Dr. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Biotech |
| Occupation | Chairperson & Managing Director |
| Location | Bangalore, Karnataka |
| Introduction | Ms. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw heads Biocon, Asia’s leading biopharmaceutical enterprise. She is highly respected in the corporate world and widely recognised as one of the most influential and powerful women in the world of business. Her pioneering efforts in biotechnology have drawn global recognition both for Indian industry and Biocon. Over the years, she has been conferred with several national and international awards, including the most recent ‘2014 Othmer Gold Medal’ by U.S.-based Chemical Heritage Foundation and the ‘2014 Global Economy Prize’ for Business by Germany-based Kiel Institute. She chairs Karnataka’s Vision Group on Biotechnology and several other government boards both at the state and national level. She is married to John Shaw, an Indophile Scotsman. |
| Interests | Bangalore, civic initiatives, better governance, improved infrastructure, road improvement, garbage management, Philanthropy, healthcare, education, The Mazumdar-Shaw Cancer Center |