Weili Dai, cofounder of Marvell Technology, helped build the semiconductor company into a major supplier of chips for storage, networking, and communications. Born in China and educated at UC Berkeley, she cofounded Marvell in 1995 with her husband, Sehat Sutardja, and brother-in-law Pantas Sutardja. One of the few women to cofound a major chip company, Dai became known for her role in business development, partnerships, and expanding Marvell’s global reach.

Jayshree Ullal, president and CEO of Arista Networks, helped turn the cloud-networking company into a major supplier of high-speed switches and software for data centers, cloud providers, and AI infrastructure. Born in London and raised in New Delhi, she spent more than 15 years at Cisco before joining Arista in 2008 and leading its 2014 IPO. Her long run at the company has made her one of the most successful women executives in enterprise technology.

Anastasia Soare, founder and CEO of Anastasia Beverly Hills, built a beauty empire by turning eyebrow shaping into a global cosmetics category. Born in Romania, she moved to Los Angeles in 1989 with limited English, worked as an aesthetician, and opened her Beverly Hills salon before launching her product line in 2000. Known as the “Eyebrow Queen,” she built the brand around her Golden Ratio brow method and expanded it into one of the most recognizable names in prestige beauty.

Ignacio “Nacho” Torras, founder, president, and CEO of Tricon Energy, built the Houston-based company into one of the world’s largest traders and distributors of chemicals and plastics. Born in Barcelona and shaped by early commodity-trading experience in Brazil, he founded Tricon in 1996 with four employees and expanded it into a global platform with more than 20 offices, 400 employees, and over $14 billion in revenue. Beyond commodities, Torras is also active in Houston’s restaurant, arts, education, and philanthropic circles.

Greg Abel, president and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, is the executive chosen to succeed Warren Buffett after decades inside the conglomerate. A Canadian-born accountant, he rose through MidAmerican Energy and Berkshire Hathaway Energy before becoming vice chairman of non-insurance operations in 2018. Known for operational discipline, deep knowledge of Berkshire’s businesses, and a low public profile, Abel now oversees one of the world’s largest and most closely watched companies.

Sanjay Gajendra, cofounder, president, and COO of Astera Labs, helped build the company into a key supplier of semiconductor connectivity solutions for AI and cloud data centers. Before launching Astera in 2017 with Jitendra Mohan and Casey Morrison, he led Texas Instruments’ High Speed Interface business and held senior roles serving cloud, data-center, and server customers. Astera went public in 2024, riding demand for chips that remove bottlenecks in large-scale AI systems.

Maurice Marciano, cofounder of Guess, helped build the Los Angeles denim label into a global fashion brand after launching it with his brothers in 1981. Known for his role in the company’s product, merchandising, and retail growth, he helped turn Guess’s fitted jeans and black-and-white advertising into defining symbols of 1980s and 1990s fashion. He later stepped back from the company’s board in 2023 and is also known as a major contemporary art collector and cofounder of the Marciano Art Foundation.

Jitendra Mohan, cofounder and CEO of Astera Labs, helped build the company into a key supplier of semiconductor connectivity solutions for AI and cloud data centers. An IIT Bombay and Stanford-trained engineer, he previously held senior roles at Texas Instruments and National Semiconductor before launching Astera Labs in 2017. The company went public in 2024, riding demand for infrastructure that removes performance bottlenecks in large-scale AI systems.

Michael Hsing, founder, president, and CEO of Monolithic Power Systems, built the semiconductor company into a major supplier of high-performance power management chips. Born in China and trained as an engineer, he founded MPS in 1997 and took it public in 2004, growing it into a key player serving markets such as data centers, automotive, industrial, communications, and consumer electronics. His fortune is tied to the long rise of specialized chips that make modern electronics more efficient.

Qasar Younis, cofounder and CEO of Applied Intuition, helped build a $15 billion vehicle software company serving automakers, defense, trucking, construction, mining, and agriculture. Born in Pakistan and raised near Detroit, he worked at GM, Bosch, Google, and later served as COO of Y Combinator before launching Applied Intuition with Peter Ludwig in 2017. His career connects automotive engineering, Silicon Valley product building, and physical AI.

Amjad Masad, cofounder and CEO of Replit, built one of the fastest-growing AI coding platforms from a browser-based programming tool into a major “vibe coding” company. Born in Jordan, he previously worked at Codecademy and Facebook before launching Replit with Haya Odeh and Faris Masad in 2016. The company was valued at $9 billion after a $400 million funding round announced in March 2026, making Masad a billionaire.

Jyoti Bansal, founder of AppDynamics, built the software company into a leader in application performance monitoring before selling it to Cisco for $3.7 billion in 2017. Born in India and trained at IIT Delhi, he later founded Harness, a software delivery platform, and Traceable AI, a cybersecurity company focused on API security. His career has centered on enterprise software, developer tools, and cloud infrastructure.

Denis Yarats, cofounder and CTO of Perplexity, previously worked at Microsoft, Quora, and Facebook AI Research. He holds a Ph.D. in computer science from NYU and has research experience in machine learning and reinforcement learning. At Perplexity, he helped build the company’s AI answer engine, which combines large language models with real-time, source-backed search.

Aravind Srinivas, cofounder and CEO of Perplexity, has become one of the most visible challengers to Google in the AI search race. Born in Chennai and trained at IIT Madras and UC Berkeley, he worked at OpenAI, Google, and DeepMind before launching Perplexity in 2022 with Denis Yarats, Johnny Ho, and Andy Konwinski. The company built its reputation around citation-backed answers rather than traditional search links, reaching a reported $20 billion valuation in 2025 and making Srinivas one of the standout founders of the generative AI boom.

Arvid Lunnemark, a Swedish cofounder of Anysphere, helped build Cursor, the AI-powered code editor that became one of the fastest-growing developer tools of the AI boom. He left Cursor in October 2025 to launch Integrous Research, a new startup focused on developing systems for safer AI.

Sualeh Asif, cofounder and chief technology officer of Anysphere, has emerged as one of the technical architects behind the AI coding boom through Cursor, the company’s fast-growing AI-powered programming platform. Alongside Michael Truell and Aman Sanger, he helped build one of the most closely watched developer tools in artificial intelligence, positioning Anysphere at the forefront of AI-assisted software engineering. Known for deep engineering focus and a low public profile, Asif represents the new generation of founders reshaping how software is built.

Haim Saban, founder and CEO of Saban Capital Group, built a global fortune at the intersection of media, entertainment, and investing, rising from children’s television producer to billionaire dealmaker. Best known for creating Power Rangers and later extending his reach through major media and telecom investments, he has spent decades turning pop-culture success into broad financial influence. Saban remains one of the most prominent figures to bridge entertainment entrepreneurship and large-scale global investing.

Ivan Zhao, cofounder and CEO of Notion, built one of the most influential productivity software companies of the modern era by turning a minimalist workspace tool into a global platform for notes, docs, databases, and collaboration. With a design-led philosophy and a strong focus on flexible software, he helped grow Notion into a company valued at $10 billion, positioning it at the center of the convergence of productivity, knowledge management, and AI.

Alexander Rinke, cofounder and co-CEO of Celonis, helped turn a university project into one of Europe’s most valuable software companies by building a global leader in process mining and process intelligence. Since cofounding Celonis in 2011, he has guided its rise into a major enterprise software force serving thousands of deployments worldwide, as companies use its technology to uncover inefficiencies, improve operations, and accelerate AI-driven decision-making. Known for product conviction and execution-focused leadership, Rinke has become one of the standout founders in European tech.

Herriot Tabuteau, founder, CEO, and chairman of Axsome Therapeutics, has built one of biotech’s most closely watched companies by focusing on treatments for central nervous system disorders. A Yale-trained physician with a background in healthcare investing, he launched Axsome in 2012 and helped turn it into a major player in depression, Alzheimer’s agitation, and other brain-health markets. Known for combining scientific ambition with financial discipline, Tabuteau has emerged as one of the most notable entrepreneurs in modern neuropsychiatric drug development.