Top 10 Minority-Run Companies (By Growth)

1. Amir Amirfar and Associates
   Amir Amirfar
   The head of this architectural and engineering consulting firm came to the U.S. at age 1 with his Persian father and Armenian mother.
2. Glispa Media
   Gary Lin
   Prior to founding Glispa, Lin helped Grey Worldwide set up teams in Hong Kong, Beijing, and Shanghai.
3. Red Ventures
   Ricardo Elias
   A native of Puerto Rico, Elias came to the U.S. to go to college in Boston. Now, his online marketing firm is expanding into Latin America.
4. StrataLight Communications
   Shri Dodani
   Dodani was born in Gujarat, in western India. StrataLight, which makes subsystems for optical transmissions, has employees from more than 25 countries.
5. Vizio
   William Wang
   Wang, whose company makes flat-panel TV screens, came to California from Taiwan at 14; he knew no English.
6. Walz Certified Mail Solutions
   Mohan Tavorath
   Born in India, Tavorath worked at numerous financial services firms before taking the CEO spot at Walz, which manages certified mail for corporations and law firms.
7. LeGacy Resource Corporation
   Chiquita Young
   IT consultant Young was the first person in her family to attend college. (See "Top 10 Woman-Run Companies," previous page.)
8. iTrendz
   Murali Alam
   Alam joined iTrendz as a partner shortly after earning his master's. Now he runs the show.
9. enrich IT
   Arul Murugan
   Murugan, an Indian immigrant, founded this company, which provides enterprise software consulting systems, in 2003.
10. 1 Source Consulting
    William R. Teel Jr.
    Teel's firm provides IT consulting to the federal government.