Who is Jayshree Ullal? Indian-origin billionaire tops Hurun India Rich List 2025 — Here’s what you should know
In its latest rich list for 2025, Hurun India rewarded Jayshree Ullal, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President of Arista Networks, who ranks highest among other Indian origin leaders in the world, according to official data.
With the success of Hurun India Rich List 2025, Jayshree Ullal took the top spot among the richest executives of the technology industry, successfully leaving behind major technology leaders of Indian origin such as Google’s Sundar Pichai and Microsoft’s Satya Nadella.
Who is Jayshree Ullal?
Jayshree Ullal is a British-born billionaire businesswoman of Indian origin who has been president of software services firm Arista Networks for the last 17 years.
Earlier this year, 63-year-old Jayshree Ullal was ranked second among first-generation women wealth creators, according to the Candere Hurun India Women Leaders List 2025. Ullal lives in Santa Clara, California, and runs a cloud networking company that designs and sells multiple software products.
According to LinkedIn data, Jayshree Ullal completed her Bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from San Francisco State University in the United States.
He later completed his Master’s degree in Engineering Management from Santa Clara University in 1986 and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Engineering in 2025. Jayshree Ullal completed her education from Jesus & Mary Convent, New Delhi.
Ullal joined Arista Networks in September 2008 and currently serves as CEO of the company. The company is a cloud networking company that offers high-performance and software-focused switches as well as solutions for large data centers, cloud service providers, and enterprise campus environments.
Before joining Arista, Ullal worked at Cisco Systems, AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) and Fairchild Semiconductor.
Jayshree Ullal net worth
According to collected net worth data ForbesJayshree Ullal’s net worth stands at $5.7 billion as of December 27, 2025. Ullal’s net worth has recently increased by $34 million as of date. He is currently the 713th richest person in the world by net worth.
While the net worth of major technology leaders of Indian origin, such as Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, is at $1.1 billion, there has been a recent decrease of $250,000, according to data collected on December 27, 2025.
Forbes The data also showed that Google CEO Sundar Pichai has a net worth of $1.5 billion as of date. The billionaire’s net worth has taken a $2 billion hit as of December 27, 2025.
The data also showed that Ullal’s net worth has increased rapidly since 2020 due to the rapid development of the artificial intelligence (AI) and software services industry. Jayshree Ullal owns around 3% of Arista Networks shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
Arista Networks shares closed at $131.84 after Friday’s U.S. stock market session, up 0.82% from the previous stock market close, according to MarketWatch data. The company’s shares returned investors 630% of their investments on Wall Street over the last five years.
