7 Ind Americans in Forbes richest List |
At least seven Indian Americans were named among the 1,810 individuals on Forbes’ World’s Billionaires List.The 30th annual list released March 1 had a familiar name at the top, with Bill Gates and his $75 billion net worth claiming the top spot for the 17th time in 22 years. The aggregate worth of the billionaires on the list is $6.48 trillion, down from $7.05 trillion last year. Symphony Technology Group founder and chairman Romesh T. Wadhwani had the highest net worth among Indian Americans on the list. Ranking at No. 612 overall, Wadhwani boasts a total net worth of $2.8 billion.Bharat Desai and his wife Neerja Sethi Desai founded IT consulting and outsourcing company Syntel in their apartment in Troy, Mich., in 1980. They turned it into a multi-million dollar operation and now have a net worth of $2.6 billion and are No. 688 on the list.At No. 906 on the Forbes list is John Kapoor with his $2.1 billion net worth. Kapoor, 72, made his wealth in healthcare. He is the chairman and majority owner at drug companies Akorn and Insys Therapeutics.India airline IndiGo co-founder Rakesh Gangwal made his first appearance on the list. The 63-year-old Miami, Fla., resident has a net worth of $1.9 billion and slides in at No. 959 on the list.Kavitark Ram Shriram made his $1.85 billion with Google and as a venture capitalist.
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