- In July 2023, 4 Indian-origin women have found a place in America’s 100 richest women released by Forbes.
- According to a Forbes report, due to the boom in the stock market, the wealth of these 100 women has reached a record $ 124 billion, which is about 12% more than a year ago.
The order of the four Indian women in the list
- Jayshree Ullal (15th position): President and CEO of computer networking firm Arista Networks, with a net worth of $2.4 billion. Ullal is also on the board of directors of cloud computing company Snowflake.
- Neerja Sethi (25th rank): IT consulting and outsourcing firm Synte, Sethi has a net worth of $990 million.
- Neha Narkhede (ranked 50): CTO and co-founder of cloud company Confluent. Narkhede’s net worth is $520 million.
- Indra Nooyi (77th position): Former PepsiCo chairperson, with a net worth of $350 million.
Women on top of Forbes list
- Diane Hendrix, co-founder of ABC Supply, one of the largest wholesale distributors of Roofing, Siding and Windows in the US. She holds the top spot with a net worth of $15 billion.
- Musician Rihanna is in second place with a net worth of $1.4 billion.
- This year’s list includes eight people, including television producer Shonda Rhimes and Insitro CEO Daphne Koller.
- Four Indian-origin women have made it to the Forbes list of 100 richest American women who are ‘self-made’. The total assets of these four women are $ 4.06 billion.