Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:28am on 07 Sep 2025,Sunday India Global
Indian-born entrepreneurs now dominate Forbes' immigrant billionaire list with 12 entries worth over $60 billion combined, surpassing Israel and Taiwan. Their influence was showcased when five Indian-origin CEOs attended Trump's White House tech dinner, representing a fifth of guests. New billionaires include Microsoft's Satya Nadella and Google's Sundar Pichai ($1.1 billion each), plus Palo Alto Networks' Nikesh Arora ($1.4 billion). Jay Chaudhry tops the Indian contingent at $17.9 billion through cloud security firm Zscaler. Investment manager Rajiv Jain made headlines with $4 billion Adani Group bets that grew to $11 billion. Of 125 immigrant billionaires worth $1.3 trillion total, two-thirds built fortunes in technology or finance, reshaping American corporate leadership. (PC: The Telegraph & The Wrap)
