Five Indian-Americans in Forbes US 400 rich list
Five Indian-Americans in Forbes US 400 rich list
BusinessToday.In
- Oct 10, 2016,
- Updated Oct 10, 2016 6:53 PM IST
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Romesh WadhwaniRomesh has been ranked 222nd on the list with a net worth of three billion dollars. The 69-year-old IIT Mumbai and Carnegie Mellon alumnus is the chief of Symphony Technology Group, an empire of 17 companies. (Photo: Symphony Technology)
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Bharat DesaiBharat and Neerja Desai rank 274th on the list with a net worth of 2.5 billion dollars. Their company Syntel started in 1980 from their apartment in Michigan, now generates over $950 million in revenue. (Photo: Syntel)
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Rakesh Gangwal (R)
Rakesh Gangwal is ranked 321 on the list with a net worth of 2.2 billion dollars. The 63-year-old IIT alumnus is an airline veteran who made his fortune from InterGlobe Aviation, the parent firm of low cost airline Indigo. (Photo: Reuters)
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John KapoorKapoor ranks 335 on the list and has a net worth of 2.1 billion dollars. The 73-year-old is the chairman of two pharmaceutical firms- Akron, which specializes in difficult-to-manufacture prescription drugs.
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Kavitark ShriramKavitark Shriram ranks 361 on the list and has a net worth of 1.9 billion dollars. An early Google backer, Shriram, 59, has sold off most of his stock but remains on the board of its parent company, Alphabet.