Who are the 6 richest Indian-American billionaires in 2025? From Sun Microsystems’ Vinod Khosla and Zscaler’s Jay Chaudhry, to Arista’s Jayshree Ullal and Southwest Airlines chairman Rakesh Gangwal
These billionaires of Indian heritage have truly made their mark in the business world, amassing fortunes in sectors ranging from AI and aviation to real estate and semiconductors
The Indian-American community has emerged as a significant force in the landscape of wealth creation in the United States, boasting an extraordinary roster of billionaires over the years.
Here’s how the richest Indian-American billionaires’ net worths stack up this year.
6. Aneel Bhusri, 59
Estimated net worth: US$3.3 billion
A prominent figure in the world of technology and entrepreneurship, Bhusri made his fortune co-founding Workday, a leading provider of cloud-based applications for finance and human resources. An innovator in the software industry for over 25 years, Bhusri stepped down from his role as co-CEO in February 2024, taking on an advisory position instead, per ERP Today. Not that he doesn’t have enough on his hands: he’s also an advisory partner at venture capital firm Greylock Partners and is a member on the board of trustees at Stanford University, per Workday.
5. Jayshree Ullal, 63
Estimated net worth: US$4.5 billion
Born in the UK, raised in India and schooled in the US, Jayshree Ullal is a woman of the world – and a powerful one. The only female Indian-American billionaire to feature on the rich list, Ullal began her career in the tech industry with engineering and strategy roles at the likes of Advanced Micro Devices and Fairchild Semiconductor before joining Crescendo Communications, according to California State University. These days, she’s president and CEO of Arista Networks, a computer networking firm that recorded around US$5.9 billion in revenue in 2023, per Forbes.
4. Romesh Wadhwani, 78
Estimated net worth: US$5 billion
