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Nita Ambani, non-executive director of Reliance Industries, and wife of Mukesh Ambani, dons many hats.
She is the chairperson and founder of Reliance Foundation, one of the top CSR spenders in the country.
She is also the founder of one Indian Premier League’s most successful teams – Mumbai Indians.
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Nita Ambani may be the wife of Asia’s richest man, but she’s more than just that – she runs one of India’s premier schools, a cricket team, a charitable foundation, and much more.
Today, Nita Ambani joined New York’s prestigious Metropolitan Museum of Art as an honorary trustee. She will also be a member of The Met's International Council.
In 2017, she was honoured by the museum at The Met Winter Party.
Here’s a look at Ambani’s many achievements across sectors.
Nita Ambani was a school teacher and a dancer before she married Mukesh Ambani. Her love for teaching never went away. Many years later, in 2003, she established a school in honour of her famous father in law. She is now the founder and chairperson of Dhirubhai Ambani International School which has two branches in Mumbai and boasts of the best teacher to student ratio in the country.
Mumbai Indians
Nita Ambani is the co-owner of the Indian Premier League cricket team Mumbai Indians. The team has won the IPL four times and was also the first franchise to cross $100 million in brand value. This year, it touched $115 million. Ambani is almost always seen at the Mumbai Indian matches, cheering for her team. But she is also involved in managing the team, along with her son Akash.
International Olympic Committee
Cricket is not the only sport that Nita Ambani is involved with. In 2017, she was elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee. She is also the founder and chairperson of Football Sports Development. She is also a member of the Olympic Channel, an OTT service which is run by the IOC.
Reliance Foundation
Nita Ambani is the chairperson and founder of the philanthropic organisation Reliance Foundation, which is the CSR arm of the Reliance Industries. In 2018-19, the foundation spent ₹904 crores, making it one of the top spenders in the category. It is focused on the areas of rural transformation, health, education, sports for development, disaster response, arts, culture and heritage and urban renewal.