Ronnie Screwvala

Ronnie" Screwvala is an Indian entrepreneur and philanthropist. He was the founder and CEO of UTV Group (UTV Software Communications, Bloomberg UTV, and UTV Motion Pictures), which was founded in the year 1990. Screwvala was the Managing Director of Disney- UTV India, Managing Trustee of the Swades Foundation and Founder & Advisor: at Unilazer Ventures Ltd., (a privately held PE/VC & Business Company). He has also founded UpGrad (UEducation Pvt. Ltd.), an online education company. In January 2014, Ronnie exited the company he founded and in the process he also exited media and entertainment sector.He has been named on Esquire's List of the 75 Most Influential People of the 21st Century (September 2008) and ranked 78 among the 100 most influential people in the world on the Time 100 (complied by Time Magazine, 2009). He was also listed among'st 25 Asia’s Most Powerful by Fortune Magazine, titled the Jack Warner of India by Newsweek, and named Entrepreneur of the year by Ernst & Young.

Born in: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Nickname(s): Ronnie