Megha Mittal (born 20 November 1976 in Kolkata, India) is an Indian fashion entrepreneur. She is the former Chairperson and Managing Director of the German fashion luxury brand Escada.[1]

She is the daughter-in-law of Lakshmi Mittal, an Indian billionaire businessman.[2]

She is a member on the Board of Advisors of the Wharton School since June 2020.[3] She and her husband, Aditya Mittal, actively donate to philanthropic causes related to child health both in India and the UK.[4]

Education and career

Megha is the daughter of Mahendra Kumar Patodia of Hyderabad[5] She completed her schooling from Hyderabad Public School.[2]

Mittal graduated from the Wharton School of Business in 1997, with a B.S. in Economics with concentration in Finance. She subsequently joined the Investment Bank Goldman Sachs as an Analyst in the Research Department. In 2003, she obtained a Postgraduate Degree in Architectural Interior Design at the Inchbald School of Design in London.[6] Mittal left Goldman Sachs after one year.[7]

In November 2009, she acquired Escada and revamped the company into a modern luxury and lifestyle brand.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Escada Corporate 2011". Archived from the original on 20 January 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Meet daughter-in-law of Indian billionaire with Rs 1,24,280 crore net worth, she's ex-analyst, fashion entrepreneur". DNA India.
  3. ^ "Board of Advisors". Wharton Executive Boards.
  4. ^ Editor, Sophie Goodchild, Health (12 April 2012). "Mittals' £15m gift to Great Ormond Street is a record". Evening Standard. Retrieved 4 August 2022. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "'Lakshmi for the world, Niwas for us". The Economic Times. 27 June 2006.
  6. ^ Kuehnen, Eva (6 November 2009). "Megha shows Mittal family steel in fashion coup". Reuters India. Retrieved 15 April 2010.[dead link]
  7. ^ Comstock, Courtney (18 February 2011). "A 34-Year Old Billionaire Heiress Who Used To Work For Goldman Just Bought Escada". Business Insider. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  8. ^ Kuehnen, Eva (5 November 2009). "Megha Mittal to buy luxury fashion house Escada". Reuters. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
  9. ^ Odell, Amy (6 November 2009). "Escada Sold to 33-Year-Old Megha Mittal". New York Magazine. Retrieved 15 April 2010.


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