Professional Profile:
• Took charge of Wipro (then a vegetable oil company) at the age of 21 years after the sudden death of his father in 1966 while he was doing a graduate degree in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University, USA.
• Served as CEO, Chairman of the Board and Managing Director Since September 1968.
• A member of the Prime Minister’s Committee for Trade and Industry in India.
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Academic Profile:
• A Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, USA.
Personal Profile:
• Was awarded the Padma Bhushan, an Indian civilian decoration that stands third in the hierarchy of civilian awards (January 2005)
• Richest person in the country (from 1999 to 2005, as per Forbes data)
• Among the 50 richest people in the world from 2001 to 2003 (Forbes)
• Voted among the 20 most powerful men in the world by Asiaweek (2000)
• Rated among the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine (April 2004)
• Date of Birth: July 24, 1945
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