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{{Short description|Indian businesswoman}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Nisaba Adi Godrej
| image =Nisa01.jpg
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| birth_name = Nisaba Godrej
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|02|12|df=y}}
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| death_place =
| nationality = Indian
| other_names =
| alma_mater = [[Cathedral & John Connon School]] (1983 - 1994) <br/> [[The Wharton School]] (1996-2000) <br/> [[Harvard Business School]] (2004-2006)
| occupation = Chairperson, [[Godrej Consumer Products]]
| known_for =
| parents = [[Adi Burjorji Godrej]] (father)<br/>[[Parmeshwar Godrej]] (mother)
| relations = [[Tanya Dubash|Tanya Arvind Dubash]] (sister) <br/> [[Pirojsha Adi Godrej]] (brother)
| spouse = Kalpesh Mehta
}}
'''Nisaba Adi "Nisa" Godrej''' is the chairperson of [[Godrej Consumer Products Limited]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/people/the-heir-takes-over/101429|title=The heir takes over|access-date=2018-09-27|language=en}}</ref>[[Godrej Consumer Products Limited|Consumer Products]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.livemint.com/Companies/oiFbkU6sZhYmS4qdsE96lJ/Adi-Godrej-announces-succession-Nisaba-to-lead-Godrej-Consu.html|title=Adi Godrej announces succession at Godrej Consumer Products|last=PTI|date=2017-05-09|work=livemint.com/|access-date=2017-05-09}}</ref>

She also oversees the corporate strategy and human capital functions for [[Godrej Industries Ltd|Godrej Industries]] and its associate companies[[# msocom 1|.]]<ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/godrej-group-locks-its-future-crafts-succession-plan/articleshow/51336198.cms|title=Godrej group locks its future, crafts succession plan - The Economic Times|newspaper=The Economic Times|access-date=2016-11-18}}</ref> Nisa drives the Godrej Group's 'Good & Green' (CSR) initiatives and is the point person for the operations of the Godrej Family Council.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/slideshows/management-leaders/40-under-forty-celebrating-young-leaders/nisaba-godrej-38/slideshow/54539287.cms|title=Nisaba Godrej, 38 - 40 under Forty: Celebrating Young Leaders - The Economic Times|newspaper=The Economic Times|access-date=2016-11-18}}</ref>

She is currently on the boards of [[Godrej Consumer Products Limited|GCPL]], [[Godrej Agrovet]] and [[Teach For India|Teach for India]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=46303964&privcapId=8707650|title=List of Public Companies Worldwide, Letter - Businessweek - Businessweek|website=www.bloomberg.com|access-date=2016-04-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.businesstoday.in/magazine/cover-story/godrej-consumer-products-nisaba-godrej-adi-godrej/story/209038.html|title=Nisaba Godrej is keeping Godrej Consumer Products in tune with the times|website=www.businesstoday.in|access-date=2016-04-29}}</ref>

==Education==
Nisa completed her [[Bachelor of Science]] (BSc) from [[The Wharton School]], [[University of Pennsylvania]] and [[Master of Business Administration]] (MBA) from [[Harvard Business School]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-the-godrej-girls-1362690|title=The Godrej girls {{!}} Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=2010-03-24|website=dna|language=en-US|access-date=2016-04-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://forbesindia.com/printcontent/34075|title=Forbes India Magazine - How Adi Godrej's Daughter Nisa is Calling the Shots|website=forbesindia.com|access-date=2016-04-29}}</ref> She completed her schooling from [[Cathedral and John Connon School|The Cathedral & John Connon School]].

==Career==
Nisa's previous assignments within the [[Godrej Group]] include the turnaround of Godrej Agrovet. She has overseen various projects in, innovation, strategy and HR for Godrej Industries and its associate companies.<ref name="auto"/> Nisa Godrej was appointed to the board of Godrej Agrovet in the year 2008. Her first step involved the appointment of her classmate at Harvard, Mark Kahn, as the Executive Vice President at Godrej Agrovet, paving the way to hiring foreign nationals for leadership positions at Godrej.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.godrejcp.com/404.aspx|title=Godrej - Consumer Products|author=|date=|website=www.godrejcp.com|accessdate=4 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329205006/http://www.godrejcp.com/404.aspx|archive-date=29 March 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> Her organisational changes eventually made Godrej Agrovet a profitable entity as compared to its past performance. Over the years Nisa has transformed in her leadership to being inclusive and engaging with the employees in her firm. She resumed from her maternity leave within a month after her son Zoran was born and used to take him to work by trying to strike a balance between her focus on work and personal life. She believed in being dedicated and committed to her work something that her father, [[Adi Godrej]] has been really proud of.

Nisaba Godrej was announced as executive chairperson of Godrej Consumer Products Limited(GCPL) on May 10, 2017. During this time, she became the youngest chairperson of a company whose consolidated revenue was Rs 9,600 crore.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/nisaba-takes-over-as-gcpl-chairperson/articleshow/58601356.cms|title=Nisaba ‘Nisa’ Godrej takes over as GCPL chairperson - Times of India|author=|date=|website=The Times of India|accessdate=4 April 2019}}</ref> She entered late in the family business, but she has played crucial role in GCPL's strategy and transformation.

== Personal life ==
Nisa is the youngest daughter of [[Adi Godrej]] and [[Parmeshwar Godrej]]. Her siblings are [[Tanya Dubash]] and [[Pirojsha Adi Godrej]]. Nisa lives in Mumbai with her husband, Kalpesh Mehta, and son, Zoran. Her father, Adi Godrej, is the Chairman of the Godrej Group.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-06-15/news/32254328_1_gcpl-godrej-group-chairman-adi-godrej|title=Adi Godrej's younger daughter Nisa Godrej to lead Godrej Consumer Products Limited's FMCG business - Economic Times|date=2012-06-15|publisher=Articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com|author=|accessdate=2014-02-23}}</ref>

== Beyond Godrej ==
Nisa is a board member of [[Teach For India|Teach for India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/the-influencers/1/257000.html|title=The Influencers|website=indiatoday.intoday.in|access-date=2016-04-29}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Godrej Group]]
* [[Adi Godrej]]
* [[Godrej Consumer Products Limited]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.godrej.com/godrej/GodrejIndustries/gilmgntnisha.aspx?id=12&menuid=1093 Godrej.com]
* [http://forbesindia.com/article/richest-indians-2012/how-adi-godrejs-daughter-nisa-is-calling-the-shots/34075/0 Forbes Article]

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