Indian businessman and industrialist Kumar Birla has an estimated net worth of $8.86 billion in January 2018. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Aditya Birla Group which is considered as one of India's largest conglomerate corporations. He also sits as the Chancellor of Birla Institute of Technology & Science

Born on June 14, 1967, Kumar Mangalam Birla is a graduate of the University of Bombay where he completed his BCom degree. He took his Masters in Business Administration from London Business School.

At age 28, he took over the Aditya Birla Group as Chairman after his father's death. Through the years, Kumar Birla has earned a reputation as one of the most respected industrialists in India that manages varied interests in fertilizers, aluminum, cement, garments, textile, etc. When he took over, Kumar Birla expanded the group's interests and included BPO, software and Telecom. Today, the group operates in over 40 countries worldwide which include Hungary, China, Spain, Italy, Canada, Brazil, North America and Germany.