V inod Adani is an Indian-born businessman and the elder brother of Gautam Adani, the founder and chairman of the Adani Group, a massive Indian infrastructure conglomerate. While his younger brother is the high-profile public face of the family's empire, Vinod has been a key, though often behind-the-scenes, figure in managing the group's international operations and financing. He is based in Dubai and holds Cypriot citizenship, which has made him a non-resident Indian.

He has been at the center of significant controversy, particularly following the 2023 Hindenburg Research report, which alleged that he managed a vast and complex network of offshore shell companies in tax havens. The report claimed these entities were used for stock manipulation and to move money into the Adani Group's publicly traded companies, allegations the group has strenuously denied. Despite the controversy and his low public profile, his substantial beneficial ownership stake in the Adani Group's various companies makes him one of the wealthiest individuals of Indian origin.