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India's Richest Professional Managers in 2026: M3M Hurun List Reveals Top Earners
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CNBC TV18•24-09-2026, 18:38
India's Richest Professional Managers in 2026: M3M Hurun List Reveals Top Earners
- •Jayshree Ullal of Arista Networks tops the M3M Hurun list with a fortune of ’77,400 crore.
- •Sundar Pichai of Google ranks second with ’14,500 crore, followed by Nikesh Arora of Palo Alto Networks at ’13,700 crore.
- •Sanjay Mehrotra (Micron Technology) and Satya Nadella (Microsoft) secure fourth and fifth positions respectively.
- •Steve Sanghi (Microchip), Dev Ittycheria (Sequoia Capital), Ajaypal Singh Banga (World Bank Group), and Thomas Kurian (Google Cloud) also feature in the top 10.
- •Indra K Nooyi, former PepsiCo chairperson, rounds out the top ten with ’6,000 crore through investments.
Key Questions Answered
Jayshree Ullal leads the 2026 M3M Hurun list as the richest professional manager, holding a fortune of ₹77,400 crore at Arista Networks.
Sundar Pichai holds the rank 2 position on the list, steering Google with a total wealth of ₹14,500 crore.
Satya Nadella of Microsoft claims the fifth rank with ₹10,600 crore, while Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, shares the eighth rank with ₹6,400 crore.
