Ratan Naval Tata (born 28 December 1937) is an Indian industrialist, philanthropist, and a former chairman of Tata Sons. He was also chairman of Tata Group, from 1990 to 2012, and again, as interim chairman, from October 2016 through February 2017, and continues to head its charitable trusts.He is the recipient of two of the highest civilian awards of India, the Padma Vibhushan (2008) and Padma Bhushan(2000). He is well known for his business ethics and philanthropy. 

Occupation- Chairman of tata group and sons.

Awards- Padma Vibhushan(2008)
               Padma Bhushan(2000)

Born in 1937, he is a scion of the Tata family, and great-grandson of Jamsetji Tata, the founder of Tata Group. He is an alumnus of the Cornell University College of Architecture. He joined his company in 1961, and was the apparent successor to J. R. D. Tata upon the latter's retirement in 1991. During Ratan Tata's chairmanship of 21 years, revenues grew over 40 times, and profit, over 50 times.He boldly got Tata Tea to acquire Tetley, Tata Motors to acquire Jaguar Land Rover, and Tata Steelto acquire Corus, in an attempt to turn Tata from a largely India-centric group into a global business.

Tata is a supporter of education, medicine and rural development, and considered a leading philanthropist in India.Tata supported University of New South WalesFaculty of Engineering to develop capacitive deionization to provide improved water for challenged areas.

Tata Education and Development Trust, a philanthropic affiliate of Tata Group, endowed a $28 million Tata Scholarship Fund that will allow Cornell University to provide financial aid to undergraduate students from India. The scholarship fund will support approximately 20 scholars at any given time and will ensure that the very best Indian students have access to Cornell, regardless of their financial circumstances. The scholarship will be awarded annually; recipients will receive the scholarship for the duration of their undergraduate study at Cornell.
In 2010, Tata Group companies and Tata charities donated $50 million for the construction of an executive center at Harvard Business School (HBS). The executive center has been named Tata Hall, after Ratan Tata (AMP '75), chairman emeritus of Tata Sons.The total construction costs have been estimated at $100 million.Tata Hall is located in the northeast corner of the HBS campus, and is devoted to the Harvard Business School's mid-career Executive Education program. It is seven stories tall, and about 155,000 gross square feet. It houses approximately 180 bedrooms, in addition to academic and multi-purpose spaces.
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has given the largest ever donation by a company to Carnegie Mellon University(CMU) for a facility to research in cognitive systems and autonomous vehicles. TCS donated $35 million for this grand 48,000 square-foot building that is going to be called TCS Hall.
In 2014, Tata Group endowed the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and formed the Tata Center for Technology and Design (TCTD) to develop design and engineering principles suited to the needs of people and communities with limited resources. They gave ₹950 million to the institute which was the largest ever donation received in its history.
Tata Group, under the leadership of Ratan Tata formed the MIT Tata Center of Technology and Design at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a mission to address the challenges of resource-constrained communities, with an initial focus on India.

Other AWARDS & Recognitions:-
2001 - Honorary Doctor of Business Administration From Ohio State University
2004 - Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay From Government of Uruguay
2004 - Honorary Doctor of Technology From Asian Institute of Technology.
2005 -  International Distinguished Achievement Award From B'nai B'rith International.
2005 - Honorary Doctor of Science From
University of Warwick.
2006 - Honorary Doctor of Science
Indian Institute of Technology Madras.
2006 - Responsible Capitalism Award
For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology(FIRST) 
2007 - Honorary Fellowship From
The London School of Economics and Political Science.
2007-  Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy From Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
2008 -  Honorary Doctor of Law From
University of Cambridge
2008 - Honorary Doctor of Science
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.
2008- Honorary Doctor of Science
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
2008 - Honorary Citizen Award From
Government of Singapore.
2008- Honorary Fellowship From
The Institution of Engineering and Technology.
2008- Inspired Leadership Award From
The Performance Theatre
2009- Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire(KBE) United Kingdom
2009- Life Time Contribution Award in Engineering for 2008 From Indian National Academy of Engineering.
2009- Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic From Government of Italy.
2010- Honorary Doctor of Law From
University of Cambridge.
2010- Hadrian Award fron World Monuments Fund
2010-  Oslo Business for Peace award From Business for Peace Foundation.
2010- Legend in Leadership Award from
Yale University.
2010- Honorary Doctor of Laws from
Pepperdine University.
2010- Business for Peace Award from
Business for Peace Foundation
2010- Business Leader of the Year
The Asian Awards.
2012- Honorary Fellow from The Royal Academy of Engineering.
2012- Doctor of Business honoris causa
University of New South Wales.
2012- Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun from Government of Japan.
2013- Foreign Associate fromNational Academy of Engineering.
2013- Transformational Leader of the Decade from Indian Affairs India Leadership Conclave 2013.
2013- Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year – Lifetime Achievement
Ernst & Young.
2013- Honorary Doctor of Business Practice from Carnegie Mellon University
2014- Honorary Doctor of Business from
Singapore Management University.
2014- Sayaji Ratna Award fromBaroda Management Association.
2014- Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (GBE) fromUnited Kingdom Government.
2014- Honorary Doctor of Laws from York University, Canada
2015-  Honorary Doctor of Automotive Engineering from Clemson University.
2015 - Sayaji Ratna Award Baroda Management Association, Honoris Causa, HEC Paris.
2016- Commander of the Legion of Honour from Government of France.
2018- Honorary Doctorate from Swansea University.

How many more reasons one needs to see this man as leading your country India. I havent done justice in describing Sir Ratan Tata due to space constraints over here,As the above details are just like a drop in the ocean of his great deeds, Achievements and contributions he's made towards the society selflessly.