Roshni Nadar is the Chairman, CEO and Executive Director of HCL Technologies. Roshni Nadar is the richest woman in India according to IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List (2019). She is the first woman to lead a listed IT company in India.
Wiki/Biography
Roshni Nadar was born in Delhi in 1982 (40 years old in 2022). Her full name is Roshni Nadar Malhotra. She attended Vasant Valley School and graduated from Northwestern University with a major in Communication with a focus on Radio/TV/Film. She then interned at CNN and CNBC and briefly worked as a news producer at Sky News in London. After that, she graduated from the Kellogg School of Management in Illinois, USA with an MBA in Social Entrepreneurship Management and Strategy. At Kellogg, she received the Dean’s Award for Outstanding Service. She worked briefly as a news producer at various companies before joining HCL as CEO of HCL Technologies in 2009.
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 5″
Eye Color: Brown
Hair color: Blonde
Family and caste
Roshni Nadar comes from a Hindu family.
Parents and siblings
Roshni’s father Shiv Nadar is the founder of HCL Technologies. On July 7, 2020, her father stepped down as the chairman of HCL at the age of 75, and Roshni succeeded her father as the chairman. Her mother Kiran Nadar is an avid art collector and philanthropist.
(L to R) Shikhar Malhotra, Roshni Nadar, British High Commissioner to India Sir Richard Stagg, Kiran Nadar, HCL Founder and HCL Technologies Chairman Shiv Nadar attend a special ceremony on October 12, 2009.
Roshni Nadar and her father, Shiv Nadar, founder of HCL Technologies
Relationships and Children
Roshni Nadar married Shikhar Malhotra in November 2010. Shikhar Malhotra is an executive director, vice chairman and CEO of HCL, a trustee of HCL Healthcare, vice chancellor of the Shiv Nadar Foundation, and a trustee of the Shiv Nadar University. The couple has two sons, Armaan (born 2013) and Jahaan (born 2017).
Honors and Awards
Roshni has received global recognition, honors and awards for her outstanding contributions to business and philanthropy, including:
- NDTV “Young Philanthropist of the Year” (2014)
- Won the “World’s Most Innovative Person Award” for Charity Innovation at the World Summit on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (WSIE)
- Babson College Lewis Institute “Community Changemaker” Award (2017)
- Vogue India Philanthropist of the Year (2017)
- In 2019, she ranked 54th on Forbes’ list of the world’s 100 most powerful women.
- In 2019, she was named “Indian Business Leader of the Year” by Horasis, an internationally renowned think tank.
- In 2020, Roshni Nadar was named in Forbes’ 2020 list of Asia’s Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs.
Philanthropist Initiative
- Roshni is the Trustee of the Shiv Nadar Foundation, which was founded by her father in 1994 to promote transformational leadership through education and advance the process of nation building. She manages the foundation. The Shiv Narad Foundation has several initiatives and institutes under its umbrella: SSN Institute, Vidyagyan Leadership Academy, Kiran Nadar Art Museum, Shiv Nadar University, Shiv Nadar School and Shiksha Initiative.
HCL founder Shiv Narad interacts with students of Vidyagyan Leadership Academy
- She is the Chairperson of VidyaGyan Leadership Academy, an affiliation of the Shiv Nadar Foundation that serves the deserving, underprivileged rural students of Uttar Pradesh. Vidyagyan runs two schools that aim to develop future leaders from rural India who can inspire change in their communities, villages, and the country itself. Under Roshni’s leadership, VidyaGyan has begun to excel in multiple areas.
HCL Chairman Roshni Nadar interacts with students of Vidyagyan Leadership Academy
Vidyagyan Campus, Bulandshahar, Uttar Pradesh
- Roshni is passionate about wildlife and environmental conservation. She founded the ‘Habitat Trust’ in 2018. This noble foundation aims to conserve India’s natural habitats and its native species with a focus on creating and protecting sustainable ecosystems through strategic partnerships and collaboration with all stakeholders at all levels. The Trust provides grants to individuals and organizations working towards the conservation of endangered and vulnerable biodiversity and natural habitats in India.
net worth
In 2020, Forbes ranked Roshni Nadal as the richest woman in India with a net worth of Rs 54,850 crore. In 2021, she retained the title with a net worth of Rs 84,330 crore.
Facts/Trivia
- Roshni Nadar is a trained classical musician.
- She is the only child of Shiv Nadar and Kiran Nadar.
- Roshni became the CEO of HCL Tech at the age of 28. When asked how it felt to be the CEO of a renowned software company at the age of 28 and inherit a huge fortune from her father, Roshni replied:
The role came at the right time because although I was younger, I had spent more time with my father, which was important for me to understand and learn how to manage family wealth. My father also needed extra help, guidance and direction for the company at the time, so the role was a good fit. However, I was also a bit overwhelmed because soon after I became CEO, HCL suddenly had a huge cash outflow to fund some new initiatives that the Shiv Nadar Foundation was starting at the same time. So there was a huge interdependency between the company and the foundation. It took me a few months to adjust, but everything had to go on and I handled it well. ”
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