After his father's death, he took over Dodsal, a British trading company founded in 1948 by the Nandlal Dev Kilachand family.
Kilachand holds a master's degree from the Boston University Questrom School of Business.
[2] In 2017, Kilachand made a gift of $115 million to Boston University for research at the intersection of life sciences and engineering.
A long time philanthropist, Kilachand who serves on the board of Pathfinder International helps in various global activities on reproductive health, family planning, and HIV/AIDS prevention and care in over 25 countries.
[6] He also supports Dubai Cares, an initiative of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai and vice-president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates that aims to educate over one million children in impoverished countries.