Meet Neerja Sethi and Jayshree Ullal, who're on Forbes' richest, self-made women in the US list
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Two Indian-origin women have made it to Forbes ' inaugural list of America's 50 richest self-made women, sharing the honour with high-achievers such as Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg , media mogul Oprah Winfrey and singer Beyonce.
India-born Neerja Sethi, with a net worth of USD 1.1 billion, has been ranked 14th on the list of the most successful self-made women in the US while London-bornJayshree Ullal comes in at the 30th spot with a USD 470 million net worth.
Sethi, 60 co-founded IT consulting and outsourcing companySyntel with her husband, billionaire Bharat Desai , in 1980. She served as Syntel's treasurer during its first 16 years of operations and is currently the vice president of corporate affairs, a role she has had since the company's inception, Forbes said.
Through their family foundation, the couple pledged USD 1 million in 2014 to the University of Michigan to develop a start-up accelerator.
Ullal became president and CEO ofArista Networks , a company that has emerged as one of Silicon Valley's most valuable networking firms. Forbes said Ullal "is one of America's wealthiest female executives".
"She took slightly more than an engineering team doing some good technology and turned it into the thriving network switch company it is today," Forbes quoted Arista co-founder David Cheriton as saying.
Born in London and raised in New Delhi, Ullal has donated some shares to a family foundation created in honour of her sister, who died of lung cancer, Forbes said.
The first ever list of the nation's top 50 most successful, self-made women as measured by their net worths includes entrepreneurs, CEOs, entertainers, designers and an author.
Elizabeth Holmes, who dropped out of Stanford to launch blood testing firm Theranos in 2003, tops the list with a net worth of USD 4.5 billion. At 31, she is also the world's youngest female billionaire.
Other notables who made the cut include Eren Ozmen, who is chairman of Sierra Nevada, the biggest female-owned federal contractor in the US, creator of American Girl dolls Pleasant Rowland, prolific novelistNora Roberts , and Martine Rothblatt, a transgender woman who founded and runs biotech firm United Therapeutics.
The list also includesHewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman ranked 10, singer Madonna (28), designer Vera Wang (34) and Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer (36).
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India-born Neerja Sethi, with a net worth of USD 1.1 billion, has been ranked 14th on the list of the most successful self-made women in the US while London-born
Sethi, 60 co-founded IT consulting and outsourcing company
Through their family foundation, the couple pledged USD 1 million in 2014 to the University of Michigan to develop a start-up accelerator.
Ullal became president and CEO of
"She took slightly more than an engineering team doing some good technology and turned it into the thriving network switch company it is today," Forbes quoted Arista co-founder David Cheriton as saying.
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Born in London and raised in New Delhi, Ullal has donated some shares to a family foundation created in honour of her sister, who died of lung cancer, Forbes said.
The first ever list of the nation's top 50 most successful, self-made women as measured by their net worths includes entrepreneurs, CEOs, entertainers, designers and an author.
Elizabeth Holmes, who dropped out of Stanford to launch blood testing firm Theranos in 2003, tops the list with a net worth of USD 4.5 billion. At 31, she is also the world's youngest female billionaire.
Other notables who made the cut include Eren Ozmen, who is chairman of Sierra Nevada, the biggest female-owned federal contractor in the US, creator of American Girl dolls Pleasant Rowland, prolific novelist
The list also includes
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