Ronnie Screwvala

Mr. Ronnie Screwvala is the Chairperson & Co-founder of upGrad. Ronnie is a first-generation Indian entrepreneur, philanthropist, opinion leader & author. He is credited with having pioneered Cable TV for all of India and went on to build UTV, one of India’s largest media and entertainment companies which he later divested to The Walt Disney Co in 2012. Newsweek has termed him as the Jack Warner of India, Esquire rated him one of the 75 most influential people of the 21st century and Fortune as Asia’s 25 most powerful. Ronnie, along with his wife Zarina are the Co-Founders of The Swades Foundation, which is committed to empower one million lives in rural India every 5-7 years through a 360 degree model spanning Water, Sanitation, Health, Education and Livelihood to lift them out of poverty permanently. As a hobby and passion Ronnie loves to tell stories that must be told via movies with his new brand RSVP. He owns 3 sports teams under the brand U Mumba in Kabaddi, Volleyball and Football.