Sanjiv Goenka

Sanjiv Goenka (born 29 January 1961)^[7] is an Indian billionaire businessman and investor.^[8] He is the founder and chairman of RPSG Group, headquartered in Kolkata. He also owns the IPL cricket team Lucknow Super Giants^[9] and the ISL football team Mohun Bagan.^[10] As per the Forbes 2022 report,^[11] he is the 83rd richest person in India and overall 1238th in the world. He was also a member of Padma Award Committee 2023.^[12]

Sanjiv Goenka
Goenka at 2009 World Economic Forum
Born	(1961-01-29) 29 January 1961 (age 64) Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	St. Xavier's College, Calcutta
Occupation(s)	Chairman, RPSG Group Investor of Mohun Bagan, Lucknow Super Giants
Board member of	International Management Institute[1] Firstsource[2]
Spouse	Preeti Goenka[3]
Children	Avarna Goenka and Shashwat Goenka[4]
Parents	Rama Prasad Goenka (father) Sushila Devi Goenka (mother) [5]
Relatives	Harsh Goenka (brother)
Awards	Banga Bibhushan (2015)[6]

As per Forbes 2024 list of India’s 100 richest tycoons, Sanjiv Goenka was ranked 65th with a net worth of $4.9 billion.^[13]

Early life

Goenka was born to Sushila Devi Goenka and Rama Prasad Goenka a business man in a Marwari family and raised in Kolkata.^{[citation needed]}

Education

An alumnus of St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, Goenka received his Bachelor of Commerce Degree in 1981.^[14]

Board memberships

• IIT Kharagpur^[15]
• International Management Institute^[1]
• Firstsource^[2]

Controversy

During the 2024 Indian Premier League, he was embroiled in an alleged controversy in the aftermath of his team Lucknow Super Giants' big defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad, where he was filmed having an animated conversation with captain KL Rahul.^[16]