Gautam Adani founded the Adani Group in 1988, which has grown into one of India's largest conglomerates. The group's core businesses include coal trading, commodities, edible oils, mining, port operations, and natural gas distribution. Adani started his career in diamond brokering and took over his brother's plastic business before founding Adani Enterprises. He has built the Adani Group into an $8 billion empire through global trading and investments in critical infrastructure and energy industries.