Harish Manwani (born 1953) is an Indian business executive who was the global chief operating officer of Unilever.

the senior operating Partner at Blackstone and a director of Whirlpool, Qualcomm, Gilead Sciences and Tata Sons among others.

He also held regional responsibility for personal products in Central Asia and the Middle East.

In 2000, he moved to Unilever headquarters in the UK as the senior vice president of global hair care and oral care and subsequently held several senior general management positions with P&L responsibilities including president of home and personal care for Latin America, president and CEO of Unilever HPC North America, president Asia, Africa, Middle East, and Central and Eastern Europe.

senior operating partner with Blackstone[4] and is on several international boards and is also chairman of the Indian School of Business.