Sunil Bharti Mittal, founder and chairman, Bharti Enterprises, has received this year’s Harvard Business School Alumni Achievement Award.

Harvard Business School Alumni Achievement Award — presented annually since 1968 — bestows on its alumni who have contributed significantly to their companies and communities while upholding the highest standards and values in everything they do.

Sunil Mittal said: “Harvard Business School’s management program helped me validate and sharpen my work towards putting together the building blocks to create one of the leading global telecom companies – Bharti Airtel.”

Sunil Mittal is a member of several premier international bodies – First Vice-Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

In addition, Sunil Mittal serves on the Prime Minister of India’s Council on Trade & Industry, Chairman – World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Telecom Steering Committee and Member of International Business Council – WEF, Telecom Board of International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Commissioner of the Broadband Commission and the Singapore Prime Minister’s Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council.

Sunil Mittal is the Co-Chair of the India-Africa Business Council and India-Sri Lanka CEO Forum as well as member of the India-US, India-UK and India-Japan CEO Forums. Earlier, he served as the president of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII, 2007-08).

Sunil Mittal is a recipient of the Padma Bhushan, one of India’s highest civilian awards. He has been awarded the INSEAD Business Leader for the World Award 2011 and the Global Economy Prize 2009 by The Kiel Institute, Germany.

The US-India Business Council also honored him with the ‘Global Vision’ Award 2008. Sunil has received the GSM Association Chairman’s Award for 2008.

Photo caption: Sunil Mittal, founder and chairman, Bharti Enterprises, receives the Harvard Business School Alumni Achievement Award from Nitin Nohria, dean, Harvard Business School.