Venky Mysore Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More 2024

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Businessman
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters– 175 cm in meters– 1.75 m in feet & inches– 5’ 9”
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	30 December
Age	Not Known
Birthplace	Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Zodiac signal	Capricorn
Nationality	American
Hometown	Chennai
College/University	University of Madras
Educational Qualification(s)	• Economics main with statistics and maths in Chennai [1]The Telegraph • MBA in advertising and finance [2]DNA
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Veena
Children	Son– Aneesh Daughter(s)– 2 • Priyanka • Malavika
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs. 14 crores (as of April 2023) [3]DNA Note– It excludes the net worth of his spouse and dependents.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Venky Mysore

• Venky Mysore is an Indian-born American businessman. He works because the CEO at Red Chillies Entertainment and holds the positions of CEO and Managing Director of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), an Indian Premier League (IPL) crew.

• He was born in a conservative middle-class South Indian family. ^[4]The Telegraph

• He was a gifted cricketer with goals of enjoying for his nation; nonetheless, when he went to the United States for additional research, tutorial pursuits grew to become extra vital. He showcased his cricket abilities at a excessive degree for the University of Madras earlier than he moved to the United States.

• While learning at a college in Coimbatore, Venky Mysore performed cricket on the district degree and achieved success by profitable the South Zone Championship. During this time, he had the chance to play cricket alongside notable figures reminiscent of Krishnamachari Srikkanth, W. V. Raman, and Laxman Sivaramakrishnan.

• From 2002 to 2003, he led the Bangalore chapter of the American Chamber of Commerce. With over 25 years of expertise within the insurance coverage business, he has labored in North America and performed a job in establishing operations in Asia.

• He served at MetLife for nearly 21 years, leaving in 2010 because the managing director of PNB MetLife India Insurance Company Limited. Until 2 January 2007, he held the place of nation head for Sun Life Financial Inc’s India Division and was the vp of Sun Life Financial Asia.

• He labored as a non-executive and non-independent director on the board of Gujarat Sidhee Cement Ltd.

• He has additionally served as a director at Birla Sun Life Insurance Company Limited and as an impartial non-executive director at Oberoi Realty Limited.

• Venky Mysore has been serving because the CEO and Managing Director of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) since 2010.

• He performed an important function within the acquisition of the Trinbago Knight Riders (previously Trinidad and Tobago Red Steels) franchise within the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) by Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, together with enterprise associates Juhi Chawla and Jay Mehta.

• He is sometimes called Shah Rukh Khan’s right-hand man. ^[5]DNA India
  

  Venky Mysore with Shah Rukh Khan and cricketer Kuldeep Yadav

• In 2013, Venky Mysore assumed the function of CEO at Red Chillies Entertainment, the movie manufacturing firm owned by Shah Rukh Khan. Since assuming this place, he has been actively engaged on reshaping the enterprise mannequin of Red Chillies to provide movies and content material for numerous platforms.

• In 2022, Shreyas Iyer of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) raised considerations, stating that Venky Mysore, the CEO of KKR, was interfering in crew choice. This led to criticism from former gamers who accused Mysore of meddling in cricket issues. However, Shreyas Iyer later clarified that it was a misunderstanding. When he talked about the CEO’s title, he meant to focus on Mysore’s constructive function in consoling gamers who weren’t chosen, recognizing the emotional issue they skilled. ^[6]The Quint

• In 2023, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) secured Australian cricketer Mitchell Starc within the IPL public sale for a record-breaking Rs 24.75 crore, making him the most expensive participant in IPL historical past. Venky Mysore, the CEO of the crew, defended the excessive value, stating that it was justified as a result of Starc was a most popular participant because of his distinctive abilities. ^[7]DNA