Roshni Nadar is the Chairperson, CEO and Executive Director of HCL Technologies. According to IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List (2019), Roshni Nidar is the richest woman in India. She is the first woman to head a publicly listed IT company in India.
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Wiki/Biography
Roshni Nadar was born in 1982 (age 40 years; as of 2022) in Delhi. Her full name is Roshni Nadar Malhotra. He attended Spring Valley School and earned a bachelor’s degree in communications with a focus on radio/TV/film from Northwestern University. After that, he interned with CNN and CNBC and also worked as a news producer at Sky News in London for some time. Subsequently, he graduated with a Master in Business Administration (MBA) in Social Enterprise Management and Strategy from Kellogg School of Management in Illinois, USA. At Kellogg, he received the Dean’s Distinguished Service Award. He has worked in various companies as a news producer for some time before joining HCL as the CEO of HCL Technologies in 2009.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 5”
Eye colour: brown
Hair Colour: 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. She succeeded her father as HCL chairman on 7 July 2020 after his father stepped down at the age of 75. His mother Kiran Nadar is an avid art collector and philanthropist.
(L-R) Shikhar Malhotra, Roshni Nadar, Sir Richard Stagg, British High Commissioner to India, Kiran Nadar, Shiv Nadar, Founder, HCL and Chairman, HCL Technologies at a special function on 12 October 2009.
Roshni Nadar with her father Shiv Nadar, founder of HCL Technologies
Relationships and children
Roshni Nadar married Shikhar Malhotra in November 2010. Shikhar Malhotra is the Executive Director, Vice Chairman and CEO of HCL Corporation, HCL Healthcare Trustee, Pro-Chancellor of Shiv Nadar Foundation and Trustee of Shiv Nadar University. The couple have two sons, Armaan (born in 2013) and Jahaan (born in 2017).
Honors and Awards
Roshni has received global appreciation, honors and awards for her outstanding work in both business and philanthropy. Some of these include;
- NDTV “Youth Philanthropist of the Year” (2014)
- “World’s Most Innovative Person Award” for philanthropic innovation by the World Summit on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (WSIE)
- Lewis Institute “Community Changemaker” Award by Babson College (2017)
- Vogue India “Philanthropist of the Year” (2017)
- In 2019, she ranked 54th on the Forbes World’s 100 Most Powerful Women list.
- In 2019, he was recognized as the “Indian Business Leader of the Year” by the internationally renowned think tank Horasys.
- In 2020, Roshni Nadar was included in the 2020 Forbes Asia Power Businesswomen list.
philanthropic initiative
- Roshni is a Trustee of the Shiv Nadar Foundation, started by her father in 1994, which is committed to the process of nation building by driving transformational leadership through education. She is looking after the foundation. There are many initiatives and institutions under the umbrella of Shiv Narada Foundation; SSN Institute, VidyaGyan Leadership Academy, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, Shiv Nadar University, Shiv Nadar School and Education Initiative.
HCL Founder Shiv Narada interacting with students at VidyaGyan Leadership Academy
- She is the chairperson and driving force behind VidyaGyan Leadership Academy, an academy working under the Shiv Nadar Foundation to serve the bright, underprivileged, rural area students of Uttar Pradesh. VidyaGyan Run has two schools that intend to train future leaders of rural India who can act as an inspiration to bring about change in their communities, villages and the nation. Under Roshni’s administration, VidyaGyan has started showing excellence in many areas.
HCL Chairperson Roshni Nadar interacting with students of VidyaGyan Leadership Academy
Vidyagyan Parisar, Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh
- Roshni is passionate about wildlife and environmental conservation. He founded “The Habitats Trust” in 2018. This noble foundation aims to work towards the conservation of India’s natural habitats and its indigenous species with a focus on creating and preserving sustainable ecosystems through strategic partnerships and collaborations with all stakeholders at every level. The Trust provides grants to committed individuals and organizations who are working to protect India’s endangered and vulnerable biodiversity and natural habitats.
net worth
In 2020, Roshni Nadar’s net worth is Rs. Rupee. 54,850 crore, Forbes listed her as the richest woman in India. In 2021, he retained this title with a net worth of Rs. 84,330 crores.
Facts/General Knowledge
- 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 young age of 28. When asked how it felt to become the CEO of an established software company and heir to her father’s huge fortune at just 28, Roshni said,
This came at a good time because, although I was young, it gave me the opportunity to have several years of overlap with my father, who has been important for me to understand and learn how to manage my family’s assets. At that time, my father also needed an extra hand to help, guide the direction the corporation was taking, so this fit well. However, I was also a little overwhelmed, because soon after I became CEO, there was a sudden huge cash inflow from HCL Corporation to finance several new initiatives of the Shiv Nadar Foundation, which were started at the same time. So, there was this huge interdependence between the corporation and the foundation. It took a few months to adjust but the show must go on and I managed just fine.”
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