Isha Ambani wins Lokmat Indian Businesswoman Award 2024

Isha Ambani, director of Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd, won the Indian entrepreneur award on Thursday. She dedicated the award to the entire Reliance family.

“Thank you for this great honor. Lokmat, as his name suggests, has been the voice of the people in Maharashtra. Lokmat has played a pivotal role in enlightening and empowering our society for decades,” Isha Ambani said in his speech.

“I feel really honored. This recognition is very special for me because my mother, Nita Mukesh Ambani, who is my biggest role model and inspiration, won this award in 2016. For our family, Maharashtra is more than just our home. It’s ours karma bhoomi,” she added.

Isha Ambani is part of the executive leadership teams as a member of the board of directors of Reliance Retail Ventures Limited, Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited and Reliance Foundation (RF), Reliance Foundation Institution of Education and Research and Dhirubhai Ambani International School.

Isha, daughter of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani, is credited with driving Reliance Retail’s expansion into new categories, geographies and formats. She has led the expansion of Reliance Retail’s digital footprint and launched new formats such as e-commerce business Ajio and online beauty platform Tira.

He was also involved in the launch and operations of the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, inaugurated in Mumbai in March 2023.

Isha Ambani graduated from Yale University with a double major in Psychology and South Asian Studies. She has been named to TIME magazine’s TIME100 Next list of rising stars from all industries around the world.

Isha, who has an MBA from Stanford University, was recognized with the prestigious GenNext Entrepreneur Award at the Forbes India Leadership Awards 2023.