Cyrus Poonawalla
$21.54B
as of 07/05/24
About Cyrus Poonawalla
Son of a horse breeder, Cyrus Poonawalla founded Serum Institute of India in 1966 and built it into the world's largest vaccine maker (by doses).
Headquartered in Pune city, close to Mumbai, Serum produces over 1.5 billion doses annually of a range of vaccines, including for measles, polio and flu.
Under his U.K.-educated son Adar, Serum's CEO, the company invested $800 million to build a new factory to make Covid-19 vaccines.
Poonawalla's assets include a majority stake in listed financial services firm Poonawalla Fincorp as well as a stake in The Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Pune.
In 2023, his son Adar bought Aberconway House a mansion in London's Mayfair for 138 million pounds.
Personal stats
Citizenship
IndiaSource of wealth
VaccinesResidence
Pune, IndiaMarital status
WidowedBirth date
05/11/41 (age 83)Number of children
1Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Pune University; Doctorate, Pune UniversitySelf-made
inherited and growingCyrus Poonawalla’s fortune is worth
359K
troy ounces of gold
331K
median U.S. household
215K
median U.S. income
0.431%
U.S. credit card volume
0.086%
GDP of the United States
0.063%
United States debt
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Did you know?
Poonawalla was conferred the honorary degree of the Doctor of Science by the University of Oxford in the U.K.
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BSE INDIA | 524372-IN
Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals LimitedBSE INDIA | 531349-IN
Panacea Biotec LimitedBSE INDIA | 524000-IN
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