Zia Mody
Zia Mody | |
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 Mody at the World Economic Forum | |
| Born | 19 July 1956 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge Harvard Law School |
| Occupation | Corporate lawyer |
| Organization(s) | AZB & Partners (Founder & Managing Partner) |
| Spouse | Jaydev Mody (Chairman of Delta Corp) |
| Father | Soli Sorabjee |
| Relatives | Hormazd Sorabjee (editor at Autocar) |
Zia Jaydev Mody (born 19 July 1956) is an Indian corporate lawyer and businesswoman. Zia is one of the founding partners of AZB & Partners, an Indian premier law firms.[1] She advises large private equity houses such as KKR, Bain Capital, and Warburg Pincus.
Early life and Education
Zia belongs to Baháʼí family.[2] and was born to Zoroastrian.[2] She was born to mother Zena Sorabjee and father Soli Sorabjee, a former Attorney General of India. Mody's initial education was at Elphinstone College, Mumbai.[3] She studied law at Selwyn College, Cambridge, in 1978 and was enrolled as an Advocate with the Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa in 1978. She earned a master's degree from Harvard Law School.
Career
After completing masters from Law school she later got admitted as a member of the New York State Bar in 1980.[4]She practices law in India and the United States and has got the license to do so. She worked for five years with Baker McKenzie in New York City before returning to India.[3] She started her own practice, Chambers of Zia Mody, in Mumbai in 1984. She has practiced in the Indian courts for over 10 years as a counsel. She later merged with other firms to form AZB & Partners.[3][5]
Personal life
She has three younger brothers, Jehangir, Jamshed, and Hormazd. Her husband, is a influential business man, Jaydev Mody, the chairman of the casino company Delta Corp. They live in Mumbai, Maharashtra, and have three daughters, Anjali, Aarti, and Aditi[6].
Memberships and affiliations
She is an Independent Director (2018–present), Member of Audit & Risk Committee (2018–present), and Member of Investment Committee (2019–present) of Ascendas Property Fund Trustee Pte. Ltd.[7]
She has been or is a member of the Reserve Bank of India (2012), the Confederation of Indian Industry National Council (2015–present), the Committee on Corporate Governance formed by SEBI (2017), and Maharashtra's Economic Advisory Council (2023). She was the Vice President and member of the London Court of International Arbitration (2010–2013).
Charitable work
She has contributed to the Jai Vakeel Foundation[8] and the Baháʼí fund.[2]
In the Media
She was ranked No. 1 in Fortune India 50 Most Powerful Women in Business list in 2018 and 2019.[9]
References
- ^ "RSG India - Law Firm Rankings". Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ a b c Zia Mody (3 October 2014). "Zia Mody-My giving is determined by my religion". livemint. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ a b c Amarnath, Nichinta; Ghosh, Debashish (2005), "A Mind of Intellect", The Voyage To Excellence: The Ascent of 21 Women Leaders of India Inc, Delhi: Pustak Mahal, ISBN 81-223-0904-6
- ^ Perkins, Christine (Spring 2006). "Profile: A Passage in India". Harvard Law Bulletin. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ "Chambers & Partners - Zia Profile". Chambers & Partners. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ Saxena, Aditi. "Law bores me, says Zia Mody's daughter Anjali". The Economic Times. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Board of Directors | Our Board of Directors - Ascendas India Trust".
- ^ "Supporters - Jai Vakeel Foundation".
- ^ "India's Most Powerful Business Women in 2019". Fortune India. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
