| Some Lesser Known Facts | - Does Swati Piramal smoke?: No
- Anand was born into a Gujarati textile business family with roots in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
- In 1983, she founded ‘Gopikrishna Piramal Memorial Hospital’ that has given an emphasis on polio prevention.
- She played an instrumental role in convincing her husband to make a risky shift from textile to pharma business.
- In 1988, she became the Vice Chairperson of the ‘Piramal Enterprises Limited.’
- Apart from being a pharma tycoon and a doctor, she is also a scientist and has done research on various diseases.
- From 2010 to 2011, she was the President of ASSOCHAM.
- In 2011, she served as a member of the prestigious Harvard Board of Overseers and Dean’s Advisor to Harvard Business School and Public Health.
- She also served as the non-executive director of ‘ICICI Bank’ from 2012 to 2014.
- Her son Anand is the executive director of ‘Piramal Realty’ while his daughter Nandini manages the Piramal Group’s human resource department.
- She is a fabulous cook as cooking is in her genes.
- She is a diabetic.
- She is a nature lover, especially flowers.
- The Piramals have been family friends with The Ambanis since the 1980s.
- She leads a team of scientists in cancer, diabetes, inflammation and infectious disease research, with a portfolio of over 200 international patents and 14 new drugs in clinical trials globally.
- She serves on the boards of Allergan India and EssilorLuxottica, and is a member of the Board of Governors at Sidra Medicine, Qatar Foundation.
- She previously served as a Director on the Board of Nestlé India until March 2014 and on the Board of Dean’s Advisors to the Harvard Business School until 2024.
- She served on the Scientific Advisory Council of the Prime Minister and on the Council of Trade of the Prime Minister from 2010 to 2014.
- She was the first woman president of India’s Apex Chamber of Commerce in 90 years.
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