By Admin 
For many years, whenever there was talk of the richest CEO of Indian origin in the global tech industry, the names of Microsoft’s Satya Nadella and Google’s Sundar Pichai were taken at the top, but now this picture has completely changed. Hurun India Rich List 2025 has added a new and historic name to this race. Jayshree Ullal, Chairman and CEO of Arista Networks.
According to the latest report of Hurun, Jayshree Ullal’s total wealth has reached Rs 50,170 crore. This figure not only takes her ahead of Satya Nadella and Sundar Pichai, but also makes her the world’s richest Indian-origin professional CEO. In comparison, Satya Nadella’s wealth is estimated to be around Rs 9,770 crore and Sundar Pichai’s wealth is estimated to be around Rs 5,810 crore. This difference has attracted everyone’s attention even in Silicon Valley.
Arista Networks’ flight and leadership role
Jayshree Ullal has been leading Arista Networks since 2008. Today this company is considered a global leader in the field of cloud networking and high-performance data centers. According to Forbes, Arista Networks’ annual revenue in 2024 will be about $7 billion, which is a strong increase of about 20 percent compared to the previous year. Ullal’s strategic thinking and technical understanding are considered to have played a big role in this success of the company. He holds about 3 percent shares of Arista Networks, a part of which he has reserved for his family’s future. The tremendous rise in the company’s shares took his net worth to new heights.
Journey from London to Delhi and then to America
Jayashree Ullal was born on 27 March 1961 in London in an Indian origin family. She came to India at a very young age and had her early education in New Delhi. His father was a distinguished physicist and was associated with the Ministry of Education of the Government of India. The impact of his contribution to the educational structure related to the establishment of IITs is clearly visible on Jayashree’s life. She received her education from the Convent School of Jesus and Mary, Delhi, after which the family moved to America. From here his career got international direction.
Study in America and entry into tech industry
In the US, Jayanshree Ullal earned a bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and later did a Masters in Engineering Management. After completing his studies, he started working in the semiconductor and networking sector, where he was recognized as a sharp decision maker and visionary leader.
Career turning point from Cisco to Arista
In the initial years of his career, Jayanshree Ullal worked in big companies like AMD and Fairchild Semiconductor. Later, his association with Cisco proved to be a major turning point in his career. At Cisco he transformed the switching division into the company’s strongest business segment. In 2008, he left Cisco and took charge of Arista Networks. At that time the company was very small and was working with limited resources, but under his leadership, Arista made its own identity in the global tech market.
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