Vinod Goenka
Co-founder of DB Realty
Vinod Goenka (born 2 July 1959) is an Indian real-estate developer and billionaire. He is Chairman and Managing Director of Valor Estate (formerly DB Realty Limited), a real estate development company headquartered in Mumbai, India.
In 2010, his net worth was estimated at US$1.18 billion.
Early life and education
Goenka was born in 1959 in Kolkata. When he was 6 years old, his family moved to Mumbai. He first attended Green Lawns High School, then Jamnabai Narsee School, and eventually finished his schooling at Campion School, Mumbai. He competed in Track and Field and narrowly missed qualifying for the Asian Games. An injury later led him to shift focus away from sports.
Career
At just 19 years old, he began working in his father's business in the 1980s. In the early 1980s, Goenka started his real estate business with Conwood Constructions and launched projects such as Gokuldham and Yashodham in Goregaon, Mahavir Nagar in Kandivli, Vasant Vihar in Thane and Shristi in Mira Road.
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