Many Indian-Americans Among Forbes' 'Young Game Changers'

Thursday, 12 February 2015, 23:06 IST
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WASHINGTON: At least 26 Americans of Indian or South Asian origin figure in this year's Forbes 30 Under 30 list or what the U.S. business magazine calls "today's greatest gathering of young game changers, movers and makers."

"Our fourth annual celebration is bigger than ever: 600 millennials in 20 fields" says the magazine featuring Indian Americans in 11 fields with dominating presence in Finance and Science and Health Care with five each.

Here is the list:

Finance:

1. Ganesh Betanabhatla, 28, Managing director, Talara Capital; Former JPMorgan oil & gas investment banker and vice president at Pine Brook Partners.

2. Rushabh Doshi, 29, Trader, DW Investment Management; Former Morgan Stanley and Brevan Howard trader.

3. Chaitanya Mehra, 28, Portfolio manager, Och-Ziff Capital Management; Former Goldman Sachs trader.

4. Neil Mehta, 29, Founder, Greenoaks Capital

5. Vivek Ramaswamy, 28, Investment analyst, QVT Financial; Co-managing one of the hedge fund industry's largest biotech-focused portfolios for Daniel Gold's hedge fund.

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Source: IANS