Jayshree Ullal, President and CEO of Arista Networks, has claimed the top spot as the wealthiest Indian-origin professional manager on the Hurun India Rich List 2025, with a net worth of ₹50,170 crore ($5.7 billion). This positions her ahead of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at ₹9,770 crore (second place) and Google CEO Sundar Pichai at ₹5,810 crore (seventh place). The ranking highlights Jayshree Ullal’s dominance among Silicon Valley leaders, driven by Arista Networks’ surge in cloud networking amid AI demand.
Arista Networks Under Ullal’s Leadership
Arista Networks, a California-based firm specializing in data-driven cloud networking for AI data centers and large campuses, reported $7 billion in revenue for 2024, up nearly 20% year-over-year. Jayshree Ullal owns about 3% of the company’s stock, listed on the New York Stock Exchange, fueling her wealth growth. Since joining in 2008 when Arista had fewer than 30 employees, she led its 2014 IPO and transformed it into a multibillion-dollar powerhouse.
Early Life and Career Path of Jayshree Ullal
Born in London in 1961 to an Indian-origin Hindu family, Jayshree Ullal moved to New Delhi at age five, attending the Convent of Jesus and Mary before relocating to San Francisco. She earned a BS in Electrical Engineering from San Francisco State University and an MS in Engineering Management from Santa Clara University, later receiving an honorary doctorate in 2025. Her career began at Fairchild Semiconductor and AMD, accelerated at Cisco where she grew the switching division to $5 billion and oversaw 20 acquisitions, before departing in 2008.
Key Achievements and Recognition of Jayshree Ullal
Jayshree Ullal ranked second among first-generation women wealth creators in the Candere Hurun India Women Leaders List 2025 and serves on Snowflake’s board. Named among Barron’s World’s Best CEOs in 2018 and Fortune’s Top 20 Businesspersons in 2019, her leadership has positioned Arista as a cloud networking leader. Recent stock sales, like $3 million in November 2025, reflect her ongoing stake management.