Roshni Nadar Malhotra – India’s Richest Woman & HCL CEO

Roshni Nadar Malhotra

Roshni Nadar Malhotra is the chairperson of HCL Technologies. Recently, she became the richest woman in India, with a whopping net worth of Rs. 54,850 crores. She is the only child of HCL’s founder and billionaire industrialist, Shiv Nadar. Roshni is the first woman to lead a listed IT company in India. She obtained her initial education from Vasant Valley School, Delhi, before graduating from Northwestern University as a Communication major, with a focus on Radio/TV/Film. After graduation, she pursued a master’s degree in Business Administration, focusing on Social Enterprise Management and Strategy from the Kellogg School of Management, USA.

Name	Roshni Nadar Malhotra
Birth Year	1981
Education	Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management
Occupation	Chairperson, HCL Technologies
Spouse	Shikhar Malhotra
Children	2
Parents	Shiv Nadar, Kiran Nadar

Roshni Nadar Malhotra – Early Life

Roshni Nadar was born in Delhi, India.

Roshni Nadar Malhotra – Education

Roshni Nadar completed her high school at Vasant Valley School.
Then she graduated from Northwestern University majoring in Communication with a focus on Radio/TV/Film.
She pursued a master’s degree in Business Administration, focusing on Social Enterprise Management and Strategy from the Kellogg School of Management, USA.

Roshni Nadar Malhotra – Career

Roshni Nadar has worked in various other companies apart from HCL.
Within a year of joining HCL, she was promoted to executive director and CEO of HCL Corporation.
Later, she became the chairperson of HCL Technologies, after her father Shiv Nadar stepped down.

Roshni Nadar Malhotra – Humanitarian Initiatives

Before becoming the CEO of the HCL Corporation, Roshni Nadar was also a trustee of Shiv Nadar Foundation, which runs the not-for-profit Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering in Chennai.
Nadar is the chairperson of VidyaGyan Leadership Academy, which works for the economically underprivileged section of society.
She also set up ‘The Habitats’ trust, which aims to protect India’s natural habitats and indigenous species. The trust aims to create and conserve our ecosystem.