Azim Premji transformed Wipro Limited into a global software giant, where he remains Founder Chairman and Non-Executive Director. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 2011, India’s second-highest civilian honour. As the first Indian to sign the Giving Pledge in 2013, Premji has committed over $21 billion to charity, making him one of the world’s most generous philanthropists. The Azim Premji Foundation has exponentially scaled its impact, now supporting educational programmes that directly reach 6.9 million students and over 275,000 teachers across Indian government schools. Expanding into healthcare, his foundation announced a monumental $480 million investment in January 2026 to build a 1,000-bed charitable super-speciality hospital in Bengaluru.