It’s an odd sentence to be honest. Being the son of the founder of a business has been the strongest qualification for running that business for at least 3,000 years.
On top of that he had worked in this same company for two years, had an Ivy League degree, had worked both in startups and large scale investment banking firms, and had founded and run an unrelated $100M+ enterprise.
The author was born/raised in the US which, not explicitly mentioned, means his father must have spent most of his time in India, away from the family, running the business. If so, that's a big sacrifice that the son amply reciprocated.
On top of that he had worked in this same company for two years, had an Ivy League degree, had worked both in startups and large scale investment banking firms, and had founded and run an unrelated $100M+ enterprise.