5 Little Known But Incredibly Successful Indians

Vivek Ranadive:

A man hugely credited for digitizing the Wall Street in the 1980s, Vivek Ranadive is an Indian businessman, engineer, and philanthropist who founded TIBCO, a multi-billion dollar real-time computing company.

Such a successful person landed in the U.S. in 1974 with only $50 in his pocket to get the best technical education. Ranadive received his B.S. in electrical engineering and computer science and his M.S. in engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his M.B.A. from Harvard University.

Today, Ranadive is the only Indian to own the Sacramento Kings in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Devi P. Shetty:

Chairman and Founder of Narayana Health (NH) (formerly Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospitals), Devi P. Shetty is one such doctor who carries out the highest number of surgeries in the world at a fraction of the cost with a world-class facilities. Till date, Shetty has performed around 15,000 heart operations and saved thousands of lives.

He is a cardiac surgeon who has leveraged economies of scale to provide affordable healthcare. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, third highest civilian award in India for his contribution to the field of affordable healthcare.

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