Hurun India, in its latest Rich List for 2025, has ranked Arista Networks CEO and President Jayshree Ullal as the wealthiest Indian-origin leader globally, placing her ahead of prominent technology executives such as Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.
According to official data, Ullal secured the top position among Indian-origin executives worldwide, reflecting her growing wealth and the strong performance of Arista Networks. Earlier this year, she was also ranked second among the top five first-generation women wealth creators in the Candere Hurun India Women Leaders List 2025.
Jayshree Ullal, an Indian-origin, British-born business leader, has been at the helm of cloud networking firm Arista Networks for the past 17 years. Based in Santa Clara, California, she leads the company’s operations in designing and delivering software-driven networking solutions for large data centres, cloud service providers and enterprise environments.
Ullal completed her schooling at the Convent of Jesus & Mary in New Delhi before pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from San Francisco State University. She later earned a Master of Science degree in Engineering Management from Santa Clara University in 1986 and received an honorary doctorate in engineering in 2025.
She joined Arista Networks in September 2008 and has played a key role in the company’s growth, particularly during the recent surge in demand driven by artificial intelligence and cloud computing. Prior to Arista, Ullal held senior positions at Cisco Systems, AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) and Fairchild Semiconductor.
According to Forbes data, Jayshree Ullal’s net worth stands at $5.7 billion as of December 27, 2025, following a recent increase of $34 million. She is currently ranked the 713th richest person globally. In comparison, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s net worth is estimated at $1.1 billion, while Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s wealth stands at $1.5 billion.
Ullal owns nearly 3% of Arista Networks, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The company’s shares closed 0.82% higher at $131.84 in the latest US trading session and have delivered returns of over 630% to investors over the past five years.
