Kumar Mangalam Birla

Kumar Mangalam Birla (born 14 June 1967) is an Indian billionaire Industrialist, philanthropist, and the chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, one of the largest global conglomerates in India. He is the chancellor of the Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani and ex Chairman of Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/education/kumar-mangalam-birla-appointed-as-new-chairman-of-iim-a-3097993/ |title=Kumar Mangalam Birla appointed as new chairman of IIM-A | newspaper=The Indian Express |date=23 October 2016}}</ref> According to Forbes'', he has an estimated net worth of US$13.8 billion, as of March 2023 making him the 9th richest person in India. Birla took over as chairman of the Aditya Birla Group in 1995, at the age of 28, following the death of his father Aditya Vikram Birla. During his tenure as chairman, the group's annual turnover has increased from US$2 Billion in 1995 to US$45 billion in 2021. Today, the group is present in 36 countries across six continents with over 50% of its revenues coming from overseas operations. Early life and education A fourth generation member of the Birla Family from Pilani, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan Kumar Birla was born in Kolkata and grew up in a joint family in Mumbai with his parents Aditya Vikram Birla and Rajashree Birla and younger sister Vasavadatta Birla. He did his high school from Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics and a bachelor's degree from H.R. College of Commerce and Economics of the University of Mumbai. He later studied at London Business School and was awarded Master of Business Administration from University of London in 1992. He is also an honorary fellow at LBS. He is a chartered accountant from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). Career