At Infosys he articulated, designed and implemented the Global Delivery Model which has become the foundation for the huge success in IT services outsourcing from India. He also serves as a member of the advisory boards and councils of several educational and philanthropic institutions. He also received an honorary degree from Lancaster University.

Famous Saying: “Progress is often equal to the difference between mind and mindset.”

4. Richard Branson

He is an English business magnate, best known as the founder and chairman of Virgin Group of more than 400 companies.

Started with a magazine called Student at the age of 16, he set up an audio-record mail-order business in 1972 which later became Virgin Records and now Virgin Megastores. Branson's Virgin brand grew rapidly during the 1980s, as he set up Virgin Atlantic Airways and expanded the Virgin Records music label. Branson is the 4th richest citizen of the United Kingdom, according to the Forbes list of billionaires, with an estimated net worth of US$4.2 billion.