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Bharat Desai

Bharat Desai

Bharat Desai (#2582)

Global Rank #2582
Country Rank #837
Country United States

Bharat Desai is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

  • $ 2 B
  • IT consulting
  • United States
  • M
  • 73 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #2,582
Country Rank #837
Net Worth $1.6B
Previous Worth $1.6B
Worth Change +$0.0B
Country United States
Industry IT consulting
Age 73 Years
Gender M
Worth As Of May 4, 2026
Last Refreshed 08 Sep 2026, 12:00 AM
Residence Fisher Island, Florida
World Billionaires List United States Billionaires IT consulting

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 73
Source Of Wealth IT consulting, Self Made
Self Made Score 8
Residence Fisher Island, Florida
Citizenship United States
Marital Status Married
Children 2
Education Bachelor of Arts/Science, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay; Master of Business Administration, University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business
Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth
Previous Net Worth $1.6B
Current Net Worth $1.6B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Bharat Desai founded IT consulting and outsourcing company Syntel with his wife Neerja Sethi from their apartment in Troy, Michigan in 1980. In 2018 French IT firm Atos SE acquired Syntel for $3.4 billion in cash. Atos sued Desai, accusing him of hiding liabilities ahead of the merger; the case was dismissed in 2023. In its first year, Syntel generated just $30,000 in sales; before it was acquired, annual revenue grew to more than $900 million. Desai, who was Syntel's chairman, was born in Kenya, raised in India and came to the U.S. in 1976 as a programmer for Tata.

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Did You Know?

Desai and Sethi started the company with just $2,000.

The couple met in the U.S. while working for pioneering IT firm, Tata Consultancy Services, the company they went on to emulate.

Wealth Growth

Net Worth Growth Over Time

Tracking Bharat Desai's net worth journey over the years, highlighting key growth phases and financial milestones.

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Current Net Worth: $1.6B (May 4, 2026)

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