Lord Bilimoria is a British Indian entrepreneur and a life peer, and is one of the two founders and chairman of Cobra Beer. After studying at Osmania University, he moved to London where he qualified as a chartered accountant with Ernst & Young then studied at Cambridge. In 1989 he founded Cobrar Beer in his flat in Fulham with his friend arjun Reddy. He came up with the concept after seeing a lack of beer that could accompany a meal. In 2005 he helped establish the Cobra Foundation, an independent charity that provides health, education and community support for young people in south Asia. He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant for Greater London in 2001.

Events participated in:

The NYT Debate: Journeys Towards COP 26: Listen as Lord Bilimoria, St Andrews Professor Ali Watson and NYT’s Stephen Dunbar-Johnson talk about their journeys to COP26 and how youth, business, and journalism can help to solve the climate crisis. Co-curated by local youth activists. (2021)

Brexit and Beyond: Explore the future of the UK and Scotland in the wakeof Brexit with Professor John Curtice, Lord Karan Bilimoria, Bonnie Greer, and Steve Richards. (2017)