| 1. Shiv Nadar, an Indian billionaire industrialist, founded the Indian multinational IT firm HCL Technologies. |
| 2. He has donated over $1 billion to the Shiv Nadar Foundation, which supports underprivileged individuals in accessing quality education. |
| 3. He founded HCL in 1976 with an initial investment of Rs. 187,000 in a Delhi barsati, starting as a hardware company manufacturing India's first indigenous computers. |
| 4. In 1978, he pioneered India's first domestically produced computer, the HCL 8C, using the Rockwell PP 8 microprocessor. |
| 5. He established Far East Computers in Singapore in 1980 to expand HCL internationally. |
| 6. He founded SSN College of Engineering in Chennai in 1996. |
| 7. He started his career at DCM management trainee system and later at Walchand group's Cooper Engineering Ltd. in Pune before founding HCL. |
| 8. He stepped down as the managing director of HCL Technologies in July 2021, passing the role to C Vijayakumar, and now serves as Chairman Emeritus & Strategic Advisor to the Board of HCLTech. |
| 9. He is the founder and chairman of the Shiv Nadar Foundation, focused on transforming India's educational landscape through institutions like Shiv Nadar University and VidyaGyan schools. |
| 10. Under his leadership, HCL Technologies grew into a global IT services provider with revenues exceeding $35 billion and operations in over 60 countries. |
| 11. As of March 2026, the Shiv Nadar Foundation reported that he had invested US$1.83 billion through the Foundation, directly impacting around 57,000 students. |
| 12. Under his leadership, HCL Technologies grew into a global IT services provider with annual revenue of about US$14 billion (2026) and operations in around 60 countries. |
