Naveen Jindal MBA’92 - Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient - UT Dallas

Naveen Jindal MBA’92 became one of UT Dallas’ premier benefactors after graduation. In 2011, he made a significant pledge to UT Dallas’ business school, creating endowed faculty positions, scholarships, fellowships and the Naveen Jindal Institute for Indo-American Business Studies. At the time, Jindal’s gift was the largest ever made by a UT Dallas alumnus. The Naveen Jindal School of Management now bears his name in recognition of his impact. Jindal is chairman of Jindal Steel and Power and is also the founder and chancellor of O.P. Jindal Global University in Haryana, India. He previously served two terms as a member of parliament in India, representing his home district of Kurukshetra. While a student at UT Dallas, Jindal served as both Student Government vice president and president and earned the Student Leader of the Year Award. He was recognized with the University’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 2010.