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Five Indian-Americans headed by Bharat Desai at no. 239, figure in the Forbes magazine's annual list of the richest people in America. Bill Gates retains the top spot with $66 billion, up $7 billion from 2011.
(Source: Forbes 400/The Richest people in America)
Bharat Desai
Net worth = $2 bn
Kenya-born Bharat Desai (No. 239) started as a programmer for Tata Consultancy Services, only to leave the company four years later to start Syntel with his wife.
Photo:Syntel website
Romesh T. Wadhwani
Net worth = $1.9 bn
Wadhwani (No. 250) landed in the US with only a few dollars in his pocket and later developed business software firm Aspect Development. Today his portfolio includes more than 10 different enterprise software companies.Photo:Symphony Technology website
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Romesh T. Wadhwani |
Kavitark Ram Shriram
