Cyrus Pallonji Mistry

In 1992, he married Rohiqa Chagla, daughter of Iqbal Chagla, one of India’s most prominent lawyers. The couple has two sons.

Cyrus Mistry was born on July 4, 1968 in India to Pallonji Mistry, an Indian construction magnate, and his wife, Patsy Perin Dubash. He has an elder brother, Shapoor Mistry, and two sisters, Laila and Aloo.

His father belonged to a Parsi Indian business family, the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, while his mother was of Irish origin. In the 1930s, his grandfather first bought shares in Tata Sons. His father became the largest single shareholder in Tata Group in 2011.

He received his early education from the Cathedral and John Connon School, Mumbai. Later he completed his graduation with a BE in Civil Engineering from Imperial College, London.

Then he attended the London Business School and obtained a Master of Sciences degree in Management. He also holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Mumbai University.

In 1991, Cyrus Mistry joined the board of Shapoorji Pallonji & Company as director and was later appointed the managing director of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group in 1994. At that time, his father was the chairman of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group and also sat on the board of the Tata Group.

From 1990 to 2009, he served as the Director of Tata Elxsi Limited. He also served as the Director of Tata Power Co. Ltd until 2006.

He was associated with Convergence Media Private Limited India, as Senior Vice President of Operations and Planning. He also served as the Senior Vice President of Business Development and Technology at DQ Entertainment (International) Limited.

On September 1, 2006, he joined the board of Tata Sons, after one year of his father’s retirement from the Tata Group. He was named director of several Tata companies in addition to his duties with the Shapoorji Pallonji Group.

In November 2011, after being appointed as the deputy chairman of the Tata Group, he resigned from Shapoorji Pallonji & Co. It was also announced that he would take over as the Chairman one year later, upon the retirement of Ratan Tata.

Under his leadership, the Shapoorji Pallonji Group expanded its construction business and achieved greater heights. The company took up large engineering projects, including the building of power plants and factories. Under his supervision, the companies established benchmarks such as construction of the tallest residential towers, the longest rail bridge and the largest affordable housing project.