Today
is India is celebrating its 70th Independence Day, so here we are
going to looking at 10 Indian Born CEO's in Tech Giant Companies who are making
India Proud. Indians have played a key role in the success of technology
powerhouses globally.
In
fact, two of the world's biggest technology companies -- Microsoft and Google -- are led by Indian-origin CEO's. Other than the duo, there are many others who
have made an indelible mark for themselves in the world of technology.
Here's a look at 10 India-born CEOs of global technology giants.
1/10) Satya Nadella, Microsoft
After a 22-year stint with Microsoft, Nadella was appointed as the
chief executive officer of the company in February 2014.
He previously held the position of executive vice president of Microsoft’s Cloud and Enterprise group.
The Hyderabad-born 47-year-old has a BE from Manipal Institute of Technology, MS from University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, and MBA from University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
He previously held the position of executive vice president of Microsoft’s Cloud and Enterprise group.
The Hyderabad-born 47-year-old has a BE from Manipal Institute of Technology, MS from University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, and MBA from University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
2/10) Sundar Pichai, Google
India-born Sundar Pichai was named as Google CEO on August 10,
2015.
The 44-year-old head of Google was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu and pursued education at IIT Kharagpur (B Tech), Stanford (MS) and Wharton (MBA); at Wharton, he was named a Siebel Scholar and Palmer Scholar.
He is responsible for the launch of the dominant Chrome web browser, and was previously the product head for Android, Chrome, Maps, and other popular Google products.
The 44-year-old head of Google was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu and pursued education at IIT Kharagpur (B Tech), Stanford (MS) and Wharton (MBA); at Wharton, he was named a Siebel Scholar and Palmer Scholar.
He is responsible for the launch of the dominant Chrome web browser, and was previously the product head for Android, Chrome, Maps, and other popular Google products.
3/10) Francisco D’Souza, Cognizant
Among the youngest CEOs in the software services sector, D’Souza
is Cognizant’s CEO and a member of the company’s board of directors.
D’Souza joined Cognizant as a co-founder in 1994 and went on to become its CEO in the year 2007. During his tenure as CEO, Cognizant’s employee base has grown from 55,000 to over 230,000.
The son of an Indian diplomat, D’Souza was born in Kenya. He holds a BBA from University of East Asia, Macau and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh; D’Souza also serves on the board of General Electric as an independent director
D’Souza joined Cognizant as a co-founder in 1994 and went on to become its CEO in the year 2007. During his tenure as CEO, Cognizant’s employee base has grown from 55,000 to over 230,000.
The son of an Indian diplomat, D’Souza was born in Kenya. He holds a BBA from University of East Asia, Macau and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh; D’Souza also serves on the board of General Electric as an independent director
4/10) Ashok Vemuri, Xerox Business Services LLC
Xerox, the 110-year-old document technology company that over the
years has come to symbolize everything associated with photocopying, named
former iGate CEO Ashok Vemuri as the new CEO of its back-office outsourcing
company.
Earlier this year, Xerox said that it would split into two separate companies -- one would focus on document technology, which would include Xerox's traditional printer and copier businesses, while the second company would focus on back-office outsourcing, payment processing and other technology-related services.
A former Infosys veteran, Vemuri became CEO of Xerox's business process outsourcing company after the separation of the company's two entities.
Earlier this year, Xerox said that it would split into two separate companies -- one would focus on document technology, which would include Xerox's traditional printer and copier businesses, while the second company would focus on back-office outsourcing, payment processing and other technology-related services.
A former Infosys veteran, Vemuri became CEO of Xerox's business process outsourcing company after the separation of the company's two entities.
5/10) Shantanu Narayen, Adobe
Born in Hyderabad, Shantanu Narayen joined Adobe in 1998 as the
senior vice president of worldwide product research and became the COO in 2005
and CEO in 2007.
He holds a Bachelor in Science from Osmania University, an MBA from University of California, Berkley, and an MS from Bowling Green State University.
Narayen held product development roles at Apple and Silicon Graphics before co-founding photo-sharing startup Pictra. A chance encounter between Adobe and Pictra led to Narayen joining Adobe, where rose swiftly through the product ranks.
He was named among the world's best CEOs by Barron's MAgazine in 2016.
He holds a Bachelor in Science from Osmania University, an MBA from University of California, Berkley, and an MS from Bowling Green State University.
Narayen held product development roles at Apple and Silicon Graphics before co-founding photo-sharing startup Pictra. A chance encounter between Adobe and Pictra led to Narayen joining Adobe, where rose swiftly through the product ranks.
He was named among the world's best CEOs by Barron's MAgazine in 2016.
6/10) George Kurian, NetApp
George Kurian became the CEO
and president of storage and data management company NetApp in June 2015, after
serving as its executive vice president of product operations for nearly two
years. Prior to joining NetApp, George was vice president and general manager
of the Application Networking and Switching Technology Group at Cisco Systems.
His diverse background also includes the role of vice president at Akamai Technologies, management consulting at McKinsey & Company, and leading Software Engineering and Product Management teams at Oracle Corporation.
Born in Kottayam district, Kerala, he pursued engineering at IIT-Madras, but left six months later to join Princeton University; he also holds an MBA degree from Stanford.
His diverse background also includes the role of vice president at Akamai Technologies, management consulting at McKinsey & Company, and leading Software Engineering and Product Management teams at Oracle Corporation.
Born in Kottayam district, Kerala, he pursued engineering at IIT-Madras, but left six months later to join Princeton University; he also holds an MBA degree from Stanford.
7/10) Sanjay Jha, Global
Foundries
Sanjay Jha took over as CEO of
Global Foundries, a semiconductor foundry that produces chips for giants like
AMD, Broadcom, Qualcomm, and STMicroelectronics, in January 2014; before that
he has served as the CEO of Motorola Mobility and COO of Qualcomm.
He joined Motorola as co-CEO in 2008, while serving simultaneously as CEO of Motorola's Mobile Devices Business.
Prior to Motorola, Sanjay held multiple senior engineering and executive positions during his 14 years with Qualcomm, ultimately serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Qualcomm Inc. from 2006 to 2008.
Jha was born in Bhagalpur, Bihar and holds a BS from University of Liverpool and PhD from University of Strathclyde.
He joined Motorola as co-CEO in 2008, while serving simultaneously as CEO of Motorola's Mobile Devices Business.
Prior to Motorola, Sanjay held multiple senior engineering and executive positions during his 14 years with Qualcomm, ultimately serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Qualcomm Inc. from 2006 to 2008.
Jha was born in Bhagalpur, Bihar and holds a BS from University of Liverpool and PhD from University of Strathclyde.
8/10) Rajeev Suri, Nokia
Rajeev Suri joined Nokia in 1995 and held various positions before
being appointed as president and CEO in April 2014.
Suri's ascedancy to Nokia CEO's position came after Microsoft acquired Nokia’s mobile phone business. Previously, he was the head of the company’s global services.
Like Satya Nadella, Suri also holds a B-Tech from Manipal Institute of Technology, but holds no post graduate degrees.
Suri's ascedancy to Nokia CEO's position came after Microsoft acquired Nokia’s mobile phone business. Previously, he was the head of the company’s global services.
Like Satya Nadella, Suri also holds a B-Tech from Manipal Institute of Technology, but holds no post graduate degrees.
9/10) Sanjay Mehrotra, Sandisk
Sanjay Mehrotra
co-founded flash memory storage company SanDisk in 1988 and has been its CEO
since January 2011.
He pursued bachelors and masters degrees at University of California, Berkley, and also went to Stanford for executive programme. Mehrotra holds several patents to his name
He pursued bachelors and masters degrees at University of California, Berkley, and also went to Stanford for executive programme. Mehrotra holds several patents to his name
10/10) Dinesh Paliwal, Harman International
Dinesh Paliwal is the
president and CEO of Harman International, a premium audio gear brand that owns
the likes of JBL, Becker, dbx, among others.
Born in Agra, Uttar Pradesh,
Paliwal holds a BE from IIT Roorkee, and MS and MBA from Miami University.
Prior to joining Harman, he
spent 22 years with ABB Group, where he last held the dual role of President of
ABB Group with responsibility for the company’s global P&L, and
Chairman/CEO - ABB North America.
He serves on the board of
Bristol-Myers Squibb, and previously served as the economic advisor to the
governor of China’s Guangdong province for three years.
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