Harvard grad runs the $17.8 billion (revenue) group and gets wealth from listed flagship Mahindra & Mahindra as well as a small stake in Kotak Mahindra Bank. M&M, whose businesses range from autos to IT, launched 14 autos in the past year, including the Blazo commercial truck, which optimizes fuel use based on road and load conditions, and the eVerito electric sedan.
With 3.5 million followers on Twitter, Mahindra was recently named among the top 10 global CEOs to follow by financial media firm Benzinga, alongside Bill Gates and Tim Cook