Asian Power Couples
Cyrus & Priya Vandrevala
Cyrus Vandrevala is an Indian private equity investor and philanthropist who started investing
in technology businesses in his 20s. He currently serves as Co-Founder and Vice Chairman
of Intrepid Capital Partners (ICP), a private equity partnership that has invested in over 100
companies. Cyrus is also a philanthropist. He has made major donations to The Elephant
Family, a charity set up by the Duchess of Cornwall’s brother Mark Shand, to raise money
and awareness to save the endangered species with life-size Indian elephants placed all over
London in summer 2010.
Cyrus & Priya Vandrevala
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Priya Hiranandani Vandrevala is an entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist with business
interests in real estate and technology. She is the co-founder and chairman of Hirco Group,
one of India’s largest developers. A Chartered Accountant and a post-graduate from Mumbai
University, Priya spent her early years with Arthur Andersen. She also founded Zenta, a business
process-outsourcing firm serving blue chip financial institutions. As founder and CEO, she grew
Zenta into one of the top ten BPOs in India. Zenta was later sold to Accenture and is now '@??b66V?GW&Rv??&?%?'W6??W72?&????r?VG2F?RF?Rf?G&Wf?f?V?FF????6?6???V?FW'&?6R7F?fRW7V6?????7W?'B?b?V?F??V?F????F?&f&?b6???F?W&?W?????F?&f&??2?V?v?6?7G&W72?F?R???6???B?b???F??fF?W"?B7v?72??F?W"?6?P?w&GVFVBg&??F?R&???6FV??bG&?F?2'B?$D??????F??????R?B?2?@??V?&W"?bf????BEb&??W2??6?VF??r??7WG&?F?R?b??fR????r?B'&?FR?@?&V?VF?6R??#B?6?R?2v??R??F?V"??F?RFV?Wf?6???6W&?W2F?R6?FW&'W'?F?W2??&??R??WF?W"??B?V??F&vWB?B??7B&V6V?F???6V6??B?bv?R?bF?&??W2?6?R?0??'&?VBF?6???F?W&?W???6???F?W&?W??2?V?v?6?7F?"&W7B???v?f?"??27F'&??r&??R26??Vb7WBvW''?'?FV????F?P??Ec7&??RG&?FV?Wf?6???6W&?W2D4?&??2??R?27F'&VB???V?W&?W2Eb6??w2??6?VF??p?6??V?Bv?F?W72????'?6?G??67V?G??vFW&???&?B?F?R&????F?R??7V7F?"???W??7FW&?W2??7&6?W"?Bf???^( ?2v"???r?F?W'2??V?F?f?b?&?fW&??FW2f?????vV??V?F??F????7F?F?6?f?????v?2?V?F?f??2'&?F?6??&?W"'G???F?6???B??V?&W"?b&??V?Bf?"?V?6W7FW"V7B??Rv2&?&???FV??F?&V?G2?&?v????g&??F?P???F??7FFR?bv??B?2F?R???vW7B?6W'f??r6????f??r&VV?V?V7FVB????r??&?W ?&??V?F&????Rv2???7FW"f?"WW&?Rg&?????V?F???V?R#??Rv2???FVB0??V?&W"?bF?R&?g?6?V?6?????V?R#b?B?2&VV?F?R6??&???bF?R???Rff?'0?6V?V7B6???GFVR6??6R?V?#r??V?F?f???3@???&?fW&??FW2f??2????w&F????w?W"?B?2F?R&??6???bF?R?rf?&?fW&??FW2f???v??6?v2W7F&?6?VB????R?f?&?W"&'&?7FW"?6?R&Vv??W"6&VW"?????w&F???????b??v?&???rf?"F?RT????w&F???Gf?6?'?6W'f?6R?&Vf?&R??f??rF?F?R6?G?v?W&R6?R7V?@?V?v?B?V'2??6?'?&FR???w&F????r??&??2?67&VF?FVB?V?&W"?bF?R???w&F?????r?V??bF?R?r6?6?WG??Bv2f?&?W&?6??"?bF?R???w&F????r6???GFVR?bF?P??r6?6?WG??6?R6W'fW2??6WfW&??V?2W7F&?6?VB'?F?R???R?ff?6R?Bf?&V?v??ff?6P??B?2?6?'B?F??R?VFvRv?F?F?R?V?F??V?F?&Wf?WrG&?'V????