Aug 21, 2023, 06:33 PM IST

Richest Indian-origin American business tycoons, their net worth

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Starting his journey from small Himalayan village, Jay Chaudhry has established himself as a successful business executive in America. CEO of Zscaler has a whopping net worth of $ 7.8 billion or around Rs 64,000 crore making him cyber security mogul in the San Francisco Bay Area. 

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Vinod Khosla is a co-founder of Sun Microsystems and an IIT Delhi alumnus. With a net worth of $5.9 billion (Rs 49,000 crore), he is one of the richest Indian-American billionaires. The extraordinary net worth and business history of Khosla have been greatly influenced by his co-founding of Sun Microsystems and his subsequent ventures.

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A self-made multiple-business owner with a net worth of $5.1 billion (about Rs. 42,000 crore), Romesh T. Wadhwani is the founder and CEO of Symphony Technology Group. He moved to the US after being born in India and made a name for himself as a generous philanthropic In addition to being a successful businessman, he also promotes socioeconomic development through his Wadhwani Foundation and National Entrepreneurship Network.

Former IndiGo co-founder Rakesh Gangwal, who now resides in Miami, displays the ups and downs of the company's industry. Gangwal co-founded IndiGo, India's largest low-cost airline, after working in strategic thinking for United Airlines and amassing a net worth of approximately $4.5 billion (about Rs 37,000 crore)

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Co-founder and CEO of Workday Inc. Aneel Bhusri has a net worth of $2.7 billion (about Rs 22,000 crore). His rise from corporate finance analyst to partner at Greylock, a venture capital company that invested in global juggernauts like Facebook and Airbnb, exemplifies his success in this industry. Bhusri's substantial net worth is further enhanced by his engagement in technological innovation and strategic leadership.

Jayshree Ullal, president and chief executive officer of Arista Networks and the lone woman of Indian descent in the Forbes billionaire club, exemplifies determination and creative thinking. Her career-changing trip from London to Delhi and subsequently the US marked the start of her $2.6 billion (Rs 21,000 crore) net worth.

Ullal, a San Francisco State University electrical engineering graduate, gained notoriety after Cisco Systems purchased Crescendo Communications and named her senior vice president of Data Centre & Switching.

With a net worth of $1 billion, or Rs 8,000 crore, Niraj Shah, the CEO of Wayfair, has created the e-commerce industry. 

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Shah's commitment to building a platform for home products online led to the co-founding of Wayfair in 2002, which has had significant success.