Anand Mahindra is the Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of the Mahindra Group. He graduated from Harvard College in 1977 and received his MBA from Harvard Business School in 1981. As Deputy MD of Mahindra & Mahindra, he restructured the company into 6 strategic business units. He has received several awards for his leadership and business accomplishments, including being named Business Leader of the Year in 2011 at The Asian Awards. Under his leadership, Mahindra has diversified into many industries and plans further expansion in automobiles, IT, agriculture, and other sectors.