Ratan Tata Inside

Ratan Tata and Zenia Tata share their insights into innovation and the potential of the Indian youth, in this conversation with Lakshmi Pratury.

ABOUT RATAN TATA:
Chairman Emeritus, TATA Sons
Indian businessman and chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons, he was the chairman of Tata Group, a Mumbai-based conglomerate from 1991–2012. IT included holding company of the Tata Group and major Group companies including Tata Motors, Tata Steel, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Power and more. He is also Chairman of two of the largest private sector promoted philanthropic trusts in India. During his tenure, the Group has further expanded its global reach, with its revenues growing over eleven-fold to around USD$70 billion. Mr. Tata joined the Tata Group in December 1962. After serving in various companies, he was appointed the Director-in-Charge of the National Radio & Electronics Company Limited (Nelco) in 1971. In 1981, he was named Chairman of Tata Industries, the Group's other holding company, which he was responsible for transforming into the Group's strategy think-tank and a promoter of new ventures in high-technology businesses. He is associated with many organizations in India and abroad in varying capacities, some of which are the government of India’s Investment Commission, the Prime Minister’s Council on Trade and Industry, South Africa’s International Investment Council, several prestigious universities and several philanthropies. Mr. Tata received a Bachelor of Science degree in architecture from Cornell University in 1962, and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 1975. The government of India honored Mr. Tata with one of its highest civilian awards, the Padma Vibhushan.

ABOUT ZENIA TATA:
Program Director, Global Delevlopment, XPRIZE Foundation