Vinod Saraf

Founder and Chairman, Vinati Organics Limited

• An MBA from BITS Pilani, Vinod Saraf started his career working for Aditya Birla, billionaire Kumar Birla’s late father.
• In 1989, he set up his own venture to manufacture isobutyl benzene, the key raw material used for making ibuprofen, a popular painkiller.
• Net worth: $1.8 billion
• His listed Vinati Organics is now among the world’s largest producers (by volume) of ibuprofen.
• His older daughter Vinati Mutreja, a Wharton grad after whom the company is named, now runs the company as CEO and managing director.