Kushagra Bajaj

Kushagra Bajaj
Chairman of the Bajaj Group of Companies
Born	(1977-02-04) 4 February 1977 (age 48) India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Carnegie Mellon University (B.Sc) Northwestern University (MBA)
Occupation	Chairman of Bajaj Group[1]
Spouse	Vasavadatta Bajaj

Kushagra Nayan Bajaj is the Promoter and Non-Executive Chairman of the Bajaj Group of Companies which includes Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar Limited, Bajaj Consumer Care Limited, and Bajaj Energy Limited.

Early life and background

Kushagra Bajaj is the son of Shishir Bajaj, Rahul Bajaj’s younger brother.[2] He pursued B.Sc. in Economics, Political Philosophy, and Finance from Carnegie Mellon University[3] and M.Sc. in Marketing from the Northwestern University Chicago.

Career

In August 2001, Mr. Bajaj became the Chief Executive Officer and took charge of the overall responsibility for Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar and Bajaj Consumer Care leading the expansion and diversification of the businesses.

Awards and achievements

In 2007, Mr. Kushagra Bajaj received the Young Achiever Award at the 10th Rajiv Gandhi Awards. He donated $2.5 million to endow a professorship at Tepper School of Business at CMU, his undergraduate alma mater.[4]

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References

1. Bajaj Group. Chairman of Bajaj Group
2. Raj, Amrit (2019-01-16). "Bajaj Group plans for Gen Next with a family settlement". Livemint. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
3. "Home". cmu.edu.
4. "June 28: CMU, Kushagra Nayan Bajaj Announce $2.5 Million Gift To Endow Chair at Tepper School of Business - Carnegie Mellon University | CMU". www.cmu.edu.
5. investing.businessweek.com Kushagra Nayan Bajaj
6. Vice - Chairman Kushagra Bajaj, Vice - Chairman, Bajaj Corp Ltd.
7. $2.5-m endowment for Carnegie Mellon University Kushagra Bajaj announces $2.5-m endowment for Carnegie Mellon University.
8. Outlook Business Initially no one really took me seriously.
9. The Economic Times Kushagra Bajaj announces $2.5-m endowment for Carnegie Mellon University.
10. Thermal Power Kushagra Bajaj-promoted Bajaj Hindusthan To Invest Rs 100 Billion In Thermal Power - Will Set Up 1,980-mw Power Capacity In Uttar Pradesh
11. Kushagra Bajaj takes on Rahul Kushagra Bajaj takes on Rahul.