Leena Tewari
Mumbai, India
B.Com, Bombay University | Master of Business Administration, Boston University
India
pharmaceuticals
$2,000,000,000
1227
#1227 Billionaires 2019
#64 India's Richest 2018
Media-shy heir of pharma fortune, Leena Tewari chairs privately held USV India, which her late father Vithal Gandhi set up with Revlon in 1961.USV specializes in diabetic and cardiovascular drugs, with a portfolio that spans biosimilar drugs, injectables and active pharmaceutical ingredients. The $407 million (revenue) company is run by her husband, Prashant, an Indian Institute of Technology grad and mechanical engineer from Cornell.In March 2018, USV acquired German generics firm, Juta Pharma, for an undisclosed sum.
Tewari loves animals and travels into forests across India.Son Vilas, who founded a gaming outfit in Los Angeles, has a board seat at USV.
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