The rich and famous: India’s Gen-Next heirs from the top business families

These are the young guns who have been passed the baton to run huge business empires

Akash Ambani

He is the eldest son of Mukesh Ambani, and the chairperson of Reliance Infocomm and Reliance Retail. He has a degree in Economics from Brown University, USA.

​Isha Ambani Piramal

The only daughter of Mukesh Ambani, she is also the chairperson at Reliance Retail. She has studied Psychology from Yale University to study, and has an MBA degree from Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Ashni Biyani

Kishore Biyani’s daughter, Ashni Biyani has been steering her father’s business the Future Group. She has studied textile designing at Parsons School of Design and Stanford University.

​Rishad Premji

Rishad is the son of Wipro founder Aziz Premji, and the current chairperson of Wipro. He did a bachelor's in Economics from Wesleyan University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Roshni Nadar Malhotra

She has studied from Northwestern University, and did an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management. She is the chairperson of HCL Technologies. She is also a trustee of Shiv Nadar Foundation.

​Ananya Birla

A woman of many talents, the heir of Birla group, Ananya is a singer, actor, songwriter and entrepreneur. She has studied economics and management at the University of Oxford.

​Adar Poonawalla

Adar’s father, Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla, founded the Serum Institute of India (SII), a privately held family enterprise, in 1966. He currently serves as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

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