Over 20 Indian-origin youths are among Forbes magazine''s annual list of the world''s "brightest young stars” under the age of 30 from diverse fields like finance, media, sports and education, described by the publication as "prodigies reinventing the world right now.”
The Forbes third annual ''30 Under 30'' list comprises young achievers in 15 different fields and includes icons like pop singers Justin Bieber,Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift, founder and CEO of the short-form blogging platform Tumblr David Karp, tennis player Maria Sharapova and Pakistani girls'' rights activistMalala Yousafzai.
"This is an exhilarating time to be young and ambitious.
Never before has youth been such an advantage. These founders and funders, brand builders and do-gooders aren''t waiting around for a proper career bump up the establishment ladder.
Their ambitions are way bigger and perfectly suited to the dynamic,entrepreneurial, and impatient digital world they grew up in,” Forbes said.
The list of 450 young achievers includes 23 men and women who are of Indian-origin and are doing exemplary work like foundinglearning centers in India, or establishing a software company that helps teachers track classroom behavior, working as vice president atan American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida and owner of an exclusive chocolate boutique.
The young turksin the field of finance includeGanesh Betanabhatla, 28, who is the Managing director at investment firm Talara Capital.
Rushabh Doshi, 29, is a trader at financial firm DW Investment Management, who specialises in high-yield and distressed debt. Chaitanya Mehra, 28, is the portfolio manager at investment firm Och-Ziff Capital Management.
Neil Mehta, 29, is the founder of investment firm Greenoaks Capital, wherehe manages some USD 600 million, investing in industries ranging from ecommerce to insurance.
Sahil Lavingia, 21, is the founder and CEO of Gumroad, a web tool that lets creators quickly and easily sell digital products online.
Among the list of social entreprenuers is 29-year-old Karan Chopra who cofounded, GADCO, which is Ghana''s largest producer of rice.
Krishna Ramkumar, 28, is the cofounder of Avanti, a group of learning centers in Mumbai, Delhi, Kanpur and Chennai that provides 750 bright, low-income high schoolstudents with science and math education.
The Forbes third annual ''30 Under 30'' list comprises young achievers in 15 different fields and includes icons like pop singers Justin Bieber,Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift, founder and CEO of the short-form blogging platform Tumblr David Karp, tennis player Maria Sharapova and Pakistani girls'' rights activistMalala Yousafzai.
"This is an exhilarating time to be young and ambitious.
Never before has youth been such an advantage. These founders and funders, brand builders and do-gooders aren''t waiting around for a proper career bump up the establishment ladder.
Their ambitions are way bigger and perfectly suited to the dynamic,entrepreneurial, and impatient digital world they grew up in,” Forbes said.
The list of 450 young achievers includes 23 men and women who are of Indian-origin and are doing exemplary work like foundinglearning centers in India, or establishing a software company that helps teachers track classroom behavior, working as vice president atan American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida and owner of an exclusive chocolate boutique.
The young turksin the field of finance includeGanesh Betanabhatla, 28, who is the Managing director at investment firm Talara Capital.
Rushabh Doshi, 29, is a trader at financial firm DW Investment Management, who specialises in high-yield and distressed debt. Chaitanya Mehra, 28, is the portfolio manager at investment firm Och-Ziff Capital Management.
Neil Mehta, 29, is the founder of investment firm Greenoaks Capital, wherehe manages some USD 600 million, investing in industries ranging from ecommerce to insurance.
Sahil Lavingia, 21, is the founder and CEO of Gumroad, a web tool that lets creators quickly and easily sell digital products online.
Among the list of social entreprenuers is 29-year-old Karan Chopra who cofounded, GADCO, which is Ghana''s largest producer of rice.
Krishna Ramkumar, 28, is the cofounder of Avanti, a group of learning centers in Mumbai, Delhi, Kanpur and Chennai that provides 750 bright, low-income high schoolstudents with science and math education.
