Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

Entrepreneur

Birthday March 23, 1953

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace India

Age 71 years old

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About

Founder and CEO of India's leading biotech firm Biocon and one of India's richest women.

Before Fame

She graduated from Bangalore University with a degree in Zoology in 1973.

Trivia

She had to overcome doubts and resistance from banks and from society to build her business.

Family Life

She married John Shaw, a Scotsman, who ran a textile firm in Indian from 1991 to 1998.

Associated With

She carried on the legacy of Jamsetji Tata , founder of the Tata Group and another well-known Indian entrepreneur.