving GVK to become India’s leading private airport operator through the development of Mumbai International Airport (2006-2021) and Bengaluru International Airport (2009-2017).
GV Sanjay Reddy founded GVK Biosciences in 2001, now AragenLife Sciences, a global Contract Research and Development Organization (CRDO) providing R&D services to the biopharmaceutical and life sciences industries.
With a team of over 2500 highly qualified scientists, backed by rigorous processes, scalable practices, modern facilities and a strong customer-centric partner approach, the company is India’s leading CRDO to help clients bring products to market quickly and cost-effectively.
In 2016, he founded a new company, Excelra Knowledge Solutions Pvt. Ltd., a leading information solutions company that leverages its extensive scientific knowledge base, technology and related domain expertise to provide intelligent data and analytical solutions to clients around the world.
Excelra’s solutions focus on accelerating drug development by leveraging our state-of-the-art AI/ML-driven discovery engine, combined with our deep domain expertise in pharmacology/medicinal chemistry and advanced technology solutions, supporting an enterprise-wide seamless cloud strategy covering data governance, visualization and integrated workflows, focusing on data and process optimization.
Excelra serves the biopharmaceutical industry, serving more than 90 clients, including the top 15 of 20 pharmaceutical companies, with a diverse resource base of more than 500 employees.
He is also actively involved in the world’s largest emergency ambulance service under PPP model – GVK EMRI 108 service.
It is the only organised, professional and free emergency ambulance service provider in India and currently operates 108 emergency response services in 15 states and 2 union territories. With a staff of around 50,000 people, the service covers 850 million people and saves hundreds of thousands of lives every year with its fleet of 14,000 state-of-the-art ambulances.
Awards and Honors
- 2021: GV Sanjay Reddy is awarded the Best Industrial Engineering Alumni Award by Purdue University.
- 2016: GV Sanjay Reddy delivers the keynote address at Purdue University’s commencement ceremony.
- 2015: GV Sanjay Reddy was the keynote speaker at the University of Michigan’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business commencement ceremony.
- 2015: At the India Tourism Awards held in Vizag, GV Sanjay Reddy was conferred with the Game Changer Award for his immense contribution in the field of travel, tourism and hospitality.
- 2015: GV Sanjay Reddy is felicitated by CNBC Awaaz for designing the iconic Terminal 2 at Mumbai International Airport.
- 2014: GV Sanjay Reddy wins the Condé Nast India Traveler Excellence Award for bringing the world’s attention to India through the splendor of Terminal 2 at Mumbai International Airport.
- 2014: His deep passion for art fuels his visionary redesign and transformation of Terminal 2 at Mumbai International Airport, winning the Forbes India Art Award.
- 2010: In recognition of his extensive career achievements, GV Sanjay Reddy is named ‘Emerging Business Leader of the Year’ at the AIMA India Management Awards.
- 2009: GV Sanjay Reddy receives the Indian Leadership Conference Business Achievers-Infrastructure Company of the Year Award.
- 2007: GV Sanjay Reddy is selected as one of the 25 Indian Young Global Leaders by the World Economic Forum in Geneva.
Facts/Trivia
- He is an avid marathon runner, golfer and art collector. He also enjoys adventure sports.
- GV Sanjay Reddy is an avid sports enthusiast and active marathon runner who started his running career in August 2015 and initially participated in eight half marathons across the country and one half marathon in Geneva in 2016. He then set his sights on completing six major world marathons, namely Berlin, London, New York, Boston, Tokyo and Chicago. He ran his first full marathon in Berlin on September 24, 2017, followed by his first full marathon in London on April 22, 2018, his first full marathon in New York on November 4, 2018 and his first full marathon in Boston on April 14, 2019.
- GV Sanjay Reddy currently serves on the Executive Committee of Purdue University India and is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.
- He has served as Chairman of the Southern Region Committee and Chairman of the Infrastructure Committee of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
- GV Sanjay Reddy is an active member of the Chief Executive Officers Organization (CEO) of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO).
- He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Jagdish and Kamala Mittal Museum of Indian Art.
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