Rank #1197
Anu Aga
Net worth $3.6B
Engineering · India
- Born
- Aug 01, 1942
- Age
- 83
- Source
- Engineering
- Residence
- Pune
- Citizenship
- India
- Marital status
- Widowed
- Children
- 1
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Mumbai
Net worth over time
Biography
- Anu Aga derives her wealth from a majority stake in listed engineering firm Thermax.
- Aga started working at Thermax in 1985 when it was run by her husband and took the helm in 1996 after he died of a heart attack.
- She stepped down as chairman in 2004, ceding the spot to her daughter Meher, a U.K.-trained chemical engineer, who lets hired executives manage the firm.
- Consumer goods billionaire Harsh Mariwala has a board seat in the company.
- Aga cofounded Teach for India in 2008, a non-profit that recruits young people to teach for two years in schools for low-income kids.
- Aga was a nominated member of parliament for six years.
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