The Forbes "30 under 30" annual list is out and 45 Indians and Indian-origin people have made it to the list this year. The prestigious list features 600 men and women -- 30 achievers each in 20 categories -- who are America's most important entrepreneurs, brightest stars and creative leaders, according to the Press Trust of India.
"In the past, being young was considered a handicap to gaining professional success. Getting older meant more resources, knowledge, and more money. Not anymore. Those who grew up in the technology age have way bigger ambitions perfectly suited to the dynamic, entrepreneurial and impatient digital world they grew up in. If you want to change the world, being under the age of 30 is now an advantage," PTI quoted Forbes as saying.
Here is the list of 45 Indians and Indian-origin people who have been named in the 2016 Forbes list of '30 under 30' under various categories:
FINANCE:
- Minesh Bhatt, 29—Helped USB launch family business
- Nila Das, 27—Vice President, Citi Group
- Vikas Patel, 29—Senior Analyst, Millennium Management, LLC
- Divya Nettimi, 29—Investment Analyst, Viking Global Investors
- Neel Rai, 29—Investment Analyst, Caxton Associates
- Ramanan Sivalingam, 29—Vice President, Deutsche Bank
CONSUMER TECH:
- Ritesh Agarwal, 22—Founder CEO of Oyo Rooms
- Karishma Shah, 25—Google X, Rapid Evaluation Program Manager, Google
- Neeraj Barry, 28 and Gagan Biyani, 28—Co-founders, Spring
HOLLYWOOD ENTERTAINMENT:
- Lilly Singh, 27—Comedian, Writer, YouTube star
RETAIL COMMERCE:
- Satish Kanwar, 29—Director of Product, Shopfly
- Shruti Shah, 27—Co-founder, Move Loot
EDUCATION:
- Advait Shinde, 25—Co-founder, GoGuardian
- Ameesh Sohoni, 27—Project Director, the New Teachers Project
GAMES:
- Aradhya Malhotra, 25—Co-founder Skyless Game Studios
VENTURE CAPITAL:
- Vishal Lugani, 26—Senior Associate, Greycroft Partners
- Amit Mukherjee, 27—Senior Associate, New Enterprise Associates
- Mahesh Vellanki, 27—Vice President, Redpoint Ventures
MEDIA:
- Nisha Chittal, 27—Social Media and Community Manager, MSNBC
- Ashish Patel, 29—Senior Vice President, NowThisMedia
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY:
- Sampriti Bhattacharyya, 28—Founder, Hydroswarm
- Saagar Govil, 29—CEO, Cemtrex
- Shashank Samala, 23—Co-founder, Tempo Automation
ENTERPRISE TECH:
- Tarun Gangwani, 27—Offering Manager, IBM Cloud
- Ravi Parekh, 27—Co-founder, Heap
- Herman Nerula, 27—Co-founder, Improbable
- Rahul Amin, 28 and Husayn Kassail, 26—Co-founders, Onfido
- Rahul Mitra, 28 and Vivek Nair, 22—Co-founders, Stackware
FOOD & DRINKS:
- Anjali Kundra, 29 and Nikhil Kundra, 26—Co-founders, Partender
SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR:
- Shobhita Soor, 26—Co-founder, Aspire
- Anoop Jain, 29—Founding Director, Sanitation & Health Rights in India
- Sharad Saagar, 24—Founder, Dexterity Global
LAW & POLICY:
- Akash Chougule, 26—Deputy Director of Policy, Americans for Prosperity
- Dipayan Ghosh, 27—Privacy & Public Advisor, Facebook
- Ashish Kumbhat, 26—Monetary Policy, Federal Reserve Board
- Anisha Singh, 28—Campaign Manager, Centre for American Progress
SCIENCE:
- Arnav Chabra, 24—PhD candidate, Harvard University
- Sanjam Garg, 29—Assistant Professor, University of California Berkeley
- Harbaljit Sohal, 28—Post Doctorate Scholar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
ENERGY:
- Karan Jerath, 19—Inventor, University of Texas, Dallas
HEALTH:
- Mugdha Gokhale, 29—PhD candidate, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill