Isha M. Ambani (DIN: 06984175) is part of the executive leadership teams at Reliance Retail, Reliance Jio, Reliance Foundation, Reliance Foundation Institution of Education and Research, and Dhirubhai Ambani International School. She is on the Advisory Board of the Yale Schwarzman Center, and on the Board of Trustees of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, the Dia Art Foundation, LACMA, the International Volleyball Federation.
Isha M. Ambani played a pivotal role in conceptualizing and launching Reliance’s digital services business, Jio, in India in 2016. A game-changer in the Indian telecom landscape, with over 425 million subscribers, Jio is currently India’s no. 1 digital service provider and amongst the largest in the world.
Isha M. Ambani spearheads Reliance Retail, which is India’s largest retailer by revenue, profit, reach, and scale with presence in grocery, consumer electronics and fashion retail. She is driving the expansion of Reliance Retail into new categories, geographies and formats and is focused on enhancing the overall customer experience. She has led the expansion of the digital footprint for Reliance Retail and launched new formats such as the eCommerce business Ajio, and the online beauty platform Tira. She has been instrumental in expansion of Reliance Retail’s own brand portfolio including acquisition of some exciting Indian brands and launch of the Independence brand. Under her leadership, Reliance Retail is among the Top-10 Retailers in Asia and the only Indian retailer in the list of global top 100 retailers.
Isha M. Ambani is actively involved in overseeing the vision and impact of Reliance Foundation and is closely involved with the foundation’s work with children and women. She also heads the Diversity and Inclusion programme at Reliance Industries Limited, championing women’s rise in the workplace. An art enthusiast, she leads all the art & culture initiatives & collaborations undertaken by Reliance Foundation in India and internationally. She is passionate about education and provides hands-on leadership and direction to all education initiatives of Reliance, especially Dhirubhai Ambani International School (DAIS), Reliance Foundation Schools, and Jio Institute. As Vice-Chairperson of DAIS, she is currently leading the planning and development of the upcoming Nita Mukesh Ambani Junior School, a new primary school of the future, designed to provide collaborative learning and world-class facilities for students’ holistic development.
Isha M. Ambani graduated from Yale University in 2013 with a double major in Psychology and South Asian Studies and completed her MBA from Stanford University in 2018. She has been named in TIME magazine’s TIME100 Next list of rising stars from across industries around the world and has been recognised with the prestigious GenNext Entrepreneur Award at the Forbes India Leadership Awards 2023. She was awarded Lokmat's Indian Businesswoman Award and the Harper’s Bazaar Icon of the Year Award in 2024. In 2025, she was honored with the Newsmaker of the Year award at the Express Awards for Women Entrepreneurs (Express AWE).