Mr. Jamshyd N. Godrej graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology, USA.  He joined the Board of Management of Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. as Director in 1974, became Managing Director in 1991 and Chairman of the Board in 2000.

Mr. Godrej is the President of World Wide Fund for Nature – India.  Past President of Confederation of Indian Industry and Past President of the Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers’ Association.  He is also the Chairman of Aspen Institute – India.

Godrej and Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. manufactures and markets refrigerators; washing machines; air conditioners; office furniture; home furniture; security equipment (such as safes, strong room doors, bank lockers, etc.); locks and latches, forklift trucks;  process equipment for chemical, petrochemical, refineries and allied industries; precision tools for sheet metal, zinc, aluminium and thermoplastics.  

The Godrej group are leaders in home appliances, consumer durables, office equipment, industrial products, consumer products and services.

Mr. Godrej is an ardent yachting enthusiast and has done extensive cruising along the west coast of India.

The President of  India conferred on Mr. Godrej the “Padma Bhushan” on 3rd April 2003.