Anand Mahindra honoured with Harvard Medal at alumni meet

NEW DELHI: Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra has been honoured with the Harvard Medal at the annual meeting of the Harvard Alumni Association.

He received the medal for his dedication, generosity and service to the University.

"Harvard President Drew Faust, the Lincoln Professor of History, presented Mahindra with the medal at the Annual Meeting of the Harvard Alumni Association during Harvard's 363rd commencement afternoon program," an official release said today.

Mahindra is an alumnus of the Harvard University, graduating with Honours from Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1977. In 1981, he secured an MBA degree from the Harvard Business School, Boston, Massachusetts.

"To be honoured by one's alma mater is a matter of great personal pride. Harvard has given me much more than just an education; it has expanded my world view and brought in a cross-cultural focus to my personal and professional life".

"This was also the impetus for establishing the Mahindra Humanities Centre at Harvard in 2010," Mahindra said in a statement.

Co-founder of the Harvard Business School (HBS) Association of India, Mahindra is also a founding member of the University's South Asia Institute (SAI), the HBS India Research Center, and the SAI field office in Mumbai.