Shiv Nadar was born in 1945 in Tamil Nadu, India. He received his pre-university degree from American College, Madurai and graduated with a degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from PSG College of Technology. He is the founder of HCL Enterprise, a $11.8 billion global organization with over 211,000 professionals operating in 52 countries. He is also the Chairman Emeritus and Strategic Advisor to HCL Technologies, India's third largest IT services organization.