George Alexander Muthoot is an Indian entrepreneur and businessman who is currently the managing director of the Muthoot Group, a business conglomerate in India. G. Alexander Muthoot was born to M George Muthoot and Ammini George Muthoot on 16 September 1955 in Kozhencherry, a small town in Kerala. M. George Muthoot managed the family business of Chit funds in Kozhencherry. He did his Bachelors in Commerce from St. Thomas College, Kozhencherry (University of Kerala), and was awarded a gold medal for obtaining the first rank in the state for the degree. He is also a Chartered Accountant certified by the ICAI, and secured All India Rank 18 for his final examinations. He leads the Muthoot M. George Foundation (MMGF), which disburses over Rs. 250 million annually primarily for the purpose of Education and Healthcare (with focus on Kidney related ailments). Being an industry leader in the Gold Banking, in 2007 Alexander Muthoot was awarded his PhD in "Non-Traditional Banking with special reference to Gold" by the Open International University – Colombo, Sri Lanka. He paid for an Engineering College in Kochi, named Muthoot Institute of Science and Technology.
