Forbes 2026 Honors 26 Indian-Origin Leaders

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India-West News Desk

NEW DELHI- Indian-origin entrepreneurs, executives, investors, academics, and innovators feature prominently in Forbes’ 2026 ranking of the 250 most successful living immigrants in the United States, underscoring the community’s growing influence across American business, technology, science, and public life.

Released as the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, the Forbes list recognizes immigrants whose contributions have helped shape the nation’s economic, technological, and cultural landscape. Among the honorees are 26 leaders of Indian origin, including some of the most recognizable names in global business and innovation.

Among those featured are Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna, Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen, cybersecurity leader Jay Chaudhry, venture capitalist Vinod Khosla, Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora, former PepsiCo Chair and CEO Indra Nooyi, Nobel Prize-winning economist Abhijit Banerjee, General Catalyst CEO Hemant Taneja, AngelList co-founder Naval Ravikant, Micron Technology CEO Sanjay Mehrotra, entrepreneur and philanthropist Neerja Sethi, software entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal, and data infrastructure pioneer Neha Narkhede.

Other Indian-origin honorees include entrepreneur Romesh T. Wadhwani, investor Kavitark Ram Shriram, medical technology executive David Paul, semiconductor leader Jitendra Mohan, technology executive Shyam Sankar, business leader Raj Sardana, Toast co-founder Aman Narang, clean-energy pioneer K.R. Sridhar, Kiva co-founder Premal Shah, investor Rajiv Jain, author and television personality Padma Lakshmi, and aviation entrepreneur Rakesh Gangwal.

Several of the leaders recognized by Forbes have built or led companies at the forefront of artificial intelligence, cloud computing, cybersecurity, semiconductors, venture capital, and clean energy, while others have made their mark in academia, philanthropy, media, healthcare, and finance.

Among the best-known names on the list are Nadella, who has overseen Microsoft’s transformation into a cloud-computing powerhouse; Pichai, who leads Google’s parent company Alphabet; Krishna, who has guided IBM’s focus on artificial intelligence and hybrid cloud technologies; and Narayen, who is credited with Adobe’s successful transition to a cloud-based business model.

Forbes stated that the ranking celebrates immigrants whose achievements have helped drive innovation, economic growth, and social impact across the United States.

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