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Not to be confused with Leena Tiwari.

Leena Gandhi Tiwari (born 1956/1957) is an Indian businessperson and author.[2] She is the chairperson of USV Private Limited, a multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company based in Mumbai.[3] USV was founded by her grandfather Vithal Balkrishna Gandhi in 1961.[4] With a net worth of US$2.6 billion, Tewari is one of the richest Indian's and frequently appears in Forbes magazine's list.[5][6] The company specializes in diabetic and cardiovascular drugs as well as biosimilar drugs, injectables and active pharmaceutical ingredients.[1]

Leena Tiwari
Born1956/1957 (age 67–68)[1]
NationalityIndian
OccupationChairperson of USV Private Limited
Net worthIncrease US$ 3.4 billion (May 2021)[1]
Children2

Tiwari did her B.Com from the University of Mumbai and Master of Business Administration from Boston University.[1] She is married to Prashant, who is the Managing Director of the company.[3] She is also involved in humanitarian works and supports Dr Sushila Gandhi Centre for Underprivileged Women where girls are mentored through academic instruction, dance and computers.[7] In 2013, Tewari wrote the biographical book on her grandfather Vithal Gandhi titled, Beyond Pipes and Dreams.[8][9]

She was placed #23 in the Hurun India Philanthropy List 2019 for a donation of ₹34 crore (US$5 million) and was ranked #3 in the list of Women Philanthropist of 2019, by the Hurun Report India Philanthropy List 2019.[10]

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "#64 Leena Tewari". Forbes. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Leena Gandhi Tiwari". Bloomberg. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Phadnis, Aneesh (27 January 2018). "Diabetes drug major USV eyes niche therapies abroad, targets Rs 50 bn sales". Business Standard. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Only four women in Forbes 100 richest Indians list". Hindustan Times. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "मिलिए भारत की सबसे अमीर महिलाओं से, इन बिजनेस वुमन ने मारी बाजी". Navodaya Times (in Hindi). 3 September 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  6. ↑ "Forbes 2015: Only 4 women among India's 100 richest". India Today. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  7. ↑ Jagdale, Sachin; Sule, Salil (7 March 2015). "Woman on a mission". The Indian Express. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  8. ↑ "Beyond Pipes and Dreams – by Mrs. Leena Gandhi Tewari, an Inspirational Worth Reading Life Story of Vithal Balkrishna Gandhi". The Free Press Journal. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  9. ↑ "Beyond Pipes & Dreams". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  10. ↑ "2019 Hurun Report India" (PDF). Edelgive.org.

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