Principals

Principal Net Worth

$10.0B

Data Flags

None - $21B+ endowment verified; India's largest philanthropist; 2,000+ field staff; extensive entity coverage including Premji Invest

Azim Premji Foundation

UnknownHigh Confidence

Last verified: Jan 17, 2026

Details

Source File: research/organizations/azim-premji-foundation.md
UID: fo-azim-premji-foundation

Also Known As

**Wipro Limited** (parent entity)**Azim Premji Foundation** (primary philanthropic vehicle)**APPI** (Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives - endowment management entity)**Azim Premji University** (educational institution)**Premji Invest** (family investment office)**Western India Vegetable Products Limited** (original name of Wipro, 1945-1977)Often referred to as "India's most generous philanthropist"Known as "Czar of Indian IT Industry" for role in building Wipro and India's IT services sectorSometimes called "India's Warren Buffett" for commitment to Giving Pledge and philanthropy

Principals (4)

Azim PremjiOWNS

$10B

Yasmeen PremjiPhilanthropistOWNS

Tariq PremjiPrivateOWNS

Rishad PremjiExecutive Chairman, Wipro LimitedOWNS

Known Associates (12)

Audit

: Deloitte Haskins & Sells (statutory auditor for Wipro and Foundation)

Banking

: ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank (India), Citibank (global operations)

Bill Gates & Melinda French Gates

Giving Pledge founders, collaboration on education initiatives

Government of India

: Partnerships with state education departments (Karnataka, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry)

Investment Banks

: Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley (for Wipro corporate finance)

Legal

: AZB & Partners (India corporate law), Trilegal, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

NITI Aayog

: India's policy think tank - collaboration on education policy

Nandan Nilekani & Rohini Nilekani

Co-founder of Infosys, EkStep Foundation

Close peer in Indian tech philanthropy, Giving Pledge signatories

Narayana Murthy

Founder, Infosys

Contemporary in India IT industry

Ratan Tata

Former Chairman, Tata Group

Peer in Indian business and philanthropy

University Partnerships

: IITs, IIMs, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Warren Buffett

Berkshire Hathaway

Giving Pledge co-founder

Relationship Strength

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Sources (4)

Changelog

2025-12-11Enhanced Current Team section with LinkedIn profile for Anurag Behar (CEO, Azim Premji Foundation) and added note about 2,000+ field staff across 7 states
2025-12-11Initial research file created for Azim Premji Foundation. Documented Overview, Principals (Azim Premji, Rishad Premji, family), Entities (Wipro, Azim Premji Foundation, Azim Premji University, APPI, Premji Invest), Current Team (Foundation, University, Premji Invest, Wipro leadership), Relationships (service providers, peer philanthropists, government partnerships), Recent Activity (2024-2025 for Foundation, University, Wipro, Premji Invest), Hiring Signals (Foundation, University, Premji Invest, Wipro), Key Characteristics (Foundation's unique approach, Azim Premji's leadership style, Premji Invest philosophy), Aliases, and Sources.