Anand Mahindra

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Anand Gopal Mahindra

Born 1 May 1955 (age 64)

Bombay, Bombay State, India
Residence Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality Indian
Alma mater Harvard University
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Occupation Chairman of Mahindra Group
Net worth $1.7 billion (2018)[3]
Spouse(s) Anuradha Mahindra.
Parent(s) Harish Mahindra (father)
Indira Mahindra (mother)
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Anand Gopal Mahindra (born 1 May 1955) is the Chairman of Mahindra Group, a
Mumbai-based business conglomerate.[5] HYPERLINK
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anand_Mahindra#cite_note-6"[6] HYPERLINK
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anand_Mahindra#cite_note-7"[7] HYPERLINK
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anand_Mahindra#cite_note-8"[8] The group operates in
aerospace, agribusiness, aftermarket, automotive, components, construction
equipment, defence, energy, farm equipment, finance and insurance, industrial
equipment, information technology, leisure and hospitality, logistics, real estate
and retail.[9] Anand Mahindra is the grand-son of Jagdish Chandra Mahindra, co-
founder of Mahindra HYPERLINK
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahindra_&_Mahindra"& HYPERLINK
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahindra_&_Mahindra" Mahindra.
As of September 2017, his net worth is estimated to be $1.55 billion. [3] He is an
alumnus of Harvard University and Harvard Business School.[10] In 1996, he
established Nanhi Kali, a non-government organisation that supports education for
underprivileged girls in India.[11]
He is included by Fortune Magazine among the 'World's 50 Greatest Leaders'.
[12] and featured in the magazine's 2011 listing of Asia's 25 most powerful
business people.[13] Anand was noted by Forbes (India) as their 'Entrepreneur of
the Year' for 2013.[14]

Contents

• 1 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anand_Mahindra#Early_life"Early life

• 2 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anand_Mahindra#Career"Career
• 2.1 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anand_Mahindra#Beyond_Mahindra"Beyond
Mahindra

• 2.2 HYPERLINK
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anand_Mahindra#Other_boards_and_committees"Other boards and
committees

• 3 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anand_Mahindra#Honors_and_awards"Honors and

awards

• 4 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anand_Mahindra#Personal_life"Personal life

• 4.1 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anand_Mahindra#Charity"Charity
• 5 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anand_Mahindra#References"References
• 6 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anand_Mahindra#External_links"External links

Early life
Anand Mahindra was born on 1 May 1955 in Bombay, India to the late industrialist
Harish Mahindra and Indira Mahindra.[15] Anand has 2 sisters; Anuja Sharma and
Radhika Nath.[16] He completed his early schooling from Lawrence
School, Lovedale HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anand_Mahindra#cite_note-17"[17] and then
went on to study film making and architecture from Harvard University where he
graduated magna cum laude (High Honors) in the year 1977. In 1981, he
completed his MBA from the Harvard Business School HYPERLINK
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anand_Mahindra#cite_note-alumni-10"[10] HYPERLINK
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anand_Mahindra#cite_note-18"[18]

Career
In 1981, Anand joined Mahindra Ugine Steel Company Ltd (MUSCO) as an
Executive Assistant to the Finance Director.

In 1989 he was appointed as President and Deputy Managing Director of the

MUSCO. he initiated the Mahindra Group's diversification into the new business
areas of real estate development and hospitality management. [19]
On 4 April 1991, he took the role of Deputy Managing Director of Mahindra
HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahindra_&_Mahindra"& HYPERLINK
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahindra_&_Mahindra" Mahindra Ltd., a producer of
off-road vehicles and agricultural tractors in India. In April 1997, Anand was
appointed as the Managing Director and then in 2001 as the Vice Chairman of
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.[20]
In August 2012, he took on the role of Chairman of the board and Managing
Director of the Mahindra Group from his uncle, Keshub Mahindra.[21] HYPERLINK
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anand_Mahindra#cite_note-stocks-20"[20]
In November 2016, Anand was re-designated as Executive Chairman of Mahindra
& Mahindra Ltd and continued to be the Chairman of Mahindra Group.[22]
HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anand_Mahindra#cite_note-23"[23]
Anand was a co-promoter of Kotak Mahindra Bank (formally known as Kotak
Mahindra Finance Ltd,.) In 2013, he ceased to be a promoter and stayed on as a
non-executive director.[24] HYPERLINK
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anand_Mahindra#cite_note-25"[25]
Today, the Mahindra Group is a US$19 billion organisation, and one of India's top
10 industrial houses.[26]
Anand Mahindra has been tagged as the face of Indian capitalism by The
Economist.[27] Forbes India Magazine has recognised him as their 'Entrepreneur of
the Year' for the year 2013.
Beyond Mahindra
In April 2014, Anand became a member of the board of U.S.–India Business
Council (USIBC). He helps promote the policy advocacy priorities of USIBC and
advises members and senior USIBC staff.[28] HYPERLINK
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anand_Mahindra#cite_note-29"[29]
In 2011, Anand was invited to join the International Advisory Council of Singapore
HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_Development_Board"'
HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_Development_Board"s
Economic Development Board.[30]
He is the Chairman of the India Advisory Council at the Lincoln Center, New York.
[31] In January 2015, he was appointed on a four-year team as a Trustee of
the Natural History Museum of London.[32]
An avid advocate of using 'design for human happiness',[33] Anand is the
chairman, Governing Council National Institute of Design and President, India
Design Council.[34]
In 2014, Anand Mahindra with his brother-in-law and sports commentator, Charu
Sharma, launched Pro Kabaddi League, a professional-level kabaddi league in
India.[35] HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anand_Mahindra#cite_note-36"[36]
Anand, along with Mukesh Ambani and Mahesh Samat, was the co-founder EPIC,
an Indian television channel in 2014 that showcases Hindi content. In 2016, he
became the sole owner after both the co-founders sold their stakes to Mahindra.
[37] HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anand_Mahindra#cite_note-38"[38]
Anand was featured in Fortune Magazine's list of The World's 50 Greatest Leaders
in 2014[39] and in the list of the top 25 most powerful business people in Asia in
2011.[40] He was the World Economic Forum co-chairman in 2009. [41] He was one
of the contributors for the book 'Reimagining India' published by Mckinsey &
Company.[42]
Other boards and committees
Anand also serves on:[5]
• Harvard Business School – Asia–Pacific Advisory Board

• Harvard University Asia Centre – Advisory Committee

• Harvard Global Advisory Council

• Asia Business Council
• Global Board of Advisers of the Council on Foreign Relations
• World Bank Group's Advisory Board for Doing Business

Honors and awards

Over the years, Anand has received several recognitions including:

• Rajiv Gandhi Award for outstanding contribution in the business field – 2004 [43]
• Knight of the Order of Merit’ by the President of the French Republic – 2004 [44]
• Leadership Award – American India Foundation – 2005 [45]
• Business Leader Award for the year award – CNBC Asia – 2006 [46]
• Harvard Business School Alumni Achievement Award – 2008 [47]
• Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year India award – 2009 [48]
• Business India Businessman of the Year award – 2007 [49]
• Business Leader of the Year – The Asian Awards – 2011 [50]
• Global Leadership Award – US-India Business Council – 2012 [51]
• Best Transformational Leader Award – Asian Centre For Corporate Governance &
Sustainability – 2012 [52]
• Entrepreneur for the Year – Forbes India Leadership Awards – 2013 [53]
• Sustainable Development Leadership Award – The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
– 2014 [54]
• Business Today CEO of the Year - 2014 [55]
• ‘Social Media Person of the Year’ by the Internet and Mobile Association of India
- 2016 [56]
• ‘Disruptor Personality of the Year Award’ by Bloomberg TV India - 2016 [57]
• Harvard Medal - Harvard Alumni Association - 2014 [58]
• Chevalier de l’Ordre national la Légion d’Honneur - French Republic - 2016 [59]
• Top 30 CEOs worldwide - Barron's List - 2016
Personal life
Anand married Anuradha, who was a journalist and later launched the
magazine, Verve. She is currently the editor of magazines Verve and Man
HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man's_World_(magazine)"' HYPERLINK
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man's_World_(magazine)"s World. They have two
daughters Divya and Aalika.[60] HYPERLINK
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Anand has a keen interest in film making, a subject he pursued as an
undergraduate at Harvard.[62] He is a keen photographer with a strong interest in
films. He also enjoys listening to the blues and has set up Mahindra Blues Festival
held annually in Mumbaisince 2011.[63]
Anand promotes arts & culture and has set up an awards platform named
Mahindra Excellence in Theater Awards[64] and the Mahindra Sanatkada Lucknow
Festival, a crafts exhibition and performing arts event held annually in Lucknow.
[65]

Charity
Anand is an advocate of the study of humanities as he believes it can help
address various problems in the world that arise due to interdependency. He
donated $10 million to support the Harvard Humanities Center. In recognition of
this donation, the center was renamed to Mahindra Humanities Center at Harvard.
[66] HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anand_Mahindra#cite_note-67"[67]
He is the founder of project Nanhi Kali which aims to provide primary education to
underprivileged girls in India. As of September 2017, the project has supported
130,000 underprivileged girls.[11]
Anand is also the chairman-for-life and one of the board of directors of Naandi
Foundation, an Indian charitable trust that works towards the socio-economic
development of India.[68]
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Adi Godrej

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Adi Godrej

Born 3 April 1942 (age 77)

Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
Residence Malabar Hill
South Mumbai
India
Nationality Indian
Alma mater Cathedral HYPERLINK
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_School"& HYPERLINK
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_&_John_Connon
_School"John Connon School
MIT Sloan School of Management
Occupation Chairman of Godrej Group and Indian School of Business
Net worth US$2.9 billion (June 2018)[1]
Spouse(s) Parmeshwar Adi Godrej
Children Nisaba Adi Godrej
Pirojsha Adi Godrej
Tanya Arvind Dubash
Adi Burjorji Godrej (born 3 April 1942) is an Indian billionaire industrialist and
businessman, head of the Godrej family, and chairman of the Godrej Group. As of
2018, he has a net worth of US$2.9 billion.[1]

Contents

• 1 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adi_Godrej#Early_life"Early life

• 2 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adi_Godrej#Career"Career
• 2.1 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adi_Godrej#Beyond_Godrej"Beyond Godrej
• 2.2 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adi_Godrej#Social_responsibility"Social responsibility
• 3 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adi_Godrej#Awards"Awards
• 4 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adi_Godrej#Personal_life"Personal life
• 5 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adi_Godrej#References"References
• 6 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adi_Godrej#External_links"External links

Early life[edit]
Godrej completed his schooling at The Cathedral HYPERLINK
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_and_John_Connon_School"& HYPERLINK
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_and_John_Connon_School" John Connon
School. He earned an undergraduate degree from HL college and an MBA from
the MIT Sloan School of Management, where he was a member of the Pi Lambda
Phi fraternity[2] and a member of Tau Beta Pi.

Career[edit]
After his return to India, he joined the family business. He modernised the
management structure and implemented process improvements. Adi Godrej took
the Godrej Group to great heights during the License Raj. He heads the group
alongside his brother, managing director of Godrej Industries and chairman
of Godrej Agrovet, Nadir Godrej, and his cousin, Godrej HYPERLINK
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godrej_&_Boyce"& HYPERLINK
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godrej_&_Boyce" Boyce managing director and
chairman, Jamshyd Godrej.

Under his stewardship, Godrej Consumer Products has grown into a strong
emerging market FMCG player based on a 3X3 approach to international
expansion — building a presence in 3 emerging markets (Asia, Africa, Latin America) across 3
categories (home care, personal wash, hair care).[3]
Beyond Godrej[edit]
He has been president of several Indian Trade and Industrial Bodies and
associations.

He is the chairman of the Indian School of Business since April 2011. and was
elected as the president of Confederation of Indian Industry HYPERLINK
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adi_Godrej#cite_note-4"[4] HYPERLINK
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adi_Godrej#cite_note-5"[5] (CII) for the year 2012-13. He has
been a member of the Dean's Advisory Council of the MIT Sloan School of
Management[M3], Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Narsee Monjee
Institute of Management Studies.
Social responsibility[edit]
In a recent interview for the Creating Emerging Markets project at the Harvard
Business School, Adi Godrej describes his beliefs about corporate social
responsibility and explains how the Godrej Group has been involved with
philanthropic activities.[6] Godrej Group is a major supporter of the World Wildlife
Fund in India, it has developed a green business campus in the Vikhroli township
of Mumbai, which includes a 150-acre (0.61 km2) mangrove forest and a school for
the children of company employees.
Twenty-five percent of the shares of the Godrej holding company are held in trusts
that include the Pirojsha Godrej Foundation, the Soonabai Pirojsha Godrej
Foundation[7] and the Godrej Memorial Trust. Through these trusts the Group
supports healthcare, education and environmental sustainability initiatives such
as The Mangroves,[8] Teach for India, WWF, and the Godrej Memorial Hospital
among others.

Awards[edit]
Over the years, he has been a recipient of several awards and recognitions:

• Rajiv Gandhi Award, 2002.[9]

• The American India Foundation (AIF) Leadership in Philanthropy Award, 2010.[9]
• The Entrepreneur of the Year,[10] Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards, 2010.
• Best Businessman of the Year,[10] GQ Men of the Year Awards, 2010.
• AIMA-JRD Tata Corporate Leadership Award,[9] 2010.
• Bombay Management Association — Management Man of the Year Award, [10] 2010-
2011.
• Qimpro Platinum Standard Award for Business,[11] 2011.
• Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, 2012.[12]
• Padma Bhushan, 2012.[13]
• The Asian Awards Entrepreneur of the Year, 2013.
• All India Management Association-Business Leader of the Year, 2014. [14]
• Awarded honorary doctorate from TERI School of Advanced Studies in 2018

Personal life[edit]
He was married to socialite and philanthropist, Parmeshwar Godrej until her death
in October 2016, and has three children. They live in Malabar Hill, South Mumbai.

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Mr. Aditya Puri

Mr. Aditya Puri holds a Bachelor's degree in Commerce from Punjab University and is an Associate Member of the Institute of
Chartered Accountants of India.

Prior to joining the Bank, Mr. Puri was the Chief Executive Officer of Citibank, Malaysia from 1992 to 1994.

Mr. Puri has been the Managing Director of the Bank since September 1994. Mr. Puri has over four decades of experience in the
banking sector in India and abroad.

Mr. Puri has provided outstanding leadership as the Managing Director and has contributed significantly to enable the Bank scale
phenomenal heights under his stewardship. The numerous awards won by Mr. Puri and the Bank are a testimony to the tremendous
credibility that Mr. Puri has built for himself and the Bank over the years.

The Bank has made good and consistent progress on key parameters like balance sheet size, total deposits, net revenues, earnings
per share and net profit during Mr. Puri's tenure.

The rankings achieved by the Bank amongst all Indian banks with regard to market capitalization, profit after tax and balance sheet
size remain amongst the top 10.

During his tenure Mr. Puri has led the Bank through two major mergers in the Indian banking industry i.e. merger of Times Bank
Limited and Centurion Bank of Punjab Limited with HDFC Bank Limited. The subsequent integrations have been smooth and
seamless under his inspired leadership. Mr. Puri continues to be the Managing Director of the Bank.

Mr. Puri is a member of the following Committees of the Board of the Bank:

Cincinnatus Fabian D'Abreo

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 Cincinnatus Fabian D’Abreo

Born 24 September 1862

Goa, Portuguese India
Died 25 January 1929
Karachi
Residence Karachi
Nationality Indian
Alma mater St Patrick's High School, Karachi
Occupation administrator, politician and businessman
Known for Founding the Karachi Goan Association
Cincinnatus Town
Notable work contribution to civic life in Karachi
Board member of President of the Karachi Municipality
Indian Life Assurance Company
Karachi Building and Development Company
Cincinnatus Fabian D’Abreo was an administrator and politician in Goa, Portuguese India.

Biography[edit]
He was born on 24 September 1862. His father, Manuel D’Abreo had migrated to Sindh in
1846. Cincinnatus was married to Maggie Gomes with whom he had five children, Joe, Maggie,
Alfred, Gwennie and Bill.

He was educated at St Patrick HYPERLINK

"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Patrick's_High_School,_Karachi"' HYPERLINK
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Patrick's_High_School,_Karachi"s High School, Karachi.
However, he had to discontinue his studies at the age of 16 and earn a living, due to the
unfortunate death of his father. He was first employed by the Civil and Military Gazette Press
as a clerk. Two years later he joined the British business, Forbes, Forbes and Campbell,
engaged in the import and export trade. In 1889, at the age of 27, he joined the Sind
Commissioner’s office as a clerk. In 1895 he was promoted to the position of assistant
collector of Sukkur and finally was elected president of the municipality.

In 1897 he returned to Karachi, where he occupied various posts such as assistant collector of
customs, and shipping master. He was appointed acting collector of customs on two
occasions. He was a councillor of Karachi Municipality for many years and made a remarkable
contribution to civic life in Karachi.
D’Abreo was instrumental in starting the Karachi Goan Association. He also played a part in
the launch of the Indian Flour Mills, the Union Press, and the Indian Life Assurance Company,
of which he was secretary for many years. He was also one of the directors of the Karachi
Building and Development Company.

In 1917 he retired from service and devoted himself to various social activities. He was held in
high esteem by the people of Karachi, who named him among the 12 leading citizens of
Sindh. He died on 25 January 1929.[1]
D'Abreo acquired 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) of land outside the cantonment. In 1908, this was
developed into Karachi's first planned township named Cincinnatus Town, which today forms
part of Garden East.[2] HYPERLINK
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"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cincinnatus_Fabian_D'Abreo#cite_note-4"[4]

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Ivan Menezes

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 Ivan Menezes
Born Ivan Manuel Menezes

July 1959 (age 60)

Pune, India
Nationality American
British
Alma mater St. Stephen HYPERLINK
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Stephen's_
College,_Delhi"' HYPERLINK
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Stephen's_
College,_Delhi"s College, Delhi
IIM Ahmedabad
Kellogg School of Management
Occupation CEO of Diageo
Employer Diageo
Salary GBP £7,768,000 (total compensation, 2014)[1]
Children 2
Parent(s) Manuel Menezes
Relatives Victor Menezes (brother)
Ivan Manuel Menezes (born July 1959) is an Indian-American business executive. He has
been the chief executive officer (CEO) of Diageo, a FTSE 100 British multinational alcoholic
beverages company, since 1 July 2013, succeeding Paul S. Walsh.[2]

Contents

• 1 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Menezes#Early_life"Early life

• 2 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Menezes#Career"Career
• 3 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Menezes#Personal_life"Personal life
• 4 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Menezes#References"References

Early life[edit]
Ivan Manuel Menezes[3] was born in Pune, India[4] in July 1959,[5] the son of Manuel Menezes,
who was the chairman of the Indian Railway Board.[4] His brother Victor Menezes is the former
chairman and CEO of Citibank.[4]
He was educated at St. Stephen HYPERLINK
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Stephen's_College,_Delhi"' HYPERLINK
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Stephen's_College,_Delhi"s College, Delhi and Indian
Institute of Management Ahmedabad, and the Northwestern University's Kellogg School of
Management.[6]

Career[edit]
Menezes joined Diageo in 1997 and has held various senior positions including: Chief
Operating Officer; Chairman, Latin America & the Caribbean; Chairman, Asia Pacific; President
and CEO, Diageo North America; and Chief Operating Officer, Diageo North America. [5]
Menezes is a non-executive director of the US-based fashion retailer Coach, Inc..[5]

Personal life[edit]
He is married and has two children.[5]

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Victor Menezes

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Victor Menezes
Born 14 May 1949
Nationality Indian
Education Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
MIT Sloan School of Management
Occupation Banker
Spouse(s) Tara Anne Fonseca
Parent(s) Manuel Menezes
Relatives Ivan Menezes (brother)
Victor J. Menezes (born 14 May 1949) is a banker.[1]

Early life[edit]
He was born in Pune, India on 14 May 1949,[2] the son of Manuel Menezes, who
was the chairman of the Indian Railway Board. His younger brother Ivan
Menezes is CEO of Diageo.[3]
He received his degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of
Technology, Bombay in 1970. He received an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of
Management in 1972.

Career[edit]
In 1972, he joined Citicorp in Corporate Banking. Later, he was posted in
"practically every continent" – as one bio-sketch put it.[citation needed] He rose to the
post of Chief Financial Officer[4] in 1995. He retired from Citigroup as Senior Vice
Chairman[5] after a 32-year global career there. Currently he chairs the Advisory
Board for Citi India. Victor Menezes is Senior Advisor of New Silk Route, an
international private equity firm.[6]Menezes Chairs the American India Foundation,
[7] is a Vice Chairman of the Asia Society HYPERLINK
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Menezes#cite_note-Society2006-8"[8] and of Catholic Charities in
New York.[9] He chairs the Executive Committee of the Eisenhower Fellowships. He
is a board member of Educational Testing Service[10] and the MIT Corporation and
is on the advisory boards of IIT, Indian School of Business (ISB), MIT Sloan
and INSEAD.[2] He also has a convention centre named after him at the Indian
Institute of Technology Bombay known as the Victor Menezes Convention Centre
(VMCC) which was inaugurated by Mr. Kapil Sibal on 8 January 2011. [11]
Menezes was the Chairman of the Clearing House Association;[12] serves as a
trustee of the Asia Society, the Eisenhower Fellowships and the American India
Foundation. He was named Chairman of the Board of Governors of the National
Center for Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).[citation needed] Menezes was a
member of Citigroup’s Management Committee and Business Heads Committee.
The IIT Bombay calls Menezes its "product" who reached the highest levels of
banking and finance.
The Securities and Exchange Commission alleges in its complaint that on March
28, 2002, as part of a cashless exercise transaction, Menezes exercised 825,960
Citigroup stock options and sold 597,000 of the resulting shares at a price of
$49.99 per share to cover the taxes and costs of the option exercise. As part of
the transaction, Menezes retained 228,960 shares. The complaint alleges that, at
the time of this transaction, Menezes was in possession of material, nonpublic
information regarding Citigroup's plan to report first quarter 2002 losses totaling
hundreds of millions of dollars related to the company's Argentine operations,
which Menezes supervised. According to the complaint, Menezes was also aware
that Citigroup would miss consensus earnings estimates for the quarter. The final
judgment also requires Menezes to pay $1,567,557 of disgorgement, pre-
judgment interest of $328,822.77 and a $783,778 civil penalty, for a total
payment of $2,680,157.77.[
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Jason Fernandes

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 Jason Fernandes

Alma mater University of Texas at Austin

Occupation Entrepreneur, advisor, writer
Known for Blockchain, Internet of Things
Website www
Jason Fernandes is an Indian blockchain entrepreneur and technology columnist hailing
from Goa. As a teenager, Fernandes founded the internet portal ZeoCities.com, the non-profit
LDKids.org and wrote for CHIP Magazine.[1] Later, while studying at the University of Texas,
Austin, Fernandes co-invented the Internet-based DVR, InstantTV,[2] and was part of the
founding team at PerceptiveI (a company that developed ECRM software). After moving to
Goa in 2012, Fernandes began working as a monthly technology columnist for GlobeAsia
Magazine, Indonesia. He has also founded the IoT company SmartKlock Inc[3] and
two Blockchaincompanies, FUNL Corp, and Malta-based AET Ventures (AEToken), of which he
is presently the COO.[4] HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Fernandes#cite_note-
5"[5] Fernandes has advised state governments and political parties on IT and education
policies. He also writes for various technology media publications and has spoken
at TEDx events.[6]

Contents

• 1 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Fernandes#Early_life"Early life

• 2 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Fernandes#Career"Career
• 2.1 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Fernandes#Teenage_years"Teenage years
• 2.2 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Fernandes#College_years"College years
• 2.3 HYPERLINK
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India and subsequent career

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accolades

• 4 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Fernandes#References"References
• 5 HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Fernandes#External_links"External links

Early life[edit]
Jason Fernandes was born in Bombay (now known as Mumbai) to artists Thomas and Jeanette
Fernandes. Fernandes was a teenager when he was diagnosed with dyslexia. It was then that
he was given access to the family computer, which started his journey into technology. [7]
Career[edit]
Teenage years[edit]
In 1998, Fernandes bought his first website domain, www.jasonsoftware.com, which later
became ZeoCities.com: a web portal offering free email, websites, search engine, news and
chat. He also became a writer and technology troubleshooter for one of India’s most widely
read computer publications, CHIP Magazine (christened Dr. Chip).[8] In 1999, Fernandes
created Learning Disabled Kids, a non-profit website, as a way of helping others better
understand dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, attention deficit disorder and other learning
disabilities. For this, in 1999, he was awarded the Childnet International Award (UK). [7]
HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Fernandes#cite_note-LATimesChildnetUK-9"[9]
HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Fernandes#cite_note-10"[10]
College years[edit]
Fernandes moved to the United States to study at the University of Texas, Austin. While
studying there, he was among the founding members of RecordTV.com (now known as
InstantTV), where he holds a patent for a Network DVR; he also part of the founding team of
PerceptiveI, a company that developed patented ECRM software for clients.[11] HYPERLINK
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Fernandes#cite_note-Patent-12"[12]
Return to India and subsequent career [edit]
After completing his education, Fernandes moved back to India, residing in Goa. He then
started working as a technology columnist for Indonesia’s GlobeAsia Magazine. Over the
years, his writings have appeared in The Jakarta Globe, CHIP, DNA India, The Goan and Man
HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man's_World_(magazine)"' HYPERLINK
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man's_World_(magazine)"s World Magazin HYPERLINK
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man's_World_(magazine)"e, among others.[13] HYPERLINK
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Fernandes#cite_note-14"[14]
Fernandes helped develop SmartKlock, a "smart" clock that gave its users only important
notifications. For this product, he ran a Kickstarter campaign. [15] Eager to hear more opinions
on it, he wrote to Steve Wozniak in September 2014. Wozniak replied with an encouraging
note and an autographed photograph of the Apple co-founders sitting with the Apple
I prototype.[11] This venture slowly grew into FUNL Corp, which offers an app designed to
block out unnecessary notifications, with a reward-based system (working on blockchain).
Along with Vadim Fedotov and Gene Hoffman, Fernandes also co-founded Malta-based AET
Ventures (AEToken).
Fernandes has advised the country of Barbados, the Government of Goa, and multiple Goan
political parties on IT and Education policy.[16] He was a speaker at TEDxPanaji in 2017,[17]
HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Fernandes#cite_note-TEDxSpeakers-
6"[6] keynote speaker at the International Blockchain Congress,[18] and has been a featured
speaker at events hosted by the Computer Society of India, Goa Chamber of Commerce and
Industry (GCCI), Goa University, BITS Pilani University, Goa Engineering College and
91Springboard.[19]

Blockchain and Cryptocurrency[edit]

In November 2017, Fernandes founded blockchain startup FUNL Corp, a platform that “filters
notifications using a social blocking approach making real-time intelligent decisions on
whether to block or let a notification through to your phone based on data executed from
other users”.[20] Later, Fernandes co-founded a blockchain based payment solution for the
affiliate marketing industry (built on the Ethereum blockchain as a side chain), called Affiliate
Economy Token or AEToken. In October 2018, AEToken won the competition for the best ICO
pitch at the Malta Blockchain Summit.[21] HYPERLINK
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Fernandes#cite_note-22"[22]
Fernandes often speaks on the subjects of cryptocurrency and blockchain at conferences and
seminars. He has spoken at the following events:

• Keynote speaker at a Blockchain seminar at Padre Conceição College of

Engineering (PCCE) in 2018.[23]
• Panel speaker at the International Blockchain Congress and shared the stage with Crypto
Youtuber Ian Balina.[24] HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Fernandes#cite_note-
IBCStartupGoa-18"[18]
In December 2018, Fernandes became a biweekly guest on Malta’s BloxliveTV, for his opinion
on cryptocurrency. He has since appeared on their "Crypto Now" and the "New On The Block"
shows.[25] In March 2019, they profiled Fernandes on their show "Be Influenced", which
highlights people in the blockchain industry.[26]

Awards and accolades[edit]

Fernandes has been awarded the Seaside Startup Summit 2018 Award, Startup@Singapore
Award, the First National Technopreneurship competition Award (Singapore), "Best Business
Plan" award from Sybase at the Global Entrepreneurs Challenge at Stanford
University, California, the Childnet International Award (UK) in 1999[9] and in 2000 he was
featured on Rediff.com's "Achiever Track".[8] In 2015, he won the Asian Scientist Writing Prize,
for his piece entitled Moore’s Law and Evolution: How non biological evolution made Charles
Darwin irrelevant, which focused on how evolution has been far outpaced by non-biological
evolution and the age of the cyborg.[27] He also holds a patent for a Network DVR.[12]

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