Shiv Nadar

Shiv Nadar is a multibillion-dollar Indian business magnate and philanthropist. He is the founder and chairman emeritus of HCL Technologies Limited and the Shiv Nadar Foundation. Shiv Nadar, an IT pioneer, founded HCL in a garage in 1976 to build calculators and microprocessors. In July 2020, he stepped down as chairman of HCL Technologies, handing over the reins to his daughter, Roshni Nadar Malhotra. He currently serves on the Board of Directors as Chairman Emeritus.

HCL Technologies, which has 169,000 employees in 50 countries, hires and trains high school graduates on the job. Nadar, one of India's most prominent benefactors, has given $662 million to his Shiv Nadar Foundation, which supports educational causes. HCL Technologies, which has a turnover of $10.2 billion, is one of India's major software service companies today. As of February 2022, he is the 3rd richest Indian and the 55th richest person in the world, as per Forbes. Shiv Nadar is a notable philanthropist in the nation, having donated over $662 million to the Shiv Nadar Foundation to assist educational causes.

Net worth: $28.7 Billion

Source of wealth: Software Services

City: Delhi