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{{Short description|Indian entrepreneur}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Jamshyd Godrej
|image = Flickr - World Economic Forum - Jamshyd N. Godrej - World Economic Forum on East Asia 2008.jpg
|nationality = Indian
|alma_mater = [[Cathedral & John Connon School]] <br> [[Illinois Institute of Technology]]
| occupation = Chairman of [[Godrej & Boyce]]
|party =
|parents=[[Naval Godrej]]
Soonuben Godrej
|spouse = Pheroza Godrej
|children = [[Navroze Godrej]]
Raika Godrej
|image_caption =
}}

'''Jamshyd Naoroji Godrej''' is an [[India]]n industrialist and member of the [[Godrej family]], currently serving as managing director and chairman of [[Godrej & Boyce]], the holding company of the Godrej group.<ref name="forbes1" /> [[Godrej & Boyce]] is a diversified business with a presence across 10 industry sectors.

== Early life ==

Godrej completed his schooling at the prominent [[Cathedral and John Connon School|Cathedral & John Connon School]]. He attended the [[Illinois Institute of Technology]], studying mechanical engineering, and was appointed a director of [[Godrej & Boyce]] in 1974, becoming managing director in 1991 and chairman in 2000.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wri.org/about/board/jamshyd-godrej |title=Board of Directors | World Resources Institute |publisher=Wri.org |access-date=2013-11-27}}</ref> In 2012, Godrej resigned from the board of [[Haldia Petrochemicals]], prompting efforts by government of [[Bengal]] to retain him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120306/jsp/frontpage/story_15218088.jsp#.Uh9-YmRgaV8 |title=Godrej quits HPL board, govt tries to keep him back |publisher=Telegraphindia.com |date=2012-03-06 |access-date=2013-11-27}}</ref>

== Career ==
Jamshyd joined the Board of Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited as a director in 1974. He led the group in the areas of home appliances, consumer durables, office equipment, industrial products, consumer products and services.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://iihs.co.in/about/promoters-board/jamshyd-godrej/|title=Indian Institute for Human Settlements {{!}} Jamshyd Godrej|website=iihs.co.in|access-date=2016-05-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513052720/http://iihs.co.in/about/promoters-board/jamshyd-godrej/|archive-date=13 May 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> He is currently the Chairman and Managing Director of Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited. He is also the chairman of the CII Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre.

In 2012, ''Forbes'' estimated his net worth to be $4.8 billion.<ref name="forbes1">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/jamshyd-godrej/ |title=Jamshyd Godrej & family |work=Forbes |date=2012-04-18 |access-date=2013-11-27}}</ref>

== Awards ==
In 2003, he received India's third highest civilian honor, the [[Padma Bhushan]].<ref name="autogenerated1" />

== Green activities ==

Godrej is on the boards of the [[World Resources Institute]] and [[Aspen Institute]]; in 2012, ''[[Forbes magazine]]'' named him one of the richest green billionaires<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan/2012/04/20/the-richest-green-billionaires-2012/ |title=Richest Green Billionaires 2012 |work=Forbes |access-date=2013-11-27}}</ref> on the basis of the valuable [[mangrove]] swamps the Godrej family has owned and preserved in [[Vikhroli]], [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Mamta Sen |url=http://www.sunday-guardian.com/investigation/godrej-helps-preserve-mumbai-mangroves |title=Godrej helps preserve Mumbai mangroves |publisher=Sunday-guardian.com |date=2011-09-11 |access-date=2013-11-27}}</ref> He is vice president of the [[World Wide Fund for Nature]].<ref name="autogenerated1"/> In partnership with the [[World Resources Institute]], whose Indian division he chairs, he has supported sustainable forms of [[public transport]] in India, including [[bus rapid transport]] schemes, through funding relevant institutions and lobbying the [[Ministry of Urban Development (India)|Ministry of Urban Development]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trafficinfratech.com/interview-withjamshyd-godrej-best-global-practices-must-be-emulated/ |title=Interview With:Jamshyd Godrej, Best global practices must be emulated - TrafficInfraTech Magazine |publisher=Trafficinfratech.com |date=2013-06-03 |access-date=2013-11-27}}</ref>

He is on the board Board of Directors at World Resources Institute India (WRI India),<ref>{{cite web |title=Board of Directors |url=http://wri-india.org/about/board |website=World Resources Institute}}</ref> and serves as the chairman of the board of directors for the [[Council On Energy, Environment, and Water|Council On Energy, Environment and Water]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ceew.in/our-story |website=CEEW |access-date=21 September 2018|title=Our Story |date=6 April 2018 }}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Jamshyd is married to Pheroza Godrej and has two children, son [[Navroze Godrej]] and daughter Raika Godrej.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2004/jun/28spec.htm|title=Son rises at Godrej|website=www.rediff.com|access-date=2016-05-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-06-19/news/50711325_1_bungalow-jll-india-ncpa|title=Godrej family gets the keys to Homi J Bhabha's bungalow for Rs 372 crore; outbids Ajay Piramal|website=timesofindia-economictimes|access-date=2016-05-13}}</ref> He is known for his fondness of yachting.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.godrej.com/godrej/Godrej-ConsumerProducts/JamshydGodrej.aspx?id=381&menuid=2260 |title=Archived copy |access-date=23 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103032955/http://www.godrej.com/godrej/Godrej-ConsumerProducts/JamshydGodrej.aspx?id=381&menuid=2260 |archive-date=3 November 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== References ==
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{{Godrej Group}}
{{PadmaBhushanAwardRecipients 2000–09}}

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[[Category:Businesspeople from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Indian billionaires]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in trade and industry]]
[[Category:Cathedral and John Connon School alumni]]
[[Category:Godrej Group]]
[[Category:Godrej family]]

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