Akash Ambani, the CEO of India's largest telecom company Jio and the son of billionaire Mukesh Ambani, has been included in Time100 Next, a list of the world's up-and-coming celebrities.
On the list, he is the only other Indian. Amrapali Gan, an American business executive of Indian descent, is also included on the list.
"Since Akash Ambani is a descendant of a famous Indian entrepreneur, he was always predicted to succeed in business. However, he has been working hard. "In the words of time.
After being given a board seat at 22, the younger Ambani, 30, was appointed chairman of Jio, India's largest telecom operator with over 426 million users, in June. It said, "Since then, he's played a significant role in securing multibillion-dollar investments from Google and Facebook."
According to Time, the list recognizes 100 young leaders reshaping politics, economics, entertainment, sports, health, and activism.
The list includes people like the American singer SZA, the actress Sydney Sweeney, the tennis players Carlos Alcaraz from Spain and Ja Morant from basketball, the actor and media personality Keke Palmer, and the environmental activist Farwiza Farhan.
Amrapali Gan was hired as the chief marketing and communications officer of OnlyFans, a website for content creators used mainly by sex workers who make pornography, in September 2020.
Time said that OnlyFans "established a safety and transparency center under her direction, and the platform's popularity has continued to soar."