Harshavardhan Neotia | |
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Born | Kolkata, West Bengal, India | 19 July 1961
Alma mater | St. Xavier's College |
Occupation(s) | Chairman, Ambuja Neotia Group |
Spouse | Madhu Neotia |
Website | ambujaneotia.com |
Harshavardhan Neotia (born 19 July 1961) is the chairman of the Ambuja Neotia Group, an Indian conglomerate headquartered in Kolkata. [1]
Harshavardhan Neotia was born and brought up in Kolkata in a Marwari family. [2] He attended La Martiniere Calcutta for Boys and graduated in Commerce from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata. [3] He has completed HBS's Executive Education Programme - Owner President Management Program (OPM) from Harvard Business School. [4]
He is the founder of one of the first joint sector companies in India, Bengal Ambuja Housing Development Limited, in partnership with the Government of West Bengal. [5] The idea behind this joint sector venture was to promote social housing development in urban India. [6] Neotia's maiden project, Udayan was declared a "Model Housing Project" by the union government. [7]
He is a member of the board of governors' of IIM Calcutta. [3]
He was conferred the Padma Shri in the year 1999 for his initiative in the field of social housing. [7] He has been awarded with Young Presidents' Organization YPO Legacy of Honor Award and works as the Honorary Consul of Israel in West Bengal. [8]