As a close follower of the business and investing world, someone I think doesn’t get enough credit is Malini Saba. Saba has received praise for many different reasons, but I think the notion that she is one of the top investors of South Asian descent or as a woman is a somewhat inadvertently limiting. In my opinion, from the research I’ve conducted, she is not just one of the top investors of South Asian descent or as a woman, but one of the best period. She has even founded her own investment company, which she named Saban.

Her compassion for other people is something I, especially revere. A lot of wealthy people never take the time to think about the less fortunate, or people in need. Only donating to charities with the knowledge they’ll be able to later use the donation as a tax write-off to the IRS. I know, that can be hard to swallow, but it’s true. Saban has proven through her illustrious work in philanthropy that she is not at all like the previously aforementioned wealthy people in this article. She even started her own non-profit organization “Stree: Global Investments in Women non-profit organization” in 2001

Malini’s life hasn’t always taken place in the land of milk and honey, yet she still found a way to overcome her circumstances and the system. Which I find extremely motivating and empowering. Born in Australia, Malini came to the U.S. at just 19 with only 200 dollars to her name. She and her husband managed to scrape up enough money each month for rent, while they pursued their education at Stanford University. Saba credits a lot of her knowledge of investing to crashing gatherings where investment bankers were around. Using the advice of the bankers, Saba saved what little money she had to invest in a few different sectors.

Malini is the chairman and founder of Saban, A highly lucrative company with investment interests worldwide.

Malini’s non-profit organization “Stree: Global investments in Women,” was even supported by former U.S. President Bill Clinton. Stree is aimed at changing the way low income women and children gain confidence about who they are as a person, and where they’ve come from to this stage in their life now. In 2005 Malini gave 1 million dollars to kick start the world’s first heart research center for South Asian people.

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