Rishad Premji

Rishad Premji is an Indian business tycoon, investor and philanthropist who is the chairman of Wipro Limited. He is the son of Azim Premji. He previously served as the Chief Strategy Officer at Wipro[1] before taking over as the chairman in July 2019. He was also the chairman of the trade association NASSCOM for the year 2018-19.[2][3][4]

Rishad Premji
Born (1977-01-09) 9 January 1977
NationalityIndian
EducationCathedral and John Connon School
Wesleyan University (BA)
Harvard University (MBA)
OccupationChairman of Wipro
Spouse(s)Aditi Premji (m. 2005)
ChildrenRohaan Premji (Son)
Rhea Premji (Daughter)
Parent(s)Azim Premji
Yasmeen Premji
FamilyTariq Azim Premji (Brother)
Mohamed Hashem Premji (Grandfather)

Early & Personal Life

Rishad was a student of Cathedral and John Connon School in Mumbai and later did a bachelor's degree in Economics from Wesleyan University and his MBA from Harvard University.[5] Rishad Premji born in a Gujarati Muslim family. In 2005, he married his childhood friend Aditi. They have two children. Rishad enjoys travelling and movies and is a huge cricket fan.[6]

Career

After his MBA, Rishad worked with Bain and Co. for two years and then for four years with GE Capital in USA.

In 2007, he joined his father's company Wipro as a business manager.[7]

Awards and Recognition

In 2014, Rishad was recognised as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum for his outstanding professional accomplishments, leadership and commitment to society.[8]

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References
  1. https://www.wipro.com/en-IN/leadership/rishad-premji/
  2. "Azim Premji to retire as executive chairman of Wipro, son Rishad to take over". The Economic Times. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  3. "Rishad Premji has very big shoes to fill at Wipro". The Times of India. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  4. "Wipro's Rishad Premji appointed Nasscom chairman". The Economic Times. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  5. "Here's All You Need to Know About Wipro's Next Chief Rishad Premji". News 18. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  6. Jun 7, Shilpa Phadnis | TNN | Updated:; 2019; Ist, 12:20. "Azim Premji Son: Rishad Premji has very big shoes to fill at Wipro | India Business News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-05-08.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. "Here's All You Need to Know About Wipro's Next Chief Rishad Premji". News18. 2019-06-07. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  8. "Rishad Premji: 5 things you need to know about Wipro's new Executive Chairman". GQ India. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
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