FALGUNI NAYAR, FOUNDER & CEO OF NYKAA By kirti patil Feb 19, 1963 Birth Period: 1980 to 1983 Attended Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics for her undergraduate studies 1985 Completed her MBA from IIM Ahmedabad, specializing in finance Period: 1985 to 1993 Worked at AF Ferguson & Co. as a consultant & advisory 1993 Joined Kotak Mahindra Period: 1993 to 2000 Led Kotak’s international foray 2005 Promoted to Managing Director of Kotak Investment Banking 2012 Resigned from Kotak Mahindra 2012 Founded Nykaa 2017 Received the 'Woman Ahead' award at the Economic Times Startup Awards 2019 Inducted into the Vogue Beauty Awards Hall of Fame 2020 Featured among Fortune India's 50 Most Powerful Women in Business 2021 Became India's wealthiest self-made female billionaire 2022 Debuted on the Forbes India Rich List, securing the 44th position