Natasha Poonawalla (née Aurora born 26 November 1981) is an Indian businesswoman, chairperson of the Villoo Poonawalla Foundation; the executive director of the

Serum Institute of India Serum Institute of India (SII) is an Indian biotechnology and biopharmaceuticals company, based in Pune. It is the world's largest manufacturer of vaccines. It was founded by Cyrus Poonawalla in 1966 and is a part of Cyrus Poonawalla Group. ...

, one of the largest vaccine manufacturing companies in the world by number of doses produced; the director of the Poonawalla Science Park in the Netherlands; and the director of Villoo Poonawalla Racing and Breeding Pvt Ltd. She is a fashion enthusiast.

Early life and education

She was born on 26 November 1981 to Pramesh Aurora and his wife, Minnie Aurora. She has an older brother Amit. She grew up in

Pune Pune (; ; also known as Poona, (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million ...

, India. She did her basic schooling at

St. Mary's School, Pune St. Mary's School, Pune, India, was founded in 1866 to cater to the education of the daughters of officers of the British Indian Army who were posted to Pune. From 1866 to 1977, the school was run by the Sisters of the Community of St Mary the V ...

, followed by a bachelor's degree from

Savitribai Phule Pune University Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), formerly the University of Poona, is a collegiate public state university located in the city of Pune, India. It was established in 1949, and is spread over a campus in the neighbourhood of Ganeshk ...

. In 2004, she received a master's degree from the

London School of Economics , mottoeng = To understand the causes of things , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £240.8 million (2021) , budget = £391.1 millio ...

Personal life

Natasha married

Adar Poonawalla Adar Poonawalla (born 14 January 1981) is an Indian billionaire businessman. He is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Serum Institute of India. Founded in 1966 by his father, Cyrus Poonawalla, it is the world's largest vaccine manufacturer by ...

in 2006. She had met him at a new year's party in Goa hosted by

Vijay Mallya Vijay Vittal Mallya (born 18 December 1955) is an Indian businessman, former politician and fugitive. He is the subject of an extradition effort by the Indian Government to return him from the UK to face charges of financial crimes in India. T ...

. They have two sons, Cyrus and Darius.

References

External links

Villoo Poonawalla Charitable Foundation
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