Not Nadella or Pichai: Jayshree Ullal tops Hurun India Rich list 2025
Jayshree Ullal, President and CEO of Arista Networks, has emerged as the richest Indian professional manager in the world.
New Delhi: Jayshree Ullal, President and CEO of Arista Networks, has emerged as the richest Indian professional manager in the world, according to the Hurun India Rich List 2025. She has overtaken well-known tech leaders Satya Nadella and Sundar Pichai in terms of personal wealth.
The report estimates Ullal’s net worth at Rs 50,170 crore. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella follows with Rs 9,770 crore, while Google CEO Sundar Pichai ranks seventh with Rs 5,810 crore.
Ullal has been leading Arista Networks since 2008. Under her leadership, the cloud networking company reported revenues of $7 billion in 2024, nearly 20 per cent higher than the previous year. She owns around three per cent stake in the company.
Born in London in 1961, Ullal spent her early years in India before moving to the United States. She studied engineering in California and later built a strong career in the semiconductor and networking industry.
She joined Arista when it was a small startup and helped grow it into a global technology player, making her one of the most successful Indian-origin executives worldwide.
