When Jayshree Ullal joined networking startup Arista Networks in 2008, the company had no revenue and fewer than 50 employees. Nearly two decades later, she has helped transform it into one of Silicon Valley's most successful networking companies and become one of the wealthiest self-made women in the United States. Forbes ranks Ullal No. 7 on its 2026 America's Richest Self-Made Women list, with an estimated net worth of $6.8 billion. The ranking also makes her the highest-placed Indian-origin woman on the prestigious list, underscoring a career that spans engineering, executive leadership and the rise of cloud computing and artificial intelligence, while highlighting her long-term impact on global technology infrastructure and innovation-driven enterprise growth across multiple industries worldwide today.
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