Deep Kalra

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Deep Kalra
Born
Hyderabad, India
CitizenshipIndian
Education St Stephen's College, Delhi
Delhi University
IIM Ahmedabad
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFounder and CEO of MakeMyTrip

Deep Kalra is an Indian businessman who is the Founder & Chairman of MakeMyTrip, an Indian online travel company. [1] [2]

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He was born in Hyderabad and grew up in Delhi and Ahmedabad. [2]

Education and career

He obtained his bachelor's degree in Economics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi of Delhi University in 1990 and his MBA from Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad in 1992. [3]

Kalra joined ABN AMRO after graduation from IIM Ahmedabad [4] where he worked for three years. He worked with AMF Bowling to set up bowling alleys in India before joining GE Capital in 1999 as VP of Business Development. [2] He started MakeMyTrip in the year 2000 after realising the possibilities of the internet while trying to sell his wife's car online. [5] Since August 2013, he functions as Group CEO. [6] [7] In 2022, he was elevated to the position of group chairman and chief mentor helping the company pursue product innovation and expansion. [8] He is one of the founders of Ashoka University [9] and is a part of its governing body. He is also a founding member of I am Gurgaon, an NGO. [10]

Deep is the creator of a number of other prosperous travel and technology firms. Deep is the head of the NASSCOM internet working group and one of the organization's executive members. [11]

Recognition

He was ranked #1 in a list of most powerful digital influencers in India by KPMG in 2011. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Make My Trip Scam | Indian Express". Indian Express. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Deep Kalra: Making His Own Trip | Forbes India". Forbes India. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Deep Kalra". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "MY STARTUP IDEA: Deep Kalra on his eureka moment - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  5. ↑ Staff, Forbes. "The Bumpy Ride for Deep Kalra's MakeMyTrip Web Operation". Forbes. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "MakeMyTrip promotes Rajesh Magow as India CEO; Mohit Kabra is new CFO". Techcircle. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Rajan Anandan Appointed The New IAMAI Chairman". Inc42 Media. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  8. ↑ Khosla, Varuni. "Deep Kalra elevated as chief mentor of MakeMyTrip". Mint. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Ashoka, India's first liberal arts university, to open in August". @businessline. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  10. ↑ Livemint (2 March 2017). "In India, we don't talk enough about giving: Deep Kalra". livemint.com/. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  11. ↑ Ranaware, Anuj (4 February 2023). "MakeMyTrip | No.1 Online Travel Booking Agency In INDIA" . Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  12. ↑ "Makemytrip's Deep Kalra most most(sic) powerful digital influencer". The Economic Times. 23 December 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
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