Megha Mittal

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Megha Mittal
Born
Megha Patodia

(1976-11-20) 20 November 1976 (age 48)
Alma mater Wharton School of Business
Spouse Aditya Mittal

Megha Mittal (born 20 November 1976 in Kolkata, India) is an Indian fashion entrepreneur. She is the former Chairperson and Managing Director of the German fashion luxury brand Escada. [1]

She is the daughter-in-law of Lakshmi Mittal, an Indian billionaire businessman. [2]

She is a member on the Board of Advisors of the Wharton School since June 2020. [3] She and her husband, Aditya Mittal, actively donate to philanthropic causes related to child health both in India and the UK. [4]

Education and career

Megha is the daughter of Mahendra Kumar Patodia of Hyderabad [5] She completed her schooling from Hyderabad Public School. [2]

Mittal graduated from the Wharton School of Business in 1997, with a B.S. in Economics with concentration in Finance. She subsequently joined the Investment Bank Goldman Sachs as an Analyst in the Research Department. In 2003, she obtained a Postgraduate Degree in Architectural Interior Design at the Inchbald School of Design in London. [6] Mittal left Goldman Sachs after one year. [7]

In November 2009, she acquired Escada and revamped the company into a modern luxury and lifestyle brand. [8] [9]

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