Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

At-a-Glance

Current Chairperson and Managing Director of Biocon, Asia’s leading biopharmaceutical enterprise.
Founded Biocon in 1978, evolving it from an industrial enzymes company.
Recognized as a pioneer of the biotechnology industry in India.
Elected as a full-term member of the Board of Trustees of The MIT Corporation, USA.
Awarded the Padma Shri (1989) and Padma Bhushan (2005), India’s prestigious civilian honors.
Named among TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world.

Biography

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw serves as the Chairperson and Managing Director of Biocon, which she founded in 1978. She is recognized as a pioneer of the biotechnology industry in India and leads Biocon, Asia’s leading biopharmaceutical enterprise. Under her leadership, Biocon has transformed from an industrial enzymes company into a fully-integrated, innovation-led global biopharmaceutical company.