Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Indian social worker and millionaire Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw established Biocon, a biopharmaceutical company focused on creating and producing medications for chronic conditions. Her contribution to the company's growth and expansion has been significant. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is one of the wealthiest women in India, with a net worth of $2.5 billion. Forbes has included her in their list of billionaires. She has been awarded multiple national and international prizes. She was listed as one of the top 100 important individuals in the world by TIME magazine. Forbes named her one of the world's most powerful women. Among the accolades she has won are the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, the Nikkei Asia Prize, and the Othmer Gold Medal. She was named EY World Entrepreneur of the Year 2020 and serves on the Board of Governors of the Indian School of Business and Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad.
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