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16 Indian-origin top executives ‘ruling’ tech industry globally
Gadgets Now Bureau15 Aug, 2021, 10:01AM IST
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet and Google
India-born Sundar Pichai was named CEO of Google parent Alphabet Inc in 2019. Pichai became Google head in August 2014. In his 15 years-plus career with the company, he has led the company’s key businesses including Android, Chrome, Maps, and more. Pichai is also said to be a contender for Microsoft CEO’s post in 2014. He did his BTech from IIT Kharagpur, MS from Stanford (MS) and MBA from Wharton.
Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft
Hyderabad-born Satya Nadella was named Microsoft CEO in February 2014. He succeeded Steve Ballmer. Nadella studied engineering at Manipal Institute of Technology and did MS from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, and MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Nadella started his career with Microsoft in 1992 as a developer of Windows NT operating system.
Shantanu Narayen, chairman, president, and CEO of Adobe
Hyderabad-born 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. Before joining Adobe, Shantanu held roles at Apple and Silicon Graphics. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Osmania University, an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MS from Bowling Green State University.
Arvind Krishna, Chairman and CEO of IBM
An electrical engineer from IIT Kanpur, Arvind Krishna became CEO of IBM in April 2020. He has been with IBM for almost 30 years and has held several senior-level positions with the company. Krishna received his bachelor's degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur and completed his PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Revathi Advaithi, CEO, Flex
Revathi Advaithi is CEO of Flex Ltd, an American Singaporean-domiciled multinational electronics contract manufacturer. Advaithi was named CEO of Flex in 2019. She has previously served as the president and COO of Eaton's electrical sector business. 2019. She did her bachelor's degree at the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, and MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management.
Nikesh Arora, chairman and CEO of Palo Alto Networks
Nikesh Arora joined Palo Alto Networks as CEO in 2018. Prior to this he has held key positions at Google and SoftBank. Arora holds bachelor's degree from the Institute of Technology at Banaras Hindu University, MBA from Northeastern University, and master’s of science from Boston College.
Jayashree Ullal, president and CEO, Arista Network
Jayshree Ullal became the president and CEO of Arista Networks in 2008. In 2014, she led Arista to an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange. Prior to Arista, Ullal has worked with Cisco and AMD. She studied BS in electrical engineering from San Francisco State University and completed her master’s in engineering management from Santa Clara University.
Parag Agrawal, CTO of Twitter
Parag Agrawal is chief technology officer of Twitter since 2011. Prior to this, he has worked with Microsoft, AT&T and Yahoo’s research teams. Agrawal is an engineering graduate from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.
Anjali Sud, CEO, Vimeo
Anjali Sud is CEO of Vimeo, an open video platform since 2017. Before joining Vimeo, Sud had worked with Amazon and Time Warner. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Sanjay Mehrotra, president and CEO of Micron Technology
Sanjay Mehrotra is CEO of semiconductor solutions company Micron Technology. He was earlier with Sandisk and has been a Board member of Western Digital. Mehrotra has held positions at Integrated Device Technology and Intel before co-founding SanDisk. He completed his bachelors and masters degrees from the University of California, Berkeley.
George Kurian, CEO and Director, NetApp
George Kurian became the CEO and president of storage and data management company NetApp in 2015. Before joining NetApp, Kurian has worked with Cisco Systems, Akamai Technologies and McKinsey & Company. Born in Kottayam district, Kerala, he studied engineering at IIT-Madras, but left six months later to join Princeton University. George completed his bachelor’s in electrical engineering from Princeton University and went on to receive his MBA from Stanford University.
Aneel Bhusri, co-Founder, co-CEO, and chairman, Workday
Aneel Bhusri co-founded Workday in 2005 with Dave Duffield, the founder of PeopleSoft. Prior to founding Workday, Bhusri has held positions at PeopleSoft. Aneel received his bachelor’s degree from Brown University and completed his MBA at Stanford University.
Steve Sanghi, executive chair, Microchip Technology
Steve founded Microchip Technology in 1989 and has been CEO since 1991 and is now the executive chair. He has worked with Intel. Sanghi received his bachelor’s degree from Punjab University and completed his master’s in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Massachusetts.
Aman Bhutani, CEO, GoDaddy
Aman Bhutani joined GoDaddy as CEO in 2019. Before this he held senior positions at Expedia, including chief technology officer and SVP of worldwide engineering. Bhutani did his bachelor’s degree from Delhi University and MBA from Lancaster University.
Anirudh Devgan, president and CEO, Cadence Design
Anirudh Devgan became president of Cadence Design in 2018. He's also worked with Magma Design Automation and IBM. Devgan received his bachelor degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, and his master and PhD from Carnegie Mellon University.
Siva Sivaram, president, Technology and Strategy, Western Digital
Siva Sivaram is president of Western Digital. Prior to joining Western Digital, he held senior positions at Intel, Matrix Semiconductors and Sandisk. He also founded and served as CEO of Twin Peaks Technologies from 2008 to 2012. Sivaram received his bachelor’s degree from the National Institute of Technology, Triuchi. He did his master’s and doctorate degrees from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.