1. Azim Premji
Azim Hashim Premji is the chairman of Wipro Limited, an Indian MNC that provides a wide array of services including IT, Consulting, and BPO services. He dropped out of Stanford to lead the company, diversify it, and put in the growth trajectory for over four decades, to make Wipro a software giant. Azim Premji is not only the second richest person in India (US$21.5 billion net worth) but also a renowned philanthropist who pledged to give away at least 50% of his wealth. TIME Magazine has listed him twice (in 2004 and 2011) among the 100 most influential people in the world.
