Cyrus S. Poonawalla

Dr. Cyrus S. Poonawalla
Born	Cyrus S. Poonawalla
Residence	Pune, India
Citizenship	India
Education	Bachelor of Commerce
Alma mater	Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce, 1966
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Years active	1966-date
Organization	Serum Institute of India
Known for	Founder of Serum Institute of India, Horse Racing, Cars
Net worth	$2.3 Billion (Forbes Mar 2011)
Religion	Zoroastrianism
Spouse	Late Mrs. Villoo Poonawalla
Children	One: Adar Poonawalla
Website
cyruspoonawalla.com

Dr. Cyrus S. Poonawalla is the Chairman of Poonawalla Group which includes Serum Institute of India, which is an Indian biotech company that manufactures pediatric vaccines^[1].

As per Forbes Mar 2011 rankings, Cyrus Poonawalla's networth is $2.3 Billion and is ranked #23rd richest person in India & #512th richest person in the world^[2]. He did his schooling from The Bishop's School in Pune, and later graduated from Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce, in 1966.

He was awarded the Padma Shri for his contribution to the field of medicine, by Government of India in 2005. ^[3]

References

1. ^ "Profile". http://cyruspoonawalla.com/content/biography.html. 
2. ^ "Forbes List 2011". http://www.forbes.com/wealth/billionaires/list?country=66&industry=-1&state=. 
3. ^ "Padma Awards Directory (1954-2009)". Ministry of Home Affairs. http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/LST-PDAWD.pdf.