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Ronnie Screwvala
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- edtech, entertainment
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Residence
- Mumbai
- Education
- University of Mumbai (Bachelor of Commerce)
- Marital Status
- Married
- Children
- 1
Assets
- Lenskart Solutions66,390,000 shares @ --LENSKART-IN
Biography
Ronnie Screwvala is the cofounder and chairperson of Mumbai-based edtech firm upGrad.
He set up the firm in 2015 after a successful career in the media business as the founder of the UTV group.
He sold his stake in UTV to the Walt Disney Company for over $450 million in 2012 and ran the India unit as managing director. He stepped down two years later.
Screwvala has other investments in startups such as eyewear firm Lenskart and also owns sports franchises.
Along with wife Zarina, he founded nonprofit Swades Foundation, which focuses on rural upliftment projects.