Leena Tewari
Leena Tewari
At a Glance
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Age58
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Earnings$ 1.9 Billion
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Source of earningsPharma
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Marital StatusMarried
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Children2
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ResidenceMumbai
Forbes India Lists
#54 India Rich List 2015
Profile
Newcomer chairs privately held generics maker USV, known for its drugs for diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, among much else. The firm has its roots in a small venture started by her grandfather, a noted social reformer and politician, to import medicines. It expanded into manufacturing in a joint venture with an American company in 1961. Her late father took charge in the 1960s. Husband Prashant, a Cornell University grad, is USV 's managing director.
Author of Pipes and Dreams, a biography of her grandfather.
