Anand Piramal (born 25 October 1985) is an Indian businessman, the founder of Piramal Realty and chairman of Piramal Finance. He is the son of industrialist Ajay Piramal and the husband of Isha Ambani.
Quick Facts
| Full name | Anand Ajay Piramal |
| Born | 25 October 1985 |
| Age | 40 |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania (B.A., economics); Harvard Business School (MBA) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Piramal Realty; Piramal Finance |
| Parents | Ajay Piramal, Swati Piramal |
| Spouse | Isha Ambani (m. 2018) |
Early Career
After his degree in economics at the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA at Harvard Business School, he founded Piramal eSwasthya, a rural health care venture. In 2010 it merged with the Health Management Research Institute to become Piramal Swasthya, which he led as chief executive until 2012.
Piramal Realty
He founded Piramal Realty in 2012. In 2015 it drew investments from the private equity firm Warburg Pincus, reported at about $284 million in July, and from Goldman Sachs, ₹900 crore in August.
Piramal Finance
He is chairman of Piramal Finance, the group’s retail lending business. It acquired the troubled housing lender DHFL in 2021 and was reported to have assets under management of ₹1 lakh crore by 2026.
Honours
He was named in the Economic Times and Fortune India lists of business leaders under 40 in 2024.
Personal Life
He is the son of Ajay Piramal and Swati Piramal. He married Isha Ambani, daughter of Mukesh Ambani, on 12 December 2018.
Featured image: Anand Piramal with a delegation of Harvard Business School students meeting Union Minister Kapil Sibal, New Delhi, 13 January 2011. Photo by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, licensed under Government Open Data License – India, via Wikimedia Commons.
