EDUCATION

MBA
University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor's Degree
University of Mumbai
BS
University of Mumbai
BS
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
Master's Degree
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
MBA
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School

Name :

Anil Ambani

Gender : Male Date of birth : Jun 04, 1959 City : Aden State/Region : Country :
Yemen
Anil Ambani (born June 4, 1959) is an Indian businessman. As of March 2007, he has a
net-worth of US$ 18.2 billion, making him the 18th richest person in the world. His was
the world's fastest-growing multi-billion-dollar fortune in percentage terms as his wealth
tripled in 1 year. [2] Ambani is chairman of Reliance Capital, Reliance Communications
and Chairman & Managing Director, Reliance Energy, and was formerly Vice Chairman
and Managing Director of Reliance Industries Limited. His personal stake in Reliance
Communications is 66%.[1]. Reliance group is India's largest business house, founded by
Anil's late father Dhirubhai Ambani (1938-2002). His mother is Kokilaben Ambani. He
is married with 2 sons: Jai Anmol and Jai Anshul.

Ambani holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Bombay and an MBA
degree from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Currently, he serves
as a member of the Wharton Board of Overseers.

Ambani joined Reliance in 1983 as Co-Chief Executive Officer and is credited with
having pioneered many financial innovations in the Indian capital markets. For example,
he led India's first forays into overseas capital markets with international public offerings
of global depositary receipts, convertibles and bonds. He directed Reliance in its efforts
to raise, since 1991, around US$2 billion from overseas financial markets; with a 100-
year Yankee bond issue in January 1997 being the high point. After which people
regarded him as a Financial Wizard. He has steered the Reliance Group to its current
status as India's leading textiles, petroleum, petrochemicals, power, and telecom
company.

Anil is the member of Uttar Pradesh Development Council. He is also the Chairman of
Board of Governors of DA-IICT, Gandhinagar and a member of the Board of Governors
of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He is member of the Board of Governors,
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He is also a member of the Central
Advisory Committee, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission. In June 2004, Anil
was elected as an Independent Member of the Rajya Sabha - Upper House, Parliament of
India with the support of the Samajwadi Party. In March 2006, he resigned.