Over 30 Indian-origin innovators, entrepreneurs, and leaders have been featured in the Forbes' 2017 list of super achievers under the age of 30 who seek to break the status quo and transform the world. The list feature 600 who are "challenging the conventional wisdom and rewriting the rules for the next generation of entrepreneurs, entertainers, educators, and more. They are a passionate and formidable bunch, and for good reason. Their goal is nothing short of breaking the status quo and transforming the world."
In the list, is 27 year old Vivek Kopparthi, co-founder of NeoLight, a company that has developed a portable phototherapy device to use at home for jaundice. They are also in the works for a second tool to treat infant hypothermia. Prarthna Desai, 27, who left her Harvard graduate school programme to use drones to get medication to people in the developing world, is also in the list. With healthcare company Zipline, she is leading efforts to integrate the medicine-delivery-by-drone service with the healthcare system in Rwanda.
Orthopaedic surgery chief resident at Harvard Medical School, Shaun Patel, 28, has dozens of scientific publications in surgery journals. His company OrthoNinja, aims to streamline communication between doctors by creating a mobile app that allows doctors to consult with one another. The 17 year old Rohan Suri, founder of Averia Health Solutions, has developed an improved concussion test. Featuring in the law and policy category is Varun Sivaraman, 27, Acting Director, Energy Security and Climate Change in leading think tank Council on Foreign Relations. With a PhD from Oxford University, Sivaraman is on the advisory boards for Stanford's energy and environment institutes. He has even advised Hillary Clinton's campaign on energy policy.
In the manufacturing and industry sector, Neha Gupta, 28, played a role in the sale of Beats by Dre to Apple. She manages manufacturing and supply chain for DAQRI, which makes augmented reality headsets to improve safety and efficiency for industrial workers. The social entrepreneurs category has Aditya Agarwalla, 23, Co-founder of Kisan Network- an online marketplace for small-scale farmers in India. In the sports category, Akshay Khanna, 29, Vice President of Strategy for American football team Philadelphia 76ers finds a place.
