I don’t believe in taking right decision, I take decisions and make them right.
– Ratan Tata
Ratan Tata biography shows his entire journey as an Indian industrialist, investor, philanthropist, and a former chairman of Tata Sons. He was also chairman of Tata Group, from 1991 to 2012. He is the recipient of two of the highest civilian awards of India – Padma Vibhushan and Padma Bhushan.
Basic Information
| Name |
Ratan Tata |
| Category |
Industrialist |
| Nationality |
Indian |
| Alma Mater |
Cornell University |
| Occupation |
Former chairman of Tata Group |
| Net Worth |
$1 Billion As Of Jan 15, 2017 |
| Birthday |
28 December 1937 |
| Birth Place |
Surat |
| Age |
80 |
| Spouse |
No |
| Father |
Naval Tata |
| Mother |
Sonoo Tata |
Awards and Honors
| Name(Year) |
Awarding organisation |
| Commander of the Legion of Honour(2016) |
Government of France |
| Sayaji Ratna Award(2015) |
Baroda Management Association, Honoris Causa, HEC Paris |
| Honorary Doctor of Automotive Engineering(2015) |
Clemson University |
| Honorary Doctor of Laws(2014) |
York University, Canada |
| Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (GBE)(2014) |
United Kingdom Government |
| Sayaji Ratna Award(2014) |
Baroda Management Association, Honoris Causa, HEC Paris |
| Honorary Doctor of Business(2014) |
Singapore Management University |
| Honorary Doctorate(2013) |
University of Amsterdam |
| Honorary Doctor of Business Practice |
Carnegie Mellon University |
| Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year – Lifetime Achievement(2013) |
Ernst & Young |
| Transformational Leader of the Decade(2013) |
Indian Affairs India Leadership Conclave 2013 |
| Foreign Associate(2013) |
National Academy of Engineering |
| Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun(2012) |
Government of Japan |
| Padma Vibhushan(2008) |
Republic of India |
| Padma Bhushan(2000) |
Republic of India |
Philanthropy
| Year |
Activity |
| 2010 |
HBS Tata related companies and charities donated $50 million for the construction of an executive center named as Tata Hall devoted to the Harvard Business School’s mid-career Executive Education program. |
| – |
Tata Consultancy Services(TCS) has given the largest ever donation to Carnegie Mellon University(CMU) for a facility to research in cognitive systems and autonomous vehicles. TCS donated $35 million for this grand 48,000 square-foot building that is going to be called TCS Hall |
Lifestyle
| Car |
Ratan Tata has a collection of cars. He is currently having Tata Nexon, Ferrari California, Honda Civic, Mercedes-Benz 500 SL, Land Rover Freelander, Mercedes-Benz W124, Cadillac XLR, Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Chrysler Sebring |
| Pet |
He is an animal lover. He has two German Shephards. He loves dogs and even invested in a company named ‘Dogspot’. |
| Hobbies |
He loves to experiment with new things. He even flew A-16 fighter Jet of Indian Air Force |
| Clothing |
He is always dressed up and dapper in formal outfits. He prefers white shirts and bright hued Hermes ties with his dark navy or black suits |
| Food |
Tangy and sweet masoor dal cooked with lots of garlic, mutton pulao dal and nut-rich baked custard |
Company Profile
| Name |
Tata Group |
| Industry |
Conglomerate |
| Founded in |
1868 |
| Headquarter |
Mumbai |
| Key People |
Natarajan Chandrasekaran, Ratan Tata, Saurabh Agarwal |
| Products & Services |
Airlines, Automotive, Chemicals, Defense, FMCG, Electric utility, Finance, Home appliances, Healthcare, Hospitality, IT Services, Locomotives, Retail, Real estate, Steel, Telecommunications |
| Area Served |
Worldwide |
| Revenue |
US$100.4 billion |
| Subsidiaries |
Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Power, Tata Chemicals (including Tata Swach), Tata Global Beverages, Tata Coffee, Tata Teleservices, Titan, Tata Communications, and The Indian Hotels Company Limited |
| Philanthropy |
- Tata Group has helped establish and finance numerous research, educational and cultural institutes in India and received the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy.
- Tata Group donated $50 million USD to Cornell University for “agricultural and nutrition programs in India and for the education of Indian students at Cornell
- In 2010, Tata Group donated ₹ 2.20 billion ($50 million) to the Harvard Business School (HBS) to build an academic and a residential building for executive education programmes on the institute’s campus in Boston, Massachusetts, now Tata Hall.
- Tata Football Academy won the bid to form the Jamshedpur FC, a football club based on Jamshedpur of Jharkhand in the 4th edition of the Indian Super League.
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| Website |
www.tata.com |
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