Lakshmi Mittal

CEO, Chairman | ArcelorMittal

120th

in Fortune Global 1000

650th

in Forbes Global 2000

Lakshmi serves as the chairman and CEO of ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steelmaker. Coming from a steel family, Lakshmi worked his way from a mill trainee to reviving failing steel companies and eventually establishing Mittal Steel company, which merged with France’s Arcelor to become ArcelorMittal in 2006. Lakshmi completed his undergraduate degree in 1970 from St. Xavier’s College in India.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Lakshmi has committed Rs 100 crore ($13 million USD) on the part of his operating companies in India to the PM-CARES (Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations) Fund. The fund is a government effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus and provide aid to communities and support healthcare infrastructure in India.