Shiv Nadar, billionaire founder of HCL and the Shiv Nadar Foundation, is the most charitable person in India. According to the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2022, Shiv Nadar is one of India’s richest persons and he donates around Rs 3 crore every day. Although Shiv Nadar tries to stay away from the limelight, he is often part of the news due to his business skills and philanthropy. Shiv Nadar’s daughter Roshni Nadar Malhotra is now incharge to take the legacy forward. Almost everything about Shiv Nadar and her daughter Roshni Nadar Malhotra is available on the internet as the two are among the richest Indians but not many are aware of the Shikhar Malhotra, who is a key part of their family. Shikhar Malhotra is husband of Roshni Nadar Malhotra who is the chairperson of HCL Tech. Roshni Nadar Malhotra reportedly has a net worth of more than Rs 84,000 crore. Like his father-in-law Shiv Nadar, Shikhar is involved in a range of philanthropic organisations and family business.
Born in an entrepreneurial family and raised in Kuwait, Shikhar Malhotra’s early lessons as an entrepreneur were learnt at his family business and were later sharpened at Babson College in the US, with a specialisation in entrepreneurship. Shikhar Malhotra is the Director and Board Member of HCL Corporation. He is also on the board of HCLTech, an $12.9 billion global technology firm with 220,000 professionals operating from 56 countries.
Apart from this, Shikhar serves as the CEO & Vice Chairman of HCL Healthcare, one of India’s largest corporate health solutions firms. A trustee at the Shiv Nadar Foundation, he helps shape its vision of nation-building through transformational leadership. He is the Chairman of Shiv Nadar School, which is amongst the most coveted educational institutions in Delhi-NCR and Chennai, and the Chancellor of Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence.
Passionate about wildlife and conservation, Shikhar co-founded The Habitats Trust in 2018 with his wife Roshni Nadar Malhotra. He is the Trustee of the Habitats Trust which is empowering on-ground conservationists to achieve its vision of securing India’s natural habitats and their indigenous species.
