BA (Hons) in Economics; Law Degree, Mumbai University; MBA, Harvard. Heads Bajaj Group of companies. Former: Member of Rajya Sabha (Upper House); Chairman, Indian Airlines; Chairman of the Board of Governors, IIT Bombay. Member and former Chairman, International Business Council, World Economic Forum. Member: Global Advisory Board, Harvard Business School; International Advisory Council, Brookings Institution, Washington DC. Executive Board Member, Indian School of Business. Director-Emeritus, Commonwealth Business Council. Recipients of awards, incl.: Padma Bhushan, Government of India; honorary doctorates from universities incl. IIT Roorkee.

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