Cyrus Poonawalla: The Story Behind the Fortune
Cyrus Poonawalla founded the Serum Institute of India, the world's largest vaccine manufacturer by number of doses produced. The company played a major role in global Covid-19 vaccine supply.
Cyrus Poonawalla founded the Serum Institute of India, the world's largest vaccine manufacturer by number of doses produced. The company played a major role in global Covid-19 vaccine supply.
Cyrus Poonawalla built this fortune from the ground up — a self-made success in pharmaceuticals & vaccines.
He studied at University of Pune and is based in Pune, India.
A few of the highlights on the public record: Founded the world's largest vaccine maker by volume; Started out breeding racehorses; The Serum Institute produced billions of Covid-19 doses.
The fortune shows up across our lists, too: #5 on India's Billionaires (out of 7 tracked).
On net worth alone, the closest companies are Mukesh Ambani ($80.11B) and Gautam Adani ($50.63B) — a reminder of how tightly bunched the very top of the wealth list really is.
Today, Cyrus is worth an estimated $9.00B — #41 in the world on our real-time list, a figure that moves with the latest public reporting on his holdings.