Anand Mahindra adjudged ‘Person of the Year’ by Auto Monitor – Overdrive Anand Mahindra, Vice Chairman & MD of Mahindra & Mahindra was adjudged 'Person of the Year' at the Auto Monitor - Overdrive Award Function on 13th Jan'06. Anand Mahindra is a member of the class of 1977, Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts from where he graduated Magna cum Laude (High Honours). In 1981, he secured an MBA from the Harvard Business School in Boston. After returning to India he joined Mahindra Ugine Steel Company Limited (MUSCO) as Executive Assistant to the Finance Director. In 1989, he was appointed President and Deputy Managing Director of MUSCO. In April 1991, he moved over to M&M as the Deputy Managing Director. In April 1997, he was appointed as the Managing Director by the Board of M&M and in January 2001, he was given the additional responsibility of Vice Chairman of Mahindra & Mahindra Limited. Mahindra was also the co-promoter and is the Chairman of Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited. He writes frequently on business and general economic subjects in India's leading business magazines. He takes a keen interest in matters related to education and apart from being a Trustee of the K C Mahindra Education Trust which provides scholarships to students, he is also on the Board of Governors of the Mahindra United World College of India. Anand Mahindra has been appointed a Director of The National Stock Exchange of India Limited under the "Public Representatives" category. He is the Past President of CII and also the Past President of the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI).