Adi Godrej ; born 3 April 1942) is an Indian industrialist and philanthropist. As of 2012, he is one of the richest Indians with net worth of US$9 billion. He is also the second richest person of Parsi descent in the world after Pallonji Mistry.
Godrej received his undergraduate degree from MIT and his MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management, and a member of Tau Beta Pi. After his return to India, he joined the family business. He modernized and systematized management structures and implemented process improvements. Adi Godrej took the Godrej Group to great height during controlled economy era.
Under Adi Godrej's leadership, the group is also involved in philanthropic activities. Godrej is major supporter of the World Wildlife Fund in India, it has developed a green business campus in the Vikhroli township of Mumbai, which includes a 150-acre (0.61 km2) mangrove forest and a school for the children of company employees.
He is the chairman of the Indian School of Business since April 2011.
He was elected as the president of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the year 2012-13.
In April 2013 Godrej was awarded the Entrepreneur of the Year Award at The Asian Awards.
He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, in 2013.
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