Deep Kalra

Deep Kalra is an Indian businessman who is the Founder & Chairman of MakeMyTrip, an Indian online travel company.[1]

He was born in Hyderabad and grew up in Delhi and Ahmedabad.[2]

Education and career

He obtained his bachelor's degree in Economics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi in 1990 and his MBA from Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad in 1992.[3]

Kalra joined ABN AMRO after graduation from IIM Ahmedabad[4] where he worked for three years. He worked with AMF Bowling to set up bowling alleys in India before joining GE Capital in 1999 as VP of Business Development.[2] He started MakeMyTrip in the year 2000 after realising the possibilities of the internet while trying to sell his wife's car online.[5] Since August 2013, he functions as Group CEO.[6][7]In 2022, he was elevated to the position of group chairman and chief mentor helping the company pursue product innovation and expansion.[8]He is one of the founders of Ashoka University[9] and is a part of its governing body. He is also a founding member of I am Gurgaon, an NGO.[10]

Recognition

He was ranked #1 in a list of most powerful digital influencers in India by KPMG in 2011.[11]

References
  1. "Make My Trip Scam | Indian Express". Indian Express. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  2. "Deep Kalra: Making His Own Trip | Forbes India". Forbes India. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  3. "Deep Kalra". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  4. "MY STARTUP IDEA: Deep Kalra on his eureka moment - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  5. Staff, Forbes. "The Bumpy Ride for Deep Kalra's MakeMyTrip Web Operation". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  6. "MakeMyTrip promotes Rajesh Magow as India CEO; Mohit Kabra is new CFO". Techcircle. 2013-08-07. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  7. "Rajan Anandan Appointed The New IAMAI Chairman". Inc42 Media. 2017-05-25. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  8. Khosla, Varuni. "Deep Kalra elevated as chief mentor of MakeMyTrip". Mint. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  9. "Ashoka, India's first liberal arts university, to open in August". @businessline. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  10. Livemint (2017-03-02). "In India, we don't talk enough about giving: Deep Kalra". livemint.com/. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  11. "Makemytrip's Deep Kalra most most(sic) powerful digital influencer". The Economic Times. 2012-12-23. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
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