[4] In mid-2012, he was chosen by a selection panel to head the Tata Group and took charge in December that year.

[6] However, in December 2019, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) declared the appointment of Chandrasekaran as executive chairman illegal, and restored Mistry.

Ltd.[10] According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Mistry had a net worth of nearly $29 billion at the time of his death, making him one of the richest men in India.

[21][22] Mistry was educated at the prestigious Cathedral & John Connon School in South Mumbai.

[24] He is credited with the turnaround of the struggling Afcons Infrastructure in the years after its acquisition by Shapoorji Pallonji Group in 2000.

[29] Mistry joined the board of Tata Sons on 1 September 2006, a year after his father retired from it.

[33][34][35] In July 2018, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), which "adjudicates issues relating to Indian companies,"[36] issued a verdict in favour of Tata Sons on charges of mismanagement levelled by Mistry in 2016, two months following his ousting as chairman, through a vote of no confidence.

[38] In December 2019, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal reinstated Mistry as the chairperson for Tata Sons for his remaining term, and declared that the appointment of TCS CEO Natarajan Chandrasekaran as executive chairman of Tata Sons was illegal.

[40] Cyrus Mistry announced that he will not return to the Chairmanship of the conglomerate, but is interested in reserving his seat in the company's board.

Iqbal Chagla has strategised the course of action for Cyrus Mistry in the legal battle against The Tata Sons.

According to a news report in an Irish newspaper, The Independent, Mistry viewed himself as a global citizen.

[47] On 4 September 2022, Mistry and three members of the Pandole family visited the Iranshah Atash Behram at Udvada.

[48] The Zoroastrian high priest Khurshed Dastoor said the group had visited to offer prayers following the death of Dinshaw Pandole[49] and Pallonji Mistry.

[57][58] His death initiated a debate on the inconsistent road design and wearing of seatbelt by rear seat passengers.