Mukesh Ambani resigned as the director of Reliance Jio effective June 27, and appointed Akash Ambani as the chairman of the board. Akash Ambani is the eldest son of Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani. He graduated from Brown University with a major in Economics in 2014. Akash Ambani has been working with the telecom unit of Reliance Industries since its launch in late 2016. He started as a Director of Reliance Jio .Akash has been closely involved with the creation of the digital ecosystem around Jio’s 4G proposition. Akash had personally led the key acquisitions made by Jio in the digital space in the last few years. He has also been keenly involved with the development of new technologies and capabilities including AI-ML and blockchain.
