4 Indian-origin among 100 richest American women: Forbes

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In July 2023, 4 Indian-origin women have found a place in America's 100 richest women released by Forbes.

An Overview of the news:

• According to a Forbes report, due to the boom in the stock market, the wealth of these 100 women has reached a record $ 124 billion, which is about 12% more than a year ago.

Women on top of Forbes list:

• Diane Hendrix, co-founder of ABC Supply, one of the largest wholesale distributors of Roofing, Siding and Windows in the US. She holds the top spot with a net worth of $15 billion.
• Musician Rihanna is in second place with a net worth of $1.4 billion.
• This year's list includes eight people, including television producer Shonda Rhimes and Insitro CEO Daphne Koller.
• Four Indian-origin women have made it to the Forbes list of 100 richest American women who are 'self-made'. The total assets of these four women are $ 4.06 billion.

The order of the four Indian women in the list:

• Jayshree Ullal (15th position): President and CEO of computer networking firm Arista Networks, with a net worth of $2.4 billion. Ullal is also on the board of directors of cloud computing company Snowflake.
• Neerja Sethi (25th rank): IT consulting and outsourcing firm Synte, Sethi has a net worth of $990 million.
• Neha Narkhede (ranked 50): CTO and co-founder of cloud company Confluent. Narkhede's net worth is $520 million.
• Indra Nooyi (77th position): Former PepsiCo chairperson, with a net worth of $350 million.