Shiv Nadar: The Story Behind the Fortune
Shiv Nadar founded HCL in 1976, making him one of the pioneers of India's IT industry. He is also one of the country's most generous philanthropists through the Shiv Nadar Foundation and its schools and university.
Shiv Nadar founded HCL in 1976, making him one of the pioneers of India's IT industry. He is also one of the country's most generous philanthropists through the Shiv Nadar Foundation and its schools and university.
Shiv Nadar built this fortune from the ground up — a self-made success in technology & it services.
He studied at PSG College of Technology and is based in Delhi, India.
A few of the highlights on the public record: Founded HCL in 1976, an early Indian IT pioneer; A leading Indian philanthropist in education; Founded Shiv Nadar University.
The journey to get here is well documented. In 1976, started HCL (originally Microcomp) with a small group of engineers, becoming one of the pioneers of India's IT industry. In 1991, launched HCL Technologies to build out the group's IT services business. In 1994, established his philanthropic foundation focused on education.
The fortune shows up across our lists, too: #4 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.
On the giving side: a leading Indian philanthropist in education.
Today, Shiv is worth an estimated $17.49B — #35 in the world on our real-time list, a figure that moves with HCLTECH.NS's share price.