View source for Ratan Tata

{{Short description|Indian industrialist and philanthropist (1937–2024)}}
{{about|the former chairman of Tata Sons|the philanthropist and grandfather of Tata|Ratanji Tata|the father of J. R. D. Tata|Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} 
{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Ratan Tata
| honorific-prefix    = [[Knight Bachelor|Sir]]
| honorific-suffix    = {{postnom|country=GBR|size=100%|GBE}}  {{postnom|country=GBR|size=100%|KBE}}
| image               = Shri Ratan Naval Tata.jpg
| caption             = Ratan Tata in 2005
| order               = 
| office              = 5th [[Emeritus|Chairman Emeritus]] of <br>[[Tata Sons]] and [[Tata Group]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tata.com/article/inside/tata-sons-chairman-selection-committee|title=Tata Sons Board replaces Mr. Ratan Tata as Chairman, Selection Committee set up for new Chairman via @tatacompanies|work=Tata|access-date=24 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024215035/http://tata.com/article/inside/tata-sons-chairman-selection-committee|archive-date=24 October 2016}}</ref>
| term1               = 1991 – 2012
| predecessor1        = [[J. R. D. Tata]]
| successor1          = [[Cyrus Mistry]]
| term2               = October 2016 – February 2017 (interim)
| predecessor2        = [[Cyrus Mistry]]
| successor2          = [[Natarajan Chandrasekaran]]
| birth_date          = {{Birth date|1937|12|28|df=y}}
| birth_place         = [[Bombay]], [[Bombay Province|Bombay Presidency]], [[British India]]<br>{{small|(Present-day [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]])}}
| death_date          = {{Death date and age|2024|10|09|1937|12|28|df=y}}
| death_place         = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| alma_mater          = [[Cornell University]] ([[Bachelor of Architecture|BArch]]), [[Harvard Business School]] (Advanced Management Program)<ref name="auto2">{{cite web | url=https://www.hbs.edu/creating-emerging-markets/interviews/Pages/profile.aspx?profile=rntata | title=Ratan Naval Tata - Creating Emerging Markets - Harvard Business School }}</ref>
| occupation          = {{hlist|Industrialist|Philanthropist}}
| father              = [[Naval Tata]]
| mother              = Sooni Commissariat
| relations           = [[Tata family]]
| awards              = {{ubl|[[Order of Australia]] (2023)|[[Assam Baibhav]] (2021)|[[Order of British Empire|Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire]] (2014)|[[Order of British Empire|Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (2009)|[[Padma Vibhushan]] (2008)|[[Maharashtra Bhushan]] (2006)|[[Padma Bhushan]] (2000)}}
}}

'''Ratan Naval Tata'''{{efn|{{IPA|hi|rətən nəʋəl ʈaːʈaː|lang}}}} (28 December 1937 {{ndash}} 9 October 2024) was an Indian industrialist and philanthropist. He served as the chairman of [[Tata Group]] and [[Tata Sons]] from 1991 to 2012 and he held the position of interim chairman from October 2016 to February 2017.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Ratan-Tata-is-chairman-emeritus-of-Tata-Sonsss/articleshow/17671786.cms | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Ratan Tata is chairman emeritus of Tata Sons | access-date=11 January 2016 | archive-date=11 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160211181424/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Ratan-Tata-is-chairman-emeritus-of-Tata-Sonsss/articleshow/17671786.cms | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Masani|first1=Zareer|title=What makes the Tata empire tick?n;|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/what-makes-the-tata-empire-tick-10024897.html|access-date=30 April 2016|work=The Independent (UK)|date=5 February 2015|archive-date=1 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601162559/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/what-makes-the-tata-empire-tick-10024897.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2000, he received the [[Padma Bhushan]], the third highest civilian honour in India, followed by the [[Padma Vibhushan]], the country's second highest civilian honour, in 2008.<ref name="List of Fellows" />

Ratan Tata was the son of [[Naval Tata]], who was adopted by [[Ratanji Tata]], son of [[Jamshedji Tata]], the founder of the [[Tata Group]]. He graduated from [[Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and Planning|Cornell University College of Architecture]] with a bachelor's degree in architecture.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tata.com/management-team#//management-team/rnt |title=Leadership Team &#124; Tata group |publisher=Tata.com |date=28 December 2012 |access-date=10 January 2022 |archive-date=1 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501051021/https://www.tata.com/management-team#//management-team/rnt |url-status=live }}</ref> He had also attended the [[Harvard Business School|Harvard Business School (HBS)]] Advanced Management Program in 1975.<ref name="auto2"/> He joined the [[Tata Group]] in 1962,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mr Ratan Naval Tata, Chairman Emeritus |url=https://www.tatasteel.com/corporate/our-organisation/leadership/chairman-emeritus/ |access-date=11 October 2024 |website=www.tatasteel.com |language=en}}</ref> starting on the shop floor of [[Tata Steel]]. He later succeeded [[J. R. D. Tata]] as chairman of [[Tata Sons]] upon the latter's retirement in 1991. During his tenure, the Tata Group acquired [[Tetley]], [[Jaguar Land Rover]], and [[Corus Group plc|Corus]], in an attempt to turn Tata from a largely India-centric group into a global business.

Throughout his life, Tata invested in over 40 start-ups, primarily in a personal capacity, with additional investments through his firm, RNT Capital Advisors.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 December 2021 |title=Ratan Tata turns 84: A list of 10 start-ups funded by the industrialist |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/corporate/story/ratan-tata-turns-84-a-list-of-10-start-ups-funded-by-the-industrialist-317098-2021-12-28 |access-date=17 August 2023 |website=Business Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=17 August 2022 |title=Ratan Tata invests in companionship startup Goodfellows: Why he invested, the business model and other details |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/gadgets-news/ratan-tata-invests-in-companionship-startup-goodfellows-why-he-invested-the-business-model-and-other-details/articleshow/93613980.cms |access-date=17 August 2023 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=10 October 2024 |title=From Ola, Paytm, Lenskart to Urban Company: Ratan Tata's most successful startup investments |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/technology/news/story/from-ola-paytm-lenskart-to-urban-company-ratan-tatas-most-successful-startup-investments-449455-2024-10-10 |access-date=13 October 2024 |website=Business Today |language=en}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
{{Main|Tata family}}
Ratan Tata was born in Mumbai (earlier [[Bombay]]), during the [[British Raj]], into a [[Parsis|Parsi]] [[Zoroastrianism|Zoroastrian]] family, on 28 December 1937.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last1=Hollar |first1=Sherman |title=Ratan Tata |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ratan-Tata |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=12 September 2018 |archive-date=12 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912205527/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ratan-Tata |url-status=live }}</ref> He was the son of [[Naval Tata]] (who was born in [[Surat]] and later adopted into the Tata family), and Soonoo Tata (the niece of Tata group founder [[Jamshedji Tata|Jamsetji Tata]]). Tata's biological grandfather, Hormusji Tata was a member of the Tata family by blood. In 1948, when Tata was 10, his parents separated, and he was subsequently raised and adopted by Navajbai Tata, his grandmother and widow of Ratanji Tata.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ratan Tata rode the tiger economy and now he drives Jaguar|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/personal-view/3556736/Ratan-Tata-rode-the-tiger-economy-and-now-he-drives-Jaguar.html|access-date=31 March 2012|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=30 March 2008|last=Langley|archive-date=4 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004183508/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/personal-view/3556736/Ratan-Tata-rode-the-tiger-economy-and-now-he-drives-Jaguar.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He had a younger brother Jimmy Tata<ref>{{Cite web |last=এক্সপ্রেস |first=বেঙ্গল |date=8 December 2022 |title=দুটা মাত্র ঘর, ব্যাবহার করেন না মোবাইল চিনতে পাচ্ছেন রতন টাটার এই ভাই কে ? |url=https://bengalxpress.in/only-two-houses-dont-use-mobile-phones-can-you-recognize-who-is-ratan-tatas-brother/ |access-date=8 December 2022 |website=Bengal Xpress |language=bn |archive-date=28 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228092429/https://bengalxpress.in/only-two-houses-dont-use-mobile-phones-can-you-recognize-who-is-ratan-tatas-brother/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and a half-brother, [[Noel Tata]], from Naval Tata's second marriage to his stepmother [[Simone Tata]] and two half-sisters Shireen and Deanna Jeejebhoy from his mother's second marriage.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Vijayraghavan |first1=Kala |last2=Malviya |first2=Sagar |date=2024-10-18 |title=Ratan Tata trusted friend, half-sisters to execute his will |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/ratan-tata-trusted-friend-half-sisters-to-execute-his-will/articleshow/114327021.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2025-04-12 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>  

Tata studied at the [[Campion School, Mumbai]] until 8th grade. He then continued his studies at the [[Cathedral and John Connon School]] in [[Mumbai]], the [[Bishop Cotton School (Shimla)|Bishop Cotton School]] in [[Shimla]], and the [[Riverdale Country School]] in New York City, from which he graduated in 1955.<ref name="toitataschool">{{cite news |date=31 March 2009 |title=Ratan Tata goes back to school |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-03-31/india/28031551_1_ratan-tata-nie-tata-group |access-date=31 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725200328/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-03-31/india/28031551_1_ratan-tata-nie-tata-group |archive-date=25 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Philip|first1=Handler|last2=Maddy|first2=Handler|date=June 2009|title=Ratan Tata '59: The Cornell Story|url=https://ecommons.cornell.edu/handle/1813/13622|website=Cornell University |access-date=12 March 2018|archive-date=13 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313031411/https://ecommons.cornell.edu/handle/1813/13622|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://issuu.com/riverdalecountryschool/docs/quadspring2010rev_1_/21|title=QUAD Spring 2010|work=Issuu|access-date=12 March 2018}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> After high school, Tata enrolled in [[Cornell University]], from which he graduated with a bachelor's degree in architecture in 1962.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://tci.cornell.edu/about/history/ |access-date=11 October 2024 |website=TCI |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=Ruchika Kumari |title=Ratan Tata Education: From Education to Career Path, Everything You Need to Know About Ratan Tata |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/education/ratan-tata-education-from-education-to-career-path-everything-you-need-to-know-about-ratan-tata-article-114103327 |website=[[Times Now]] |access-date=10 October 2024 |date=10 October 2024}}</ref> While at Cornell, [[Tata Group|Tata]] became a member of the [[Alpha Sigma Phi]] fraternity. In 1975, Tata enrolled in the Advanced Management Program at [[Harvard Business School|Harvard Business School (HBS)]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/trending/ratan-tata-felt-humiliated-by-his-classmates-at-harvard-university-crossed-out-day-by-day-101728543280104.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207224012/https://www.hindustantimes.com/trending/ratan-tata-felt-humiliated-by-his-classmates-at-harvard-university-crossed-out-day-by-day-101728543280104.html | archive-date=7 December 2024 | title=Ratan Tata felt 'humiliated' by his classmates at Harvard University: 'Crossed out day by day' &#124; Trending - Hindustan Times | work=Hindustan Times | date=10 October 2024 }}</ref> In 2008, Tata gifted Cornell $50 million, becoming the largest international donor in the university's history.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://csuitespotlight.com/2020/12/02/ratan-tata-62-becomes-cornell-universitys-biggest-international-donor/ | title=Ratan Tata, '62, Becomes Cornell University's Biggest International Donor – C-Suite Spotlight | date=2 December 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ratan Tata's generous contributions: $50 million to Harvard and ₹950 million to IIT-B to advance research |url=https://bestcolleges.indiatoday.in/news-detail/ratan-tatas-generous-contributions-50-million-to-harvard-and-rs950-million-to-iit-b-to-advance-research |website=India Today |date=11 October 2024 |access-date=11 October 2024}}</ref> Tata also donated $50 million to [[Harvard Business School]], [[Harvard University]] to establish an executive center, which is now called Tata Hall that supports over 9,000 executive education students each year.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://bestcolleges.indiatoday.in/news-detail/ratan-tatas-generous-contributions-50-million-to-harvard-and-rs950-million-to-iit-b-to-advance-research | title=Ratan Tata's generous contributions: $50 million to Harvard and ₹950 million to IIT-B to advance research }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ratan-tata-felt-humiliated-by-his-classmates-at-harvard-university-crossed-out-day-by-day/articleshow/114168932.cms | title=Ratan Tata 'humiliated' at Harvard, was eager to return to 'normal world' | newspaper=The Times of India | date=12 October 2024 }}</ref>

==Career==


=== Early years ===
After graduating from Cornell,<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Philip |first1=Handler |last2=Maddy |first2=Handler |last3=Producer: Fly on the Wall Productions |date=June 2009 |title=Ratan Tata '59: The Cornell Story |url=https://ecommons.cornell.edu/items/d9a19b0b-1c1a-4435-8fff-fe7e416f71e1 |language=en-US |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250816225358/https://ecommons.cornell.edu/items/d9a19b0b-1c1a-4435-8fff-fe7e416f71e1 |archive-date=2025-08-16}}</ref> Tata worked at the architectural firm Jones & Emmons in Los Angeles,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ratan N. Tata |url=https://www.tatatrusts.org/article/inside/ratan-n-tata |access-date=12 October 2024 |website=Tata Trusts |language=en}}</ref> until his return to India in late 1962.<ref>{{Cite web |title=XPRIZE Foundation Bio – Ratan Tata |url=https://www.xprize.org/about/people/ratan-tata |access-date=11 October 2024 |website=XPRIZE |language=en}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=October 2024}}

=== Later years ===
In the 1970s, Ratan Tata was given a managerial position in the Tata group. He achieved initial success by turning the subsidiary National Radio and Electronics (NELCO) around, only to see it collapse during an economic slowdown.<ref name="BS">{{cite news|last1=Majumdar|first1=Shyamal|title=40 Years Ago... and Now: Ratan Tata increased dare quotient of Tata group|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/40-years-ago-and-now-ratan-tata-increased-the-dare-quotient-of-the-tata-group-115012000145_1.html|access-date=29 April 2016|work=Business Standard|date=21 January 2015|archive-date=13 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513222040/http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/40-years-ago-and-now-ratan-tata-increased-the-dare-quotient-of-the-tata-group-115012000145_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ratan Tata and NELCO Crucible&nbsp;– The untold story.|url=https://vivifychangecatalyst.wordpress.com/2013/10/11/ratan-tata-and-nelco-crucible-the-untold-story/|website=vivifychangecatalyst|date=11 October 2013|access-date=29 April 2016|archive-date=11 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011222559/https://vivifychangecatalyst.wordpress.com/2013/10/11/ratan-tata-and-nelco-crucible-the-untold-story/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1991, [[J. R. D. Tata]] stepped down as chairman of Tata Sons, naming him his successor. Initially, Tata faced stiff resistance from the heads of various subsidiaries, who had a large amount of operational freedom under the senior Tata's tenure. In response, Tata implemented a number of policies designed to consolidate power, including the implementation of a retirement age, having subsidiaries report directly to the group office, and requiring subsidiaries to contribute their profit to building the Tata group brand. Tata prioritized innovation and delegated many responsibilities to younger talent.<ref name="ChrisDeresky">{{cite book|last1=Christopher|first1=Elizabeth|last2=Deresky|first2=Helen|title=International Management: Managing Cultural Diversity|date=2012|publisher=Pearson Australia|isbn=978-1-4425-3967-9|page=457|edition=Second|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BSfiBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA460|access-date=30 April 2016|archive-date=9 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709192857/https://books.google.com/books?id=BSfiBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA460|url-status=live}}</ref> Under his leadership, overlapping operations between subsidiaries were streamlined into company-wide operations, with the group exiting unrelated businesses to take on globalization.<ref>{{cite news |date=3 March 2011 |title=The Tata group: Out of India |newspaper=The Economist |url=https://www.economist.com/briefing/2011/03/03/out-of-india |url-status=live |access-date=30 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605100103/http://www.economist.com/node/18285497 |archive-date=5 June 2016}}</ref>

[[File:Shri Ratan Tata meeting the Union Minister for Commerce & Industry and Textiles, Shri Anand Sharma, in New Delhi on December 22, 2011.jpg|thumb|left|Ratan meets union minister [[Anand Sharma]] in 2011]]

During the 21 years Tata led the Tata Group, revenue grew over 40 times, and profit over 50 times.<ref name="BS"/> When he took over the company, sales overwhelmingly comprised commodity sales, but at the end of his tenure, the majority of sales came from brands.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Aiyar|first1=Shankkar|title=Ratan's Tata|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20030224-tata-group-grows-fourfold-under-ratan-tata-accounts-for-24percent-of-gdp-793125-2003-02-23|access-date=30 April 2016|work=India Today|date=24 February 2003|archive-date=31 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531235635/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/tata-group-grows-fourfold-under-ratan-tata-accounts-for-2.4percent-of-gdp/1/206727.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Goldstein|first1=Andrea|title=The Internationalization of Indian Companies: The Case of Tata|url=https://www.ciaonet.org/attachments/830/uploads#page=36|publisher=Center for the Advanced Study of India, University of Pennsylvania|page=36|date=January 2008|access-date=30 April 2016|archive-date=2 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602122428/https://www.ciaonet.org/attachments/830/uploads#page=36|url-status=live}}</ref> He had [[Tata Global Beverages|Tata Tea]] acquire [[Tetley]], [[Tata Motors]] acquire [[Jaguar Land Rover]], and [[Tata Steel]] acquire [[Corus Group plc|Corus]]. These acquisitions repositioned Tata from a largely India-centric group into a global business, with over 65% of revenues coming from operations and sales internationally.<ref name="BS"/>

He also conceptualized and spearheaded the development of the [[Tata Nano]] car after the grand success of Diesel [[Tata Indica]], which helped put cars at a price-point within reach of the average Indian consumer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hbs.edu/creating-emerging-markets/interviews/Pages/profile.aspx?profile=rntata |title=Interview with Ratan Naval Tata |website=Creating Emerging Markets |publisher=Harvard Business School |access-date=10 December 2017 |archive-date=26 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126124853/https://www.hbs.edu/creating-emerging-markets/interviews/Pages/profile.aspx?profile=rntata |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ChrisDeresky" /> [[Tata Motors]] has since rolled out the first batch of Tigor Electric Vehicles from its [[Sanand Plant (Tata Motors)|Sanand Plant]] in Gujarat, which Tata has described as to "fast-forward India's electric dream."<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 December 2017 |title=Why Ratan Tata's Tigor rollout is a revolutionary statement |language=en-IN |newspaper=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/auto/news/why-ratan-tatas-tigor-rollout-is-a-revolutionary-statement/articleshow/61995852.cms |url-status=live |access-date=10 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211063603/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/auto/news/why-ratan-tatas-tigor-rollout-is-a-revolutionary-statement/articleshow/61995852.cms |archive-date=11 December 2017}}</ref>

Upon turning 75, Ratan Tata resigned his executive powers in the Tata group on 28 December 2012. An ensuing leadership crisis over his succession drew intense media scrutiny.<ref>{{cite web |last=Goswami |first=Ranjit |date=1 November 2016 |title=Can India's mega-conglomerate Tata Sons survive its leadership crisis? |url=https://theconversation.com/can-indias-mega-conglomerate-tata-sons-survive-its-leadership-crisis-67965 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110210350/https://theconversation.com/can-indias-mega-conglomerate-tata-sons-survive-its-leadership-crisis-67965 |archive-date=10 January 2022 |access-date=25 January 2017 |work=The Conversation}}</ref> The board of directors of the company appointed his successor, [[Cyrus Mistry]], a relative of Tata and the son of [[Pallonji Mistry]] of the [[Shapoorji Pallonji Group]], which was the largest individual shareholder of the Tata group.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cyrus P Mistry to succeed Ratan Tata|url=http://www.timesnow.tv/videoshow/4389699.cms|access-date=23 November 2011|archive-date=25 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725235226/http://www.timesnow.tv/videoshow/4389699.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-03/ratan-tata-india-s-corporate-czar-retires-with-a-500-billion-vision.html|title=Ratan Tata, India's Corporate Czar, Retires With a $500 Billion Vision|publisher=Bloomberg|access-date=27 March 2013|archive-date=20 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120055557/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-03/ratan-tata-india-s-corporate-czar-retires-with-a-500-billion-vision.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On 24 October 2016, Cyrus Mistry was removed as chairman of Tata Sons, and Ratan Tata was made interim chairman. A selection committee, which included Tata as a member, was formed to find a successor.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/big-rejig-ratan-tata-to-replace-cyrus-mistry-as-tata-sons-chairman/articleshow/55031245.cms|title=Cyrus Mistry Replaced by Ratan Tata as Tata Sons chairman – The Economic Times|newspaper=The Economic Times|access-date=24 October 2016|archive-date=26 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026020828/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/big-rejig-ratan-tata-to-replace-cyrus-mistry-as-tata-sons-chairman/articleshow/55031245.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> On 12 January 2017, [[Natarajan Chandrasekaran]] was named as the chairman of Tata Sons, a role he assumed in February 2017. In February 2017, Mistry was removed as a director for Tata Sons.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Cyrus Mistry back in the waiting line as Supreme Court stays order allowing him to be reinstated as Tata Sons Chairman |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/sc-stays-nclat-order-reinstating-cyrus-mistry-as-tata-sons-chairman/articleshow/73184404.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126225230/https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/sc-stays-nclat-order-reinstating-cyrus-mistry-as-tata-sons-chairman/articleshow/73184404.cms |archive-date=26 January 2020 |access-date=24 January 2020 |website=Business Insider}}</ref> The [[National Company Law Appellate Tribunal]] later found in December 2019 that the removal of Cyrus Mistry as the chairman of Tata Sons was illegal, and ordered that he be reinstated.<ref name=":0" /> On appeal, India's [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]] upheld the dismissal of [[Cyrus Mistry]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Tatas making Cyrus chairman wrong decision of lifetime:Supreme Court |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/tatas-making-cyrus-chairman-wrong-decision-of-lifetime-sc/articleshow/81715818.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210331033439/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/tatas-making-cyrus-chairman-wrong-decision-of-lifetime-sc/articleshow/81715818.cms |archive-date=31 March 2021 |access-date=31 March 2021 |website=[[The Times of India]]|date=27 March 2021 }}</ref>

Tata had also invested in multiple companies. He had invested in [[Snapdeal]] – one of India's leading e-commerce websites at that time. In January 2016, he invested in Teabox, an online premium Indian Tea seller,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/ratan-tata-invests-in-teabox-comes-on-board-as-advisor-116012700186_1.html|title=Ratan Tata invests in TeaBox, comes on board as advisor|work=Business Standard|date=27 January 2016|access-date=27 January 2016|archive-date=10 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110210329/https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/ratan-tata-invests-in-teabox-is-on-board-as-advisor-116012700186_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and CashKaro.com, a discount coupons and cash-back website.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2016-01-19/news/69900289_1_kalaari-capital-urban-ladder-venture|title=Ratan Tata invests undisclosed amount in online cashback venture CashKaro.com|work=Economic Times|date=19 January 2016|access-date=7 June 2016|archive-date=25 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160525105959/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2016-01-19/news/69900289_1_kalaari-capital-urban-ladder-venture|url-status=dead}}</ref> He had made small investments in both early and late stage companies in India, such as INR 0.95 Cr in Ola Cabs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.livemint.com/Companies/H2QDrDQP5E3UF94wYzz0gM/Decoding-Ratan-Tatas-startup-investments.html |title=Decoding Ratan Tata's start-up investments |publisher=Livemint |date=2 October 2015 |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-date=7 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151207171328/http://www.livemint.com/Companies/H2QDrDQP5E3UF94wYzz0gM/Decoding-Ratan-Tatas-startup-investments.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In April 2015, it was reported that Tata had acquired a stake in the Chinese smartphone startup [[Xiaomi]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Flannery|first1=Russell|title=Ratan Tata Investment Underscores How Xiaomi Defies Odds|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/russellflannery/2015/05/02/ratan-tata-investment-underscores-how-xiaomi-defies-odds/|website=Forbes|access-date=4 May 2015|date=2 May 2015|archive-date=5 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505220936/http://www.forbes.com/sites/russellflannery/2015/05/02/ratan-tata-investment-underscores-how-xiaomi-defies-odds/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016, he invested in Nestaway an online real-estate portal that later acquired ''Zenify'' to start the online real-estate and pet-care portal, ''Dogspot''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/ratan-tata-invests-in-pet-care-portal/article8064365.ece|title=Ratan Tata invests in pet care portal|date=4 January 2016|newspaper=The Hindu|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|access-date=28 July 2016|archive-date=10 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110210330/https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/Ratan-Tata-invests-in-pet-care-portal/article13980760.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Companies/YwlbW7z2551ciSauCZ4XMP/DogSpot-raises-funding-from-Ratan-Tata-others.html|title=DogSpot raises funds from Ratan Tata, others|last=Sahay|first=Priyanka|work=mint |date=4 January 2016|access-date=28 July 2016|archive-date=12 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812013030/http://www.livemint.com/Companies/YwlbW7z2551ciSauCZ4XMP/DogSpot-raises-funding-from-Ratan-Tata-others.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/ratan-tata-invests-in-pet-care-portal-dogspot.in/story/227715.html|title=Ratan Tata invests in pet care portal DogSpot.in- Business News|website=www.businesstoday.in|date=4 January 2016 |access-date=28 July 2016|archive-date=7 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807233111/http://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/ratan-tata-invests-in-pet-care-portal-dogspot.in/story/227715.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=28 February 2016 |title=Ratan Tata invests in home rental start-up NestAway |work=<nowiki>Business Standard</nowiki> |agency=Press Trust of India |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/ratan-tata-invests-in-home-rental-start-up-nestaway-116022800085_1.html |url-status=live |access-date=28 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160229095832/http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/ratan-tata-invests-in-home-rental-start-up-nestaway-116022800085_1.html |archive-date=29 February 2016}}</ref> Tata also launched a companionship startup for senior citizens named ''Goodfellows'', to encourage intergenerational friendships.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/ratan-tata-launches-indias-1st-companionship-startup-for-senior-citizens-3259672|title=Ratan Tata Launches India's 1st Companionship Startup For Senior Citizens|date=16 August 2022|newspaper=NDTV|language=en-IN|access-date=16 August 2022|archive-date=16 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816143103/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/ratan-tata-launches-indias-1st-companionship-startup-for-senior-citizens-3259672|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Philanthropic contributions and endowments==
Tata was a supporter of education, medicine and [[rural development]], and considered a leading philanthropist in India. Ratan Tata was the highest international donor to the Cornell University.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=https://www.scoopwhoop.com/inothernews/charitable-indians/#.4gfi7ecfz|title=You'll Respect These Indians More After You Find Out How Much They Donate To Charity |work=ScoopWhoop|date=13 May 2015|access-date=13 November 2017|archive-date=13 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113165550/https://www.scoopwhoop.com/inothernews/charitable-indians/#.4gfi7ecfz|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite web|url=https://www.tatatrusts.org/|title=Tata Trusts|website=www.tatatrusts.org|access-date=13 February 2020|archive-date=16 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116051450/https://www.tatatrusts.org/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{cite web|title=Tata Trusts: A role model for philanthropy|url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/2018/10/05/tata-trusts-a-role-model-for-philanthropy.html|access-date=15 October 2020|website=The Week|language=en|archive-date=26 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026153342/https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/2018/10/05/tata-trusts-a-role-model-for-philanthropy.html|url-status=live}}</ref> 

=== 1984 Anti-Sikh Pogrom victims ===
In the aftermath of the [[1984 Anti-Sikh Riots]], Ratan Tata extended his support to affected [[Sikhs|Sikh]] survivors by donating trucks through [[Tata Motors]]. This enabled Sikh truck drivers who had lost their vehicles during the violence to regain their livelihoods. His charitable donation enabled many Sikh victims to rebuild their lives and businesses. Following this act, Sikh drivers in Punjab and other parts of India continue to remain loyal customers of Tata trucks.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goyal |first=Divya |date=11 October 2024 |title=Ratan Tata no more: Startup founder recalls Tata Group's kind gesture for 1984 Sikh genocide survivor |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/ratan-tata-heart-warming-sikh-genocide-survivors-9613915/ |work=Indian Express}}</ref>

=== University of New South Wales ===
Tata supported [[University of New South Wales]] [[UNSW Faculty of Engineering|Faculty of Engineering]] to develop capacitive deionisation to provide improved water for challenged areas.<ref>{{cite web |date=18 April 2019 |title=UNSW looks to solar-powered desalination to help bust droughts josh |url=https://reneweconomy.com.au/unsw-looks-to-solar-powered-desalination-to-help-bust-droughts-josh-39604/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418103758/https://reneweconomy.com.au/unsw-looks-to-solar-powered-desalination-to-help-bust-droughts-josh-39604/ |archive-date=18 April 2019 |access-date=18 April 2019 |website=RenewEconomy |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Duong |first1=Cecilia |date=17 April 2019 |title=Solar powered desalination offers hope of a global shift in agriculture |url=https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/science-tech/solar-powered-desalination-offers-hope-global-shift-agriculture |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418015502/https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/science-tech/solar-powered-desalination-offers-hope-global-shift-agriculture |archive-date=18 April 2019 |access-date=18 April 2019 |website=UNSW Newsroom}}</ref>

=== University of California ===
[[File:28india1.jpg|thumb|Ratan with a Japanese delegate]]
Tata Hall at the [[University of California, San Diego]] (UC San Diego) is a state-of-the-art research facility that was opened in November 2018. The building is named after the [[Tata Trusts]], which donated $70 million to UC San Diego in 2016 to establish the Tata Institute for Genetics and Society (TIGS), which is housed within the building. The Tata Institute for Genetics and Society at UC San Diego is a joint initiative between the Tata Trusts and UC San Diego. It aims to address some of the world's most pressing problems, such as the spread of infectious diseases and the need for sustainable food sources. The research conducted at the institute focuses on a range of topics, including gene editing, stem cell therapy, and disease control.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |author1=Bradley J. Fikes |author2=Gary Robbins |date=23 October 2016 |title=India's Tata gives UCSD $70M in hot area of genetics |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2016/10/23/indias-tata-gives-ucsd-70m-in-hot-area-of-genetics/ |access-date=9 October 2024 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref> Tata Hall at the UC San Diego is a 4-storey building that is spread over 128,000 square feet and houses research facilities for the biological and physical sciences. The building has laboratories, offices, and meeting spaces that are designed to foster collaboration and innovation among researchers. It is a [[LEED|LEED-certified]] building; designed to be environmentally sustainable and energy-efficient.<ref name=":1" />

=== Tata Education and Development Trust ===
Tata Education and Development Trust, a philanthropic affiliate of Tata Group, endowed a $28 million Tata Scholarship Fund that will allow [[Cornell University]] to provide financial aid to undergraduate students from India. The scholarship fund will support approximately 20 scholars at any given time and will ensure that the very best Indian students have access to Cornell, regardless of their financial circumstances. The scholarship will be awarded annually; recipients will receive it for the duration of their undergraduate study at Cornell.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://admissions.cornell.edu/apply/international-students/tata-scholarship|title=Tata Scholarship &#124; Undergraduate Admissions|website=admissions.cornell.edu|access-date=16 May 2019|archive-date=4 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604102457/https://admissions.cornell.edu/apply/international-students/tata-scholarship|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Executive center at Harvard Business School ===
In 2010 Tata Group companies and Tata charities donated $50 million for the construction of an executive center at [[Harvard Business School]] (HBS).<ref name="HBS TH">{{cite web|title=Harvard Business School Receives $50 Million Gift from the Tata Trusts and Companies|date=14 October 2010 |url=http://www.hbs.edu/news/releases/Pages/tatagift.aspx|access-date=14 January 2017|archive-date=13 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113230938/http://www.hbs.edu/news/releases/Pages/tatagift.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> The executive center has been named [[Tata Hall]], after Ratan Tata.<ref name="Tata Hall HBS Named">{{cite news|title=Tata Hall Dedicated at HBS|newspaper=Harvard Magazine |url=http://harvardmagazine.com/2013/12/tata-hall-at-hbs-dedicated|access-date=6 November 2018|date=10 December 2013|archive-date=13 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813113828/https://harvardmagazine.com/2013/12/tata-hall-at-hbs-dedicated|url-status=live}}</ref> The total construction costs have been estimated at $100 million.<ref name="HBS 100M">{{cite web|title=HBS Tops Off Tata Hall|url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/9/25/HBS-Tops-Tata-Hall/|access-date=14 January 2017|archive-date=18 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118033238/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/9/25/HBS-Tops-Tata-Hall/|url-status=live}}</ref> Tata Hall is located in the northeast corner of the HBS campus, and is devoted to the Harvard Business School's mid-career executive education program. It is seven stories tall, and about 155,000 gross square feet. It houses approximately 180 bedrooms, in addition to academic and multi-purpose spaces.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hbs.edu/about/campus-and-culture/campus-built-on-philanthropy/Pages/tata-hall.aspx|title=A campus built on philanthropy – Tata Hall|website=Harvard Business School -About us|access-date=19 June 2016|archive-date=22 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160622202327/http://www.hbs.edu/about/campus-and-culture/campus-built-on-philanthropy/Pages/tata-hall.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Tata Innovation Center at Cornell Tech === 
The Tata Innovation Center at [[Cornell Tech]] is named after Ratan Tata, and mixes academics and industry in a building on the Roosevelt Island campus. The seven-floor structure is meant primarily as a business incubator for students, faculty, and staff, with 70% of the building being commercially leased and 30% devoted to academic space. [[Tata Consultancy Services]] (TCS) is a tenant in the space.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2017/12/cornell-tech-inaugurates-tata-innovation-center | title=Cornell Tech inaugurates Tata Innovation Center }}</ref>

=== Indian Institute of Technology ===
[[File:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi releasing the Platinum Jubilee Milestone book on Tata Memorial Centre, in New Delhi on May 25, 2017. Shri Ratan Tata and other dignitaries are also seen.jpg|thumb|Ratan with Indian prime minister [[Narendra Modi]] at the Platinum Jubilee Milestone book launch]]
In 2014, Tata Group endowed the [[Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay]] with {{INRConvert|950|m|lk=on|year=2025}}  and formed the Tata Centre for Technology and Design (TCTD) to develop design and engineering principles suited to the needs of people and communities with limited resources.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tatacentre.iitb.ac.in/|title=Tata Centre for Technology and Design|website=www.datacentre.iitb.ac.in|access-date=2 May 2019|archive-date=13 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513101331/http://www.tatacentre.iitb.ac.in/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/IIT-Bombay-receives-largest-ever-donation-for-research-and-development/articleshow/40467119.cms|title=IIT-Bombay receives largest ever donation for research and development |work=The Times of India|date=22 August 2014 |access-date=2 May 2019|archive-date=3 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190303175812/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/IIT-Bombay-receives-largest-ever-donation-for-research-and-development/articleshow/40467119.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Indian Centre for Neuroscience ===
Tata Trusts under the chairmanship of Ratan Tata provided a grant of {{INRConvert|750|m|lk=on|year=2025}} to the Centre for Neuroscience, [[Indian Institute of Science]] to study mechanisms underlying the cause of Alzheimer's disease and to evolve methods for its early diagnosis and treatment. This grant was to be spread over 5 years starting in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iisc.ac.in/major-benefactors|title=Indian Institute of Science, Major benefactors|website=iisc.ac.in|access-date=30 September 2021|archive-date=30 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930122236/https://iisc.ac.in/major-benefactors/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/422235/tata-grant-iisc-materialises-five.html|title=Tata grant to IISc materialises five years after promise|date=28 July 2014|access-date=30 September 2021|archive-date=30 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930122225/https://www.deccanherald.com/content/422235/tata-grant-iisc-materialises-five.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== MIT Tata Center of Technology and Design ===
Tata Group, under the leadership of Ratan Tata formed the MIT Tata Center of Technology and Design at [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (MIT) with a mission to address the challenges of resource-constrained communities, with an initial focus on India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://innovation.mit.edu/resource/tata-center/|title=Tata Center for Technology + Design|website=MIT Innovation Initiative|date=28 March 2016 |access-date=26 January 2019|archive-date=6 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206120708/https://innovation.mit.edu/resource/tata-center/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Cornell University ===
Ratan Tata was the highest international donor to the Cornell University.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /> Cornell University paid tribute to its alumnus Ratan Tata, honouring his leadership, philanthropy, and contributions to education and research, particularly through the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Srivastava |first=Aditi |date=10 October 2024 |title=Cornell remembers largest international donor Ratan Tata and his love for architecture |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/cornell-university-honours-its-largest-donor-ratan-tata-indian-industrialist-who-passed-away-at-86-101728531584875.html |work=Hindustan Times}}</ref>

=== Contributions to Taj Hotel Staff victims ===
Following the [[2008 Mumbai Attacks|attack]] on the [[Taj Mahal Palace Hotel]] in November 2008 by Pakistan based terrorists of [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]], Tata decided to restore the heritage of the hotel as well as financially support the families of people who lost their lives in the attack, even personally visiting the homes of victims to ensure their well-being. During the carnage, Tata also chose to wait outside the Taj Hotel for three days until the operation concluded.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/2611-attack-three-days-ratan-tata-stood-outside-taj-hotel-2640295-2024-11-26|title= 26/11 Attack: The three days Ratan Tata spent outside Taj Hotel|date= 26 November 2024}}</ref>

=== Animal welfare ===
In June 2024, Tata personally appealed on Instagram for volunteers to donate blood for a critically ill stray dog at his Mumbai animal hospital, prompting numerous offers and underlining his personal commitment to animal welfare.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Biswas |first=Soutik |title=Billionaire Ratan Tata appeals for blood donor to save dog |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/billionaire-ratan-tata-appeals-blood-donor-save-dog-s9bmgcx7v |work=The Times |date=6 June 2024 |access-date=17 August 2025}}</ref>

==Board memberships and affiliations==
Ratan Tata was the interim chairman of [[Tata Sons]]. He headed the main two Tata trusts, [[Sir Dorabji Tata and Allied Trusts]] and [[Sir Ratan Tata Trust]] and their allied trusts, with a combined stake of 66% in Tata Sons, Tata group's holding company.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Jhunjhunwala |first=Shital |date= 2020|title=Tata Sons and the Mystery of Mistry |journal=Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision Makers |language=en |volume=45 |issue=3 |pages=170–182 |doi=10.1177/0256090920965420 |issn=0256-0909|doi-access=free }}</ref>

He served in various capacities in organisations in India and abroad. He was a member of Prime Minister's 'Council on Trade and Industry' and the 'National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council'. He was on the jury panel of [[Pritzker Architecture Prize]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pritzkerprize.com/sites/default/files/file_fields/field_files_inline/2013_juror_news-release.pdf |title=The Pritzker Architecture Prize Adds Two New Jurors: Kristin Feireiss of Germany and Ratan N. Tata of India |website=Pritzkerprize.com |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924110139/http://www.pritzkerprize.com/sites/default/files/file_fields/field_files_inline/2013_juror_news-release.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> – considered to be one of the world's premier architecture prizes.

Over the years, Tata had served on the [[Cornell University]] Board of Trustees, personally advising the school's administration in matters of international involvement, particularly regarding projects connected to India. More broadly, Tata had served on the board's Academic Affairs, Student Life, and Development Committees. In 2013 he was named Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ratan Tata named Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year |url=https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2012/08/tata-named-2013-cornell-entrepreneur-year |website=Cornell Chronicle |access-date=27 January 2023}}</ref>

He was a director on the boards of [[Alcoa]] Inc., [[Mondelez International]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Ratan-Tata-nominated-to-the-board-of-Mondelez-International/articleshow/19363357.cms |title=Ratan Tata nominated to the board of Mondelez International |work=The Times of India |date=3 April 2013 |access-date=23 March 2014 |archive-date=3 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003232254/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Ratan-Tata-nominated-to-the-board-of-Mondelez-International/articleshow/19363357.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> and Board of Governors of the [[East–West Center]]. He was also a member of the board of trustees of [[University of Southern California]], Harvard Business School Board of Dean's Advisors, X Prize<ref>{{cite web |author=Ray |url=http://spaceprizes.blogspot.in/2008/06/ratan-tata-and-michael-boustridge-join.html |title=Space Prizes: Ratan Tata and Michael Boustridge Join X PRIZE Foundation Board of Directors |website=Spaceprizes.blogspot.in |date=1 June 2008 |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208060610/http://spaceprizes.blogspot.in/2008/06/ratan-tata-and-michael-boustridge-join.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and Cornell University. He was a member on the board of International Advisory Council at [[Bocconi University]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.unibocconi.it/wps/wcm/connect/Bocconi/SitoPubblico_EN/Navigation+Tree/Home/About+Us/Organization/International+Advisory+Council/International+Advisory+Council_Monzini+2010+05+06+04+28 |title=International Advisory Council – Bocconi University |access-date=21 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804143951/https://www.unibocconi.it/wps/wcm/connect/Bocconi/SitoPubblico_EN/Navigation+Tree/Home/About+Us/Organization/International+Advisory+Council/International+Advisory+Council_Monzini+2010+05+06+04+28 |archive-date=4 August 2016 }}</ref>

He was on the advisory board of [[Hakluyt & Company|Hakluyt & Co]], an international consultancy company.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=International Advisory Board |url=https://hakluytandco.com/international-advisory-board/ |access-date=16 October 2023 |website=Hakluyt |language=en-GB}}</ref>

In 2013, he was appointed to the board of trustees of the [[Carnegie Endowment for International Peace]].<ref name="auto1">{{cite web |title=Ratan N. Tata Joins Carnegie Board of Trustees |url=https://carnegieendowment.org/posts/2013/09/ratan-n-tata-joins-carnegie-board-of-trustees?lang=en |publisher=Carnegie Endowment for International Peace |access-date=28 November 2018 |location=Washington, DC |date=13 September 2013 |archive-date=29 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129012824/https://carnegieendowment.org/2013/09/18/ratan-n.-tata-joins-carnegie-board-of-trustees-pub-53028 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In February 2015, Ratan took an advisory role at Kalari Capital, a venture capital firm founded by [[Vani Kola]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Samidha |title=Ratan Tata Turns Advisor to VC Fund |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Ratan-Tata-turns-adviser-to-VC-fund/articleshow/46181587.cms |access-date=28 November 2018 |newspaper=The Times of India |date=10 February 2015 |archive-date=16 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816131553/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Ratan-Tata-turns-adviser-to-VC-fund/articleshow/46181587.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

In October 2016, Tata Sons removed Cyrus Mistry as its chairman, nearly 4 years after he took over the reins of the over $100 billion conglomerate, Ratan Tata made a comeback, taking over the company's interim boss for 4 months.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 October 2024 |title=Ratan Tata's Legacy: How He Made Tata Group A Global Power |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/industry/ratan-tatas-legacy-how-he-made-tata-group-a-global-power-article-114095970 |access-date=10 October 2024 |website=Times Now |language=en}}</ref> On 12 January 2017, [[Natarajan Chandrasekaran]] was named as the chairman of Tata Sons, a role he assumed in February 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 December 2019 |title=From Cyrus Mistry's sacking to NCLAT restoring him as Tata Sons head: A chronology of events |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/business/companies/cyrus-mistrys-sacking-nclat-restoring-him-executive-chairman-tata-sons-timeline-ratan-tata-6173531/ |access-date=9 October 2024 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life and death==
Tata never married and had no children. In 2011, he stated, "I came close to getting married four times and each time I backed off in fear or for one reason or another."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Came-close-to-getting-married-four-times-Ratan-Tata/articleshow/7972929.cms|title=Came close to getting married four times: Ratan Tata |website=[[The Times of India]] |date=14 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830144052/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Came-close-to-getting-married-four-times-Ratan-Tata/articleshow/7972929.cms|archive-date=30 August 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Tata was admitted to [[Breach Candy Hospital]] in critical condition and was under intensive care.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ratan Tata in critical condition at Mumbai Hospital, says report |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/ratan-tata-in-critical-condition-at-mumbai-hospital-says-report/articleshow/114086264.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=9 October 2024}}</ref> He died there at 23:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] on 9 October 2024, at the age of 86 due to age-related issues.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ratan Tata, Whose Indian Business Empire Went Global, Dies at 86 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/09/business/ratan-tata-dead.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=9 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ratan Tata no more; Business Titan dead at 86 |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/business/ratan-tata-no-more-business-titan-dead-at-86-3226473 |access-date=9 October 2024 |publisher=[[Deccan Herald]] |date=9 October 2024}}</ref> Following his death, the [[Government of Maharashtra]] and the [[Government of Jharkhand]] announced a day of mourning.

On 10 October, Tata was given a [[state funeral]].<ref name=statefuneral>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crm211ez121o|title=India holds state funeral for tycoon Ratan Tata|first=Simon|last=Fraser|publisher=BBC News|date=10 October 2024|access-date=10 October 2024}}</ref> His last rites were conducted at the Parsi crematorium at [[Worli]]. He was accorded with military and 21-gun salute during his final rites.<ref name=statefuneral /><ref>{{cite web |title=Ratan Tata Death News LIVE Updates: Tata Group Chairman's Last Rites |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/ratan-tata-death-news-live-updates-tata-group-chairman-last-rights-funeral-liveblog-12839261.html |website=Moneycontrol |access-date=10 October 2024}}</ref> The [[Greater Mumbai Police|Mumbai Police]] delivered a ceremonial guard of honour and his body was wrapped in the Indian flag.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 October 2024 |title=Ratan Tata's last rites: Wrapped in Indian flag, mortal remains arrive at Worli Parsi Crematorium {{!}} Watch |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/ratan-tatas-last-rites-wrapped-in-indian-flag-mortal-remains-arrive-at-worli-parsi-crematorium-watch-11728560336621.html |access-date=10 October 2024 |website=Livemint}}</ref> Even after death, Tata donated {{INRConvert|10000|c|lk=on|year=2025}} in his will which includes his [[mentee]] [[Shantanu Naidu]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Shantanu Naidu, Ratan Tata's long associate mentioned in his Rs 10,000 crore will |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/shantanu-naidu-ratan-tatas-long-associate-mentioned-in-his-rs-10000-crore-will/articleshow/114597688.cms |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 |date=26 October 2024 |access-date=25 October 2024}}</ref>

== Ratan Tata's will ==
Ratan Tata's will, made public after his death, outlines the distribution of his {{INRConvert|10000|c|lk=on|year=2025}} crore estate among family, friends, staff, and charitable organisations.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=2025-02-07 |title=Who is Mohini Mohan Dutta? Exploring the Mystery Heir to Ratan Tata's Wealth |url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/who-is-mohini-mohan-dutta-the-mystery-figure-to-inherit-one-third-of-ratan-tatas-will-1738924491-1 |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=Jagranjosh.com |language=en}}</ref>

Key aspects of the will:<ref name=":5" />

* '''Ratan Tata Endowment Foundation (RTEF):''' A significant portion of Tata's wealth around {{INRConvert|3800|c|lk=on|year=2025}} crore worth of shares, including in [[Tata Group]] companies like [[Tata Motors]] and [[Tata Sons]], will be transferred to the RTEF, a charitable trust established in 2022 and the Ratan Tata Endowment Trust for philanthropic purposes.
* '''Family:''' The will designates assets to Tata's family members, including his brother Jimmy Tata and half-sisters Shireen and Deanna Jejeebhoy. His half sisters are also the will's executors.
* '''Mohini Mohan Dutta:''' Mohini Mohan Dutta, a Jamshedpur-based entrepreneur and former Tata Group employee, is entitled to one-third of the residual estate, including bank deposits exceeding {{INRConvert|350|c|lk=on|year=2025}} and proceeds from selling personal items.
* '''[[Shantanu Naidu]]:''' Tata's mentee and executive assistant, Shantanu Naidu, is named in the will. Tata also relinquished his stake in Naidu’s companionship venture, ''Goodfellows'', and waived his education loan of {{INRConvert|1|c|lk=on|year=2025}} extended for his [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]] studies at [[Cornell University]].
* '''Staff:''' Provisions are included for long-serving household staff. Tata bequeathed nearly {{INRConvert|3.5|c|lk=on|year=2025}} to his household staff and office employees. He waived personal loans given to his staff and even a neighbour. Additionally, {{INRConvert|1|l|lk=on|year=2025}} was allocated to part-time helpers and car cleaners. Several staff members received individual bequests, including: Rajan Shaw (Cook) – just over {{INRConvert|1|c|lk=on|year=2025}}, including a loan waiver of {{INRConvert|51|l|lk=on|year=2025}}, Subbaiah Konar (Butler) – {{INRConvert|66|l|lk=on|year=2025}}, including a loan waiver of {{INRConvert|36|l|lk=on|year=2025}}, Delnaz Gilder (Secretary) – {{INRConvert|10|l|lk=on|year=2025}}, Raju Leon (Driver) – {{INRConvert|1.5|l|lk=on|year=2025}} along with a {{INRConvert|18|l|lk=on|year=2025}} loan waiver, Hoshi D Malesara (Tata Trusts Consultant) – {{INRConvert|5|l|lk=on|year=2025}}, Devendar Katamollu (Alibaug Bungalow Caretaker) – {{INRConvert|2|l|lk=on|year=2025}}, Deepti Divakaran (Personal Assistant) – {{INRConvert|1.5|l|lk=on|year=2025}}, Gopal Singh (Peon) – {{INRConvert|50000||lk=on|year=2025}}, Pandurang Gurav (Peon) – {{INRConvert|50000||lk=on|year=2025}}, Sarfaraz Deshmukh (Helper) – {{INRConvert|2|l|lk=on|year=2025}} loan waiver.<ref name=":6">{{Cite news |title= Rs 3.5 crore to staff, Rs 12 lakh for dog Tito: Ratan Tata's will details revealed. Who gets what?|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/rs-3-5-crore-to-staff-rs-12-lakh-for-dog-tito-ratan-tata-s-will-details-revealed-who-gets-what-12982220.html }}</ref>
* '''Pets:''' Tata's will ensures that his [[German Shepherd]] - Tito, will be cared for and his will allocated {{INRConvert|12|l|lk=on|year=2025}} for the dog’s care.
* '''Assets:''' Tata’s estate comprises assets including a 2,000-square-foot beach bungalow in [[Alibag|Alibaug]], a two-story residence in [[Mumbai]], and fixed deposits exceeding {{INRConvert|350|c|lk=on|year=2025}}.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-22 |title=Inside Ratan Tata's Iconic Sea-Facing Mansion in Colaba, Mumbai |url=https://infrainfohub.com/ratan-tata-colaba-home-mumbai/ |access-date=2025-05-23 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* '''Luxury cars:''' Tata's collection of 20 to 30 luxury vehicles may be acquired by the Tata Group for display in a museum or for auctioning.
* '''Clothes:''' Tata also instructed that all his clothing be donated to NGOs for distribution to the underprivileged. Known for his refined taste in fashion, Tata’s wardrobe included brands like Daks, Polo, [[Brooks Brothers]], [[Brioni (brand)|Brioni suits]], and [[Hermès|Hermes ties]].<ref name=":6" />
* '''Overseas:''' His [[Seychelles]] land worth {{INRConvert|85|l|lk=on|year=2025}}was bequeathed to RNT Associates, a [[Singapore]]-registered fund, whose shareholders include former [[Tata Trusts]] managing trustee R Venkatraman and former [[Tata Technologies]] CEO Patrick McGoldrick.<ref name=":6" />

==Honours and awards==
{{Cleanup section|reason=Laundry-list includes many seemingly less/non-notables|date=January 2025}}
[[File:The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Padma Vibhushan to Shri Ratan Naval Tata at Civil Investiture-II Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on May 10, 2008.jpg|thumb|President [[Pratibha Patil]] presenting the [[Padma Vibhushan]] to Ratan Tata, at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, in 2008]]

Ratan Tata received the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2000 and [[Padma Vibhushan]] in 2008, the third and second highest civilian honours awarded by the Government of India.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2015 }}</ref> Tata also received various state civilian honours such as '[[Maharashtra Bhushan]]' in 2006 for his work in the public administration in [[Maharashtra]] and  '[[Assam Baibhav]]' in 2021 for his contribution towards furthering cancer care in [[Assam]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Assam CM Announces 'Assam Baibhav' Award To Industrialist Ratan Tata |url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/assam-cm-announces-assam-baibhav-award-to-industrialist-ratan-tata-565897 |access-date=18 December 2021 |work=The Sentinel |date=12 December 2021 |archive-date=18 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218050335/https://www.sentinelassam.com/amp/north-east-india-news/assam-news/assam-cm-announces-assam-baibhav-award-to-industrialist-ratan-tata-565897 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Other awards include:
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
! Year !! Name !! Awarding organisation !! Ref.
|-
|2001
|Honorary [[Doctor of Business Administration]]
|[[Ohio State University]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.osu.edu/universityawards/dsa/honorary.html |title=Honorary Degree&nbsp;– University Awards & Recognition&nbsp;– The Ohio State University |website=Osu.edu |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-date=10 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210204132/https://www.osu.edu/universityawards/dsa/honorary.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2004
|[[Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay]]
|[[Government of Uruguay]]
|<ref>[http://portal.bsnl.in/bsnl/asp/content%20mgmt/html%20content/business/business29191.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320120247/http://portal.bsnl.in/bsnl/asp/content%20mgmt/html%20content/business/business29191.html|date=20 March 2014}}</ref>
|-
| Honorary [[Doctor of Technology]]
| [[Asian Institute of Technology]].
|<ref name="asdu.ait.ac.th">{{cite news|work=Asian Institute of Technology|title=Asian Institute of Technology confers doctorate on Ratan Tata|url=http://www.asdu.ait.ac.th/NewsAndEvents/newsletterData/HTMLFormat/iss3no7/cover.htm|date=March 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120530150231/http://www.asdu.ait.ac.th/NewsAndEvents/newsletterData/HTMLFormat/iss3no7/cover.htm|archive-date=30 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2005
|International Distinguished Achievement Award
|[[B'nai B'rith]] International
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bnaibrith.org/uploads/7/8/5/9/7859990/bbi_past_award_honorees_list.pdf |title=B'Nai B'Rith International: Past Award Honorees |website=Bnaibrith.org |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-date=18 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151218203353/http://www.bnaibrith.org/uploads/7/8/5/9/7859990/bbi_past_award_honorees_list.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| Honorary [[Doctor of Science]]
| [[University of Warwick]].
|<ref>{{cite news|work=London School of Economics|title=University of Warwick confers Honorary Doctor of Science on Ratan Tata|url=http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/ne1000000109101/|date=March 2005|access-date=28 June 2011|archive-date=25 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725230604/http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/ne1000000109101/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2006
|Honorary Doctor of Science
|[[Indian Institute of Technology Madras]]
|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/29/stories/2006072912901000.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006135509/http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/29/stories/2006072912901000.htm |archive-date=6 October 2008 |title=Young engineers should stay back to serve the nation, says Ratan Tata&nbsp;– TAMIL NADU |date=2 July 2006|newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2 December 2015}}</ref>
|-
|Responsible Capitalism Award
|[[For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology]] (FIRST)
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/ratan-tata-wins-responsible-capitalism-award-106120300005_1.html |title=Ratan Tata wins responsible capitalism award &#124; Business Standard News |newspaper=Business Standard India |date=3 December 2006 |access-date=2 December 2015 |agency=Press Trust of India |archive-date=24 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124141254/http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/ratan-tata-wins-responsible-capitalism-award-106120300005_1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2007
| [[Honorary Fellowship]]
|[[The London School of Economics and Political Science]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/news/archives/2007/RatanTataHonoraryFellow.aspx |title=Ratan Tata becomes an LSE honorary fellow – 2007 – News archive&nbsp;– News&nbsp;– News and media&nbsp;– Home |website=Lse.ac.uk |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208071058/http://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/news/archives/2007/RatanTataHonoraryFellow.aspx |archive-date=8 December 2015 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy]]
| [[Carnegie Endowment for International Peace]]
|<ref>{{cite news|work=Carnegie Endowment for International Peace |title=Carnegie Medal for Philanthropy on Ratan Tata |url=http://www.carnegiemedals.org/pastbios/2007medalist.html |date=March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008004356/http://www.carnegiemedals.org/pastbios/2007medalist.html |archive-date=8 October 2011 }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="6" | 2008
| Honorary [[Doctor of Law]]
| [[University of Cambridge]]
|<ref>{{cite news|work=University of Cambridge|title=University of Cambridge confers doctorate on Ratan Tata|url=http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/about/awards-announcements-and-prizes/honorary-degrees/|date=March 2008|access-date=28 June 2011|archive-date=2 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110702011557/http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/about/awards-announcements-and-prizes/honorary-degrees/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| Honorary Doctor of Science
| [[Indian Institute of Technology Bombay]]
|<ref>{{cite news|work=Mumbai Mirror |title=Ratan Tata gets smarter by a degree |url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/2/20080809200808090229325327587018/Ratan-Tata-gets-smarter-by-a-degree.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411102248/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/2/20080809200808090229325327587018/Ratan-Tata-gets-smarter-by-a-degree.html |archive-date=11 April 2013 |date=August 2008 }}</ref>
|-
| Honorary Doctor of Science
| [[Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur]]
|<ref>{{cite news|work=Economic Times|title=IIT Kharagpur confers doctorate on Ratan Tata|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2008-03-19/news/28415749_1_doctorate-iit-kharagpur-honorary-degree|date=March 2008|access-date=28 June 2011|archive-date=15 July 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715234919/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2008-03-19/news/28415749_1_doctorate-iit-kharagpur-honorary-degree|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[Honorary Citizen Award]]
| [[Government of Singapore]]
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/latest-headlines/story/singapore-confers-honorary-citizenship-on-ratan-tata-29065-2008-08-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208155245/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Singapore+confers+honorary+citizenship+on+Ratan+Tata/1/14155.html|title=Singapore confers honorary citizenship on Ratan Tata|agency=Indo-Asian News Service|date=29 August 2008|archive-date=8 December 2015|website=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mom.gov.sg/newsroom/press-releases/2008/singapore-confers-prestigious-honorary-citizen-award-on-mr-ratan-n-tata-and-tan-sri-frank-tsao|title=Singapore Confers Prestigious Honorary Citizen Award on Mr Ratan N. Tata|publisher=www.mom.gov.sg|date=2 August 2008|access-date=25 January 2016|archive-date=30 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130170831/http://www.mom.gov.sg/newsroom/press-releases/2008/singapore-confers-prestigious-honorary-citizen-award-on-mr-ratan-n-tata-and-tan-sri-frank-tsao|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|Honorary Fellowship
|[[The Institution of Engineering and Technology]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theiet.org/resources/library/archives/institution-history/hon-fellows.cfm |title=IET Honorary Fellows |publisher=The IET |date=2 October 2015 |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208160854/http://www.theiet.org/resources/library/archives/institution-history/hon-fellows.cfm |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|Inspired Leadership Award
|The Performance Theatre
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theperformancetheatre.com/about/inspired-leadership-award/ |title=The award |work=The Performance Theatre |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208144140/http://theperformancetheatre.com/about/inspired-leadership-award/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |2009
|[[Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (KBE)
|[[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]]
|<ref>{{cite news|url = http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-05-05/news/49634105_1_tata-sons-tata-group-chairman-emeritus-ratan-tata|title = GBE: Ratan Tata receives one of UK's top civilian honours|date = 5 May 2014|newspaper = [[The Economic Times]]|access-date = 20 June 2015|archive-date = 20 June 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150620090333/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-05-05/news/49634105_1_tata-sons-tata-group-chairman-emeritus-ratan-tata|url-status = dead}}</ref>
|-
| Life Time Contribution Award in Engineering for 2008
|[[Indian National Academy of Engineering]]
|<ref>[http://inae.in/life_time.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140724141319/http://inae.in/life_time.html|date=24 July 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic|Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic]]
|[[Government of Italy]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.governo.it/Presidenza/onorificenze_araldica/onorificenze/documenti/anno%202008.pdf |title=Presidenza Del Consiglio Dei Ministri: Collocati A Riposo (Art: 7) |website=Governo.it |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-date=27 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927073739/http://www.governo.it/Presidenza/onorificenze_araldica/onorificenze/documenti/anno%202008.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="8" |2010
| Honorary Doctor of Law
|[[University of Cambridge]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cam.ac.uk/news/honorary-degree-2010-nominations-announced |title=Honorary degree 2010 nominations announced &#124; University of Cambridge |website=Cam.ac.uk |date=1 March 2010 |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208095543/http://www.cam.ac.uk/news/honorary-degree-2010-nominations-announced |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| Hadrian Award
| [[World Monuments Fund]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wmf.org/event/2010-hadrian-award-gala |title=2010 Hadrian Award Gala &#124; World Monuments Fund |website=Wmf.org |date=1 October 2010 |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208220853/https://www.wmf.org/event/2010-hadrian-award-gala |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| Oslo Business for Peace award
| [[Business for Peace Foundation]]
| |<ref>[http://businessforpeace.no/the-2010-honourees/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415140015/http://businessforpeace.no/the-2010-honourees/|date=15 April 2014}}</ref>
|-
| Legend in Leadership Award
| [[Yale University]]
|<ref>{{cite news|work=Yale University|title=Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute to Honor Tata Sons Chairman Ratan Tata with "Legend in Leadership Award"|url=http://celi.som.yale.edu/news-events/in-the-news/10/10/271|date=September 2010|access-date=28 June 2011|archive-date=25 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925173758/http://celi.som.yale.edu/news-events/in-the-news/10/10/271|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| Honorary Doctor of Laws
| [[Pepperdine University]]
|<ref>{{cite news|work=Pepperdine University |title=Pepperdine Confers Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree on Ratan N. Tata |url=http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/releases/2010/september/pepperdine-confers-honorary-degree.htm |date=September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927100927/http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/releases/2010/september/pepperdine-confers-honorary-degree.htm |archive-date=27 September 2011 }}</ref>
|-
|CIF Global Indian Award
|Canada India Foundation
|
|-
| Business for Peace Award
| [[Business for Peace Foundation]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iccwbo.org/News/Articles/2010/Seven-secure-Oslo-Business-for-Peace-Awards-for-2010/ |title=Seven secure Oslo Business for Peace Awards for 2010 &#124; ICC&nbsp;– International Chamber of Commerce |website=Iccwbo.org |date=5 October 2010 |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109102343/http://www.iccwbo.org/News/Articles/2010/Seven-secure-Oslo-Business-for-Peace-Awards-for-2010/ |archive-date=9 January 2016 }}</ref>
|-
| Business Leader of the Year
| [[The Asian Awards]].
|<ref>{{cite news|work=[[The Times of India]] |title=Winners of the Asian Awards 2010|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/top-stories/Tendulkar-gets-Peoples-choice-Award-in-Asian-awards-in-UK/articleshow/6821962.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104051214/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-10-27/top-stories/28220308_1_asian-awards-lifetime-achievement-award-sunil-mittal|archive-date=4 November 2012|url-status=live |date=October 2010}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2012
| [[Honorary Fellow]]<ref name="List of Fellows">{{cite web |url=http://www.raeng.org.uk/about-us/people-council-committees/the-fellowship/list-of-fellows |title=List of Fellows&nbsp;– Royal Academy of Engineering |website=Raeng.org.uk |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-date=8 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160608094405/http://www.raeng.org.uk/about-us/people-council-committees/the-fellowship/list-of-fellows }}</ref>
| [[The Royal Academy of Engineering]]<ref name="List of Fellows"/>
|<ref>{{cite web | first = Lucie | last = George |url=http://blogs.fco.gov.uk/science-innovation-network-india/2012/08/07/spotlight-on-engineering |title=Spotlight on engineering &#124; Foreign Office Blogs |website=Blogs.fco.gov.uk |date=7 August 2012 |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-date=23 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323151432/http://blogs.fco.gov.uk/science-innovation-network-india/2012/08/07/spotlight-on-engineering/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| Doctor of Business ''honoris causa''
| [[University of New South Wales]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/general/indian-industrialist-ratan-tata-honorary-degree/ |title=Indian industrialist Ratan Tata honorary degree &#124; UNSW Newsroom |website=Newsroom.unsw.edu.au |date=2 November 2012 |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208224835/https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/general/indian-industrialist-ratan-tata-honorary-degree |url-status=live |author1=z3081268 }}</ref>
|-
| Grand Cordon of the [[Order of the Rising Sun]]
| [[Government of Japan]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.in.emb-japan.go.jp/Press_Releases_Embassy/PR08-2012.html |title=Conferment of Japanese Decoration on Mr. Ratan N. Tata, Chairman of Tata Group |website=Embassy of Japan in India |date=29 April 2012 |access-date=31 July 2016 |archive-date=14 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170714220638/http://www.in.emb-japan.go.jp/Press_Releases_Embassy/PR08-2012.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| Lifetime Achievement Award
| [[Rockefeller Foundation]]
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Ratan Tata receives lifetime achievement award |url=https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2012/06/ratan-tata-receives-lifetime-achievement-award |website=Cornell Chronicle |access-date=27 January 2023}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2013
| International Member
| U.S. National Academy of Engineering
|<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=02072013|date = 7 February 2013|website = The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering & Medicine|title = National Academy of Engineering Elects 69 Members And 11 Foreign Associates|access-date = 19 March 2014|archive-date = 14 July 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140714194254/http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=02072013|url-status = live}}</ref>
|-
| Transformational Leader of the Decade
| Indian Affairs India Leadership Conclave 2013
|<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.indiainfoline.com/article/bwnewswire/dr.-mukesh-batra-dr.-mukesh-hariawala-dilip-surana-of-microlabs-upinder-zutshi-of-infinite-computers-dr.-ravindranath-of-global-hospitals-ratan-tata-priyanka-chopra-among-others-declared-winners-at-4th-annual-india-leadership-conclave-2013-35744_1.html|title = Dr. Mukesh Batra, Dr. Mukesh Hariawala, Dilip Surana of Microlabs, Upinder Zutshi of Infinite Computers, Dr. Ravindranath of Global Hospitals, Ratan Tata, Priyanka Chopra Among Others Declared Winners|access-date = 17 May 2017|archive-date = 10 January 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220110210342/https://www.indiainfoline.com/article/bwnewswire/dr.-mukesh-batra-dr.-mukesh-hariawala-dilip-surana-of-microlabs-upinder-zutshi-of-infinite-computers-dr.-ravindranath-of-global-hospitals-ratan-tata-priyanka-chopra-among-others-declared-winners-at-4th-annual-india-leadership-conclave-2013-35744_1.html|url-status = live}}</ref>
|-
| Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year&nbsp;– Lifetime Achievement
| [[Ernst & Young]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.ey.com/IN/en/About-us/Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year/PR_BS_EY-honors-Ratan-Tata-with-life-time-achievement-award|publisher = Ernst & Young|access-date = 6 August 2015|title = EY honors Ratan Tata with life time achievement award|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924022442/http://www.ey.com/IN/en/About-us/Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year/PR_BS_EY-honors-Ratan-Tata-with-life-time-achievement-award|archive-date = 24 September 2015|df = dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
| Honorary Doctor of Business Practice
| [[Carnegie Mellon University]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cmu.edu/commencement/keynote_honorees/index.html |title=Keynote & Honorees-Commencement Weekend&nbsp;– Carnegie Mellon University |website=Cmu.edu |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151202082317/http://www.cmu.edu/commencement/keynote_honorees/index.html |archive-date=2 December 2015 }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2014
| Honorary Doctor of Business
|[[Singapore Management University]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.smu.edu.sg/news/2014/03/19/mr-ratan-tata-receives-honorary-doctorate-smu |title=Mr Ratan Tata receives honorary doctorate from SMU &#124; News &#124; Singapore Management University |publisher=SMU |date=1 March 2014 |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208191743/http://www.smu.edu.sg/news/2014/03/19/mr-ratan-tata-receives-honorary-doctorate-smu |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[Sayaji Ratna Award]]
|[[Baroda Management Association]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/BMA-to-confer-Sayaji-Ratna-Award-on-Ratan-Tata/articleshow/33321140.cms |title=BMA to confer Sayaji Ratna Award on Ratan Tata |work=The Times of India |date=6 April 2014 |access-date=21 August 2014 |archive-date=10 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410081321/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/BMA-to-confer-Sayaji-Ratna-Award-on-Ratan-Tata/articleshow/33321140.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire]] (GBE)
|[[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]]
|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/touched-for-being-awarded-gbe-by-uk-ratan-tata/article1-1209537.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418124001/http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/touched-for-being-awarded-gbe-by-uk-ratan-tata/article1-1209537.aspx |archive-date=18 April 2014 |title=Touched for being awarded GBE by UK: Ratan Tata &#124; business |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=1 April 2014|access-date=2 December 2015}}</ref><ref name=GBE>{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/world-location-news/sir-james-bevan-presents-gbe-knight-grand-cross-to-ratan-tata |title=Sir James Bevan presents GBE (Knight Grand Cross) to Ratan Tata&nbsp;– News articles |publisher=GOV.UK |date=5 May 2014 |access-date=7 October 2015 |archive-date=9 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109102342/https://www.gov.uk/government/world-location-news/sir-james-bevan-presents-gbe-knight-grand-cross-to-ratan-tata |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| Honorary [[Doctor of Laws]]
| [[York University, Toronto|York University, Canada]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Ratan Tata gets honorary doctorate from York University of Canada|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/06/ratan-tata-gets-honorary-doctorate-from-york-university-of-canada/|work=IANS|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|access-date=22 June 2014|archive-date=23 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623111007/http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/06/ratan-tata-gets-honorary-doctorate-from-york-university-of-canada/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| Honorary Doctor of Automotive Engineering
| [[Clemson University]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://myscma.com/public_docs/2015_Automotive_Summit_Agenda.pdf |title=2015 SC Automotive Summit & SC Auto Week Agenda |website=Myscma.com |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304024713/http://myscma.com/public_docs/2015_Automotive_Summit_Agenda.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[Sayaji Ratna Award]]
| Baroda Management Association, Honoris Causa, [[HEC Paris]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hec.edu/News-Room/News/Ratan-N.-Tata-receives-honoris-causa-degree-from-HEC-Paris |title=HEC Paris &#124; Ratan N. Tata receives honoris causa degree from HEC Paris |website=Hec.edu |date=2 April 2015 |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-date=9 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109102342/http://www.hec.edu/News-Room/News/Ratan-N.-Tata-receives-honoris-causa-degree-from-HEC-Paris |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2016
| [[Commander of the Legion of Honour]]
| [[Government of France]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ambafrance-in.org/Highest-French-civilian-distinction-Commandeur-de-la-Legion-d-Honneur-conferred |title=Highest French civilian distinction, Commandeur de la Légion d'Honneur conferred on Shri Ratan Tata |website=France in India: French Embassy in New Delhi |date=18 March 2016 |access-date=31 July 2016 |archive-date=4 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804123354/http://www.ambafrance-in.org/Highest-French-civilian-distinction-Commandeur-de-la-Legion-d-Honneur-conferred |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2018
| Honorary [[Doctor of Engineering|Doctor in Engineering]]
| [[Swansea University]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://businessnewswales.com/swansea-university-set-for-new-partnerships-in-india/|title=Swansea University Set for New Partnerships in India|date=3 October 2018|website=Business News Wales|access-date=8 April 2020|archive-date=10 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110210334/https://businessnewswales.com/swansea-university-set-for-new-partnerships-in-india/|url-status=live |last1=Jones |first1=Rachel }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www-2018.swansea.ac.uk/press-office/news-archive/2018/tataemerituschairmanratantataawardedhonorarydoctorate.php|title=Tata Emeritus Chairman Ratan Tata awarded Honorary Doctorate|website=www-2018.swansea.ac.uk|access-date=8 April 2020|archive-date=10 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110210319/https://www-2018.swansea.ac.uk/press-office/news-archive/2018/tataemerituschairmanratantataawardedhonorarydoctorate.php|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|Honorary [[Doctor of Literature]]
|[[HSNC University]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loksatta.com/photos/todays-photo-3/2968887/industrialist-ratan-tata-and-governor-bhagat-singh-koshyari-attend-convocation-ceremony-of-hsnc-university-in-mumbai-photos-kak-96/ |title=industrialist ratan tata and Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari attend convocation ceremony of HSNC University in mumbai photos &#124;Photos: रतन टाटांनी वाढवले विद्यार्थ्यांचे मनोबल; विद्यापीठाच्या दीक्षांत समारंभात लावली हजेरी |publisher=Loksatta |date= 11 June 2022|access-date=14 June 2022}}</ref><ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ratan-tata-conferred-honorary-d-litt-by-hsnc-university/articleshow/92149683.cms Ratan Tata conferred honorary D.Litt. by HSNC university] – website of the newspaper [[Times of India]]</ref>
|-
|2023
| [[Order of Australia|Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia]] (AO)
|[[Charles III|King Charles III]]
|<ref name="AO">{{Cite web|url=https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2023G00331|title = Australian Gazette| date=17 March 2023 }}</ref>
|-
|2023
| Maharashtra Udyog Ratna
| [[Government of Maharashtra]]
|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Banerjee |first=Shoumojit |date=19 August 2023 |title=Ratan Tata conferred with Maharashtra govt.'s 'Udyog Ratna' award |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/ratan-tata-conferred-with-maharashtras-udyog-ratna-award/article67212757.ece |access-date=9 October 2024 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=}}</ref>
|}

==In popular culture==
''Mega Icons'' (2018–2020), an Indian [[Television documentary|documentary television series]] on [[National Geographic]] about prominent Indian personalities, dedicated an episode to Ratan Tata's contributions.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mega Icons Season 2 Episode 2|url=https://www.hotstar.com/in/tv/mega-icons/1260000382/ratan-tata/1260041494|access-date=12 June 2021|website=[[Disney+ Hotstar]]|language=en|archive-date=1 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101092121/https://www.hotstar.com/in/tv/mega-icons/1260000382/ratan-tata/1260041494|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2021, one of Tata's executive assistants, Shantanu Naidu, wrote a memoir that covered his time with the industrialist. The book, ''I Came Upon a Lighthouse: A Short Memoir of Life with Ratan Tata'' was published through [[HarperCollins India]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The tycoon who inspired a book |url=https://www.theweek.in/columns/Shobhaa-De/2020/12/31/the-tycoon-who-inspired-a-book.html |access-date=2025-07-03 |website=The Week |language=en}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Jamsetji Tata]]
* [[List of entities associated with Tata Group]]
* [[List of philanthropists]]

==References==
'''Footnotes'''
{{Notelist}}
{{reflist|group=note}}

'''Citations'''
{{Reflist}}

==Bibliography==
* {{Cite book|last=Naidu|first=Shantanu|title=I Came Upon a Lighthouse: A Short Memoir of Life with Ratan Tata|publisher=[[HarperCollins India]]|others=Sanjana Desai|year=2021|isbn=978-93-90327-52-2}}

==External links==
* {{commons category-inline|Ratan Naval Tata}}
* {{Wikiquote-inline}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081011093757/http://www.tata.com/aboutus/articles/inside.aspx?artid=uBZjT+%2FooH8%3D Ratan Naval Tata's chairman profile at Tata Group]
* [https://www.theguardian.com/business/2008/mar/28/automotive.mergersandacquisitions?INTCMP=SRCH Profile] at ''[[The Guardian]]''
* [http://www.hbs.edu/businesshistory/emerging-markets/pages/profile-detail.aspx?profile=rntata Creating Emerging Markets Interview] at the [[Harvard Business School]]
* {{IMDb name|5144531}}

{{Navboxes|list=
{{S-start}}
{{S-bus}}
{{S-bef|before=[[J. R. D. Tata]]}}
{{S-ttl|title=Chairman of [[Tata Group]]|years=1991–2012}}
{{S-aft|after=[[Cyrus Mistry]]}}
{{S-bef|before=[[Cyrus Mistry]]}}
{{S-ttl|title=Chairman of [[Tata Group]]|years=2016–2017}}
{{S-aft|after=[[Natarajan Chandrasekaran]]}}
{{S-end}}
{{Padma Vibhushan Awards}}
{{PadmaBhushanAwardRecipients 2000–2009}}
{{Chairmen of Tata Group}}
{{Tata Group}}
}}
{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tata, Ratan}}
[[Category:1937 births]]
[[Category:2024 deaths]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian businesspeople]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian businesspeople]]
[[Category:Bishop Cotton School Shimla alumni]]
[[Category:Businesspeople awarded knighthoods]]
[[Category:Businesspeople from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Businesspeople in the steel industry]]
[[Category:Carnegie Endowment for International Peace]]
[[Category:Cathedral and John Connon School alumni]]
[[Category:Commanders of the Legion of Honour]]
[[Category:Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and Planning alumni]]
[[Category:Foreign associates of the National Academy of Engineering]]
[[Category:Honorary Fellows of the London School of Economics]]
[[Category:Honorary Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering]]
[[Category:Honorary Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire]]
[[Category:Honorary officers of the Order of Australia]]
[[Category:Indian chairpersons of corporations]]
[[Category:Indian industrialists]]
[[Category:Indian Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire]]
[[Category:Indian philanthropists]]
[[Category:Parsi businesspeople]]
[[Category:Parsi people from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Maharashtra Bhushan Award]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in trade and industry]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Vibhushan in trade & industry]]
[[Category:Riverdale Country School alumni]]
[[Category:Tata family]]
[[Category:Tata Group people]]