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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

Executive Chairperson

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is an Indian businessperson, founder and chairperson of Biocon, and billionaire.

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
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FigureAsia Asia Wealth Index

Snapshot as of 15 July 2026

Asia wealth rank
No. 361
Estimated net worth
$3.9B
Primary market
India
Field
Biopharmaceuticals

Professional record

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is an Indian businessperson, founder and chairperson of Biocon, and billionaire. She has held roles including chairperson, with documented institutional affiliations that include Biocon. FigureAsia tracks her wealth in healthcare, principally through biopharmaceuticals.

Selected recognition

2026 Top Healthcare Leaders 2026 No. 6 2026 Top 100 Business Leaders 2026 No. 60 2026 FigureAsia Asia Wealth Index No. 361 2025 Asia's Women 100 2025 No. 41 2025 Asia's Top Entrepreneurs 2025 No. 43 2025 Asia's Top Founders 100 2025 No. 51 2025 Asia's Top Business Leaders 2025 No. 70 2024 Asia's Top Self-Made Leaders 2024 No. 18 2024 Asia's Top Business Leaders 2024 No. 64 2024 Asia's Women 100 2024 No. 68 2023 Asia's Top Self-Made Leaders 2023 No. 11 2023 Asia's Top Founders 2023 No. 33 2023 Asia's Women 100 2023 No. 45 2023 Asia's Top CEOs 2023 No. 60 2022 Asia's Top Healthcare Leaders 2022 No. 2 2022 FigureAsia 2022 Women 100 No. 22 2022 Asia's Top CEOs 2022 No. 73 2021 Asia's Women 100 2021 No. 3 2021 Asia's Top Healthcare Leaders 2021 No. 22 2021 Asia's Top Philanthropy Leaders 2021 No. 28 2021 Asia's Top CEOs 2021 No. 64 2021 Asia's Most Influential Leaders 2021 No. 72 2020 FigureAsia 2020 Women 100 No. 2 2020 Asia's Top Founders 2020 No. 26 2020 Asia's Top CEOs 2020 No. 28 2020 FigureAsia 100: Asia's Most Influential Leaders 2020 No. 30 2019 Asia's Top Healthcare Leaders 2019 No. 2 2019 Asia's Most Influential Women Leaders 2019 No. 11 2019 Asia's Top Founders 2019 No. 26 2019 Asia's Most Influential Leaders 2019 No. 41 2019 Asia's Top CEOs 2019 No. 61 2019 FigureAsia 100: Asia's Top CEOs 2019 No. 61 2018 Asia's Top CEOs 2018 No. 44 2018 Asia's Most Influential Leaders 2018 No. 53 2017 Asia's Top Healthcare Leaders 2017 No. 1 2017 Asia's Top Founders 2017 No. 18 2016 Asia's Top CEOs 2016 No. 49 2016 Asia's Most Influential Leaders 2016 No. 50