Sanjiv Goenka
Goenka in 2009 World Economic Forum
Born (1961-01-29) 29 January 1961
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materSt. Xavier's College, Calcutta
Occupation(s)Chairman, RPSG Group owner of Mohun Bagan
Board member of
SpousePreeti Goenka[3]
ChildrenAvarna and Shashwat [4]
Parents
[5]
RelativesHarsh Goenka (brother)
AwardsBanga Bibhushan (2015)[6]

Sanjiv Goenka (born 29 January 1961)[7] is an Indian Billionaire entrepreneur.[8] He is the founder and chairman of RPSG Group and an early-stage investor. With a US$6 billion asset base and US$4.3 billion revenue, this multinational conglomerate is headquartered in Kolkata. He also owns the IPL cricket team Lucknow Super Giants[9] and the ISL football team Mohun Bagan Super Giant.[10] As per the Forbes 2022 report,[11] he is the 83rd richest person in India and overall 1238th in the world. He was also a member of Padma award committee 2023.

Early life

Goenka was born to Sushila Devi Goenka and Rama Prasad Goenka a business man in a Marwari Family and raised in Kolkata.

Education

An alumnus of St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, Goenka received his Bachelor of Commerce Degree in 1981.[12]

Board memberships

References

  1. 1 2 "Board Of Governors". International Management Institute, New Delhi. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Sanjiv Goenka". Firstsource. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Preeti Goenka". www.wef.org.in. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Sanjiv Goenka's son gets married, India Inc turns up in full strength". economictimes.indiatimes.com. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Sushila Goenka, wife of RPG, passes away". The Times of India. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Sanjiv Goenka felicitated by Bengal". Business Line. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Sanjiv Goenka – Profile". CESC Limited. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "Sanjiv Goenka". Forbes. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "If you hire right people for right job, 80 percent work is done: Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka". The Times of India. 22 March 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "ATK Mohun Bagan to change name to Mohun Bagan Super Giants". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  11. ↑ "Sanjiv Goenka". Forbes. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  12. ↑ "Sanjiv Goenka receives St Xavier's college top award". Business Standard. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  13. ↑ "Board Of Governors". IIT Kharagpur. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
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