Karan Adani

Karan Gautam Adani (/ˈkærən/, born 7 April 1987) is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Adani Ports & SEZ Limited and the director of Adani Airport Holdings Limited. In 2008, he was included in the list called "Tycoons of Tomorrow" by Forbes India.

He was born on 7th April 1987, in the state of Gujarat, to Gautam Adani, an Indian industrialist, and Dr. Priti Adani, a dentist by education. In 2009, he graduated from Purdue University in management studies.

In 2013, Adani married Paridhi Shroff. Paridhi is the daughter of Cyril Shroff who is the owner of law firm, Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co. In July 2016, he became a father of a girl.

• In 2009, Karan Adani joined Adani Ports & SEZ Limited (APSEZ). And, in the year 2016, he took over the operations of the company.
• In 2018, he led an acquisition campaign for Kattupalli port in Tamil Nadu (about 30 kms from Chennai Port and adjoining the Ennore Port). The port was acquired from Larsen and Tubro and making it 10th port in APSEZ network.
• In 2019, he was appointed to head Adani Group's airport projects which includes; Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Jaipur International Airport, Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport, Mangalore International Airport, and Trivandrum International Airport.

• In 2014, on behalf of Adani Ports & SEZ Limited, he received The Economic Times Award (Category: Emerging Company).

• Official profile at Adani Group's website