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Shiv Nadar
Shiv Nadar co-founded the HCL group in 1976 and is chairman emeritus of HCLTech; the fortune is the family's controlling stake in HCLTech, most of which he gifted to his daughter Roshni Nadar Malhotra in 2025.
- Forbes estimate
- $30.5B
- Forbes, 16 Oct 2026
- Forbes rank
- No. 73
- 16 Oct 2026
- Stake in HCLTech
- 0.00003%
- Net worth, Bloomberg
- $32.8B
- Bloomberg, 12 Oct 2026
- Born
- 14 Jul 1945
- Moolaipozhi, Tamil Nadu, India
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Electrical engineering degree, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore
- Giving Pledge
- Not a signer
Where the fortune sits
HCLTech stock held through family promoter companies
HCLTech
IT services and software, founded 1991
736 shares held directly. In March 2025 he gifted 47% of the promoter companies Vama Sundari and HCL Corporation to his daughter, keeping 4% of each; Vama holds 44.23% of HCLTech
Shareholding pattern filed with BSE and NSE, 30 Jun 2026
Founder; chairman emeritus and strategic advisor to the board
Other holdings
HCL Infosystems
Majority stake held with his family, per Bloomberg
Where Shiv stands among 73
Everyone on the site, grouped by their answer. Shiv Nadar is outlined.
How the fortune started
Founded it
Founded it 42
Inherited and grew it 12
Built it up 8
Inherited it 6
Through marriage 5
Industry
Technology
Technology 24
Finance 10
Several industries 9
Metals and mining 6
Retail 4
Fashion and beauty 4
Media 3
Food and drink 3
Shipping 3
Crypto 2
Oil, gas and chemicals 2
Healthcare 1
Casinos and resorts 1
Property and sports 1
Giving Pledge
Not a signer
Not a signer 61
Signed 11
Not stated 1
Education
Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree 27
Graduate degree 24
Left university without a degree 6
No university 5
Not stated 11
Role today
Founder, no executive role
Founder, no executive role 8
Runs the company 32
Chair, board or owner 25
No role 4
Retired 4
The person
- Born
- 14 Jul 1945Moolaipozhi, Tamil Nadu, India
- Citizenship
- India
- Lives in
- Delhi, India
- Education
- Bachelor's degreeElectrical engineering degree, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore
- Parents
- Born in Moolaipozhi village, Tamil Nadu; lost his father early
What they give
- Giving Pledge
- Not a signer
- Foundation
- Shiv Nadar FoundationEstablished in 1994
- Lifetime giving
- $1.1BForbes, 30 Sep 2026. Forbes: donated to the Shiv Nadar Foundation; Bloomberg says the foundation has spent about $1.75 billion since 1994
Role and record
- Role now
- Founder, no executive roleChairman emeritus and strategic advisor to the board of HCLTech
- Successor
- His daughter Roshni Nadar Malhotra chairs HCLTech and the HCL Group (since July 2020); C Vijayakumar is CEO and managing director; son-in-law Shikhar Malhotra is a director of HCL Corporation and vice chairman and CEO of HCL Healthcare
- Public office
- None found
- Legal record
- None found
