Some professional managers in India stand out for their wealth and success. These managers work for big companies, where they handle important roles like CEOs, directors, or board members. Here are the top 10 richest Indian professional managers in 2024, known for their impressive earnings and leadership.
The wealthiest Indian or Indian-origin professional managers who joined companies after they were already started have played a big role in helping these companies grow. They have also benefited from stock options, which are shares given to them as part of their job, allowing them to build up their wealth and increase their net worth over time.
At the top of the list is Jayshree Ullal, who is the President and CEO of Arista Networks. Her estimated net worth is ₹32,100 crore (about $3.9 billion). Under her leadership, Arista Networks grew from being a small company to a huge business, especially after it became a public company through a successful stock market launch in 2014.
Jayshree Ullal, President and CEO of Arista Networks, holds the title of richest professional managers with the wealth of Rs.32,100 crores, followed by Nikesh Arora, Satya Nadella and Ignatius Navil Noronha.
Here is the list of top-10 richest professional managers 2024:
| Top-10 Richest Professional Managers 2024 | ||||
| Rank | Name | Company | Designation | Wealth (INR Crore) |
| 1. | Jayshree Ullal | Arista Networks | President and CEO | 32,100 |
| 2. | Nikesh Arora | Palo Alto Networks | Chairman and CEO | 9,300 |
| 3. | Satya Nadella | Microsoft | CEO | 8,000 |
| 4. | Ignatius Navil Noronha | Avenue Supermarts | CEO | 6,900 |
| 5. | Thomas Kurian | Google Cloud | CEO | 5,500 |
| 6. | Ajaypal Singh Banga | World Bank | President | 5,500 |
| 7. | Sundar Pichai | Alphabet Inc. | CEO | 5,400 |
| 8. | Shantanu Narayen | Adobe | Chairman, President and CEO | 4,700 |
| 9. | Indra K Nooyi | PepsiCo | Former CEO | 3,900 |
| 10. | Sanjay Mehrotra | Micron Technology | President and CEO | 2,700 |
Jayshree V. Ullal is a British-American businesswoman who is one of the wealthiest professional managers of Indian origin. She is the president and CEO of Arista Networks, a company that provides high-speed internet networking solutions for data centers, including speeds of up to 800 Gigabit Ethernet.
Nikesh Arora is an Indian-American business leader. He has been the chairman and CEO of Palo Alto Networks, a cybersecurity company, since June 2018. Before this, he was a top executive at Google and the president of SoftBank Group from October 2014 to June 2016. As of early 2024, his net worth was around $1.5 billion, making him the second richest professional manager of Indian origin.
Satya Nadella is an Indian-American business leader and the chairman and CEO of Microsoft. He became CEO in 2014, following Steve Ballmer, and took over as chairman in 2021 after John W. Thompson. Before becoming CEO, he led Microsoft’s cloud and enterprise division, managing the company’s computing services. He is considered the third richest professional manager of Indian origin.
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