Adwaita Nayar Age, Husband, Family, Biography & More

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Hometown: Mumbai

Age: 31 Years

Husband: Anubhav Gupta

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Businesswoman
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 173 cm in meters- 1.73 m in feet & inches- 5’ 8”
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	16 August 1991 (Friday)
Age (as of 2022)	31 Years
Birthplace	Mumbai
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai
School	• Cathedral and John Connon School, Mumbai • Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Mumbai
College/University	• Yale University • Harvard Business School, Boston
Educational Qualification(s)	• Bachelor's in Applied Mathematics from Yale University (2008-2012) • MBA from Harvard Business School, Boston (2015-2017)
Religion	Hinduism
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Hobbies	Travelling, Playing football
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	29 November 2019
Family
Husband/Spouse	Anubhav Gupta
Parents	Father- Sanjay Nayar (chairman of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.) Mother- Falguni Nayar (CEO of Nykaa)
Siblings	Brother- Anchit Nayar (twin; CEO of Beauty E-Commerce at Nykaa) Sister- None
Favourites
Book	"Pour Your Heart into It" by Howard Schultz
Poet	Maya Angelou
Fashion Brand	NA-KD Fashion
Quote	“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

Some Lesser Known Facts About Adwaita Nayar

Adwaita Nayar is an Indian businesswoman. She is the daughter of Falguni Nayar, the founder of the beauty and lifestyle retail company ‘Nykaa.’ In 2018, Adwaita was appointed as the CEO of ‘Nykaa Fashion,’ an extended branch of the company that sells fashion products.

During her bachelor’s degree, she got enrolled herself in an internship at an international NGO named ‘CARE’ in Tanzania in 2009, where she worked for three months.

In 2010, she joined ‘Citigroup Inc.’ in London, United Kingdom, as an intern in the Industrials Investment Banking team.

While working at ‘Bain & Company,’ Nayar’s mother introduced her to the idea of an online beauty-oriented retail start-up after which she decided to give up the corporate world and made up her mind to step into business. In 2013, she returned to India and joined her mother’s online beauty-oriented retail start-up, Nykaa.

In 2018, she launched a new branch, Nykaa Fashion, of the company, and was appointed as its CEO. The new branch sells the fashion products such as clothing, footwear, and accessories, which comprised almost 25% of its parent company’s business.

Within one year of the launch of ‘Nykaa Fashion,’ she grew the platform 12ox. She later decided to expand the business by opening offline stores across the city. She visited various cities to know about the market and consumer tastes in different regions and by 2023, she had succeeded in establishing more than 140 stores in India.

The multi-brand company ‘Nykaa Fashion’ features more than 2000 international and national fashion brands and has launched some of its own brands such as 20 Dresses, RSVP, Mixt, Likha, and Pipa Bella.

In an interview, she was asked about her leadership style in business to which she replied and said,

I define it as leading with equal measure: of a strong mind and a soft heart. Empathy is a big part of leadership and bringing that degree of understanding, mentorship and caring for people is my style.

Adwaita Nayar was named by The Economic Times in the list of “ET 40 Under Forty: India Inc’s Top Young Leaders” in 2021.

In November 2022, the magazine ‘Entrepreneur India’ featured her on its digital cover.
Adwaita Nayar on the digital cover of the Entrepreneur magazine