The last decade has seen Indian engineers have not only contributed the world technically but also took the responsibility in driving many top MNCs by their leadership. Following is the list of 10 such engineers who are the CEOs of top MNCs.
Note: In the Education section only Bachelor’s Degree has been mentioned. Most of these people have their higher educational degrees like MS, PhD and MBA.
1. Satya Nadella – CEO of Microsoft
From: Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology
Joined Microsoft: 1992
Became the CEO of Microsoft: 2014
2. Sundar Pichai – CEO of Google
From: Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Metallurgical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Joined Google: 2004
Became the CEO of Google: 2015
3. Shantanu Narayen – CEO of Adove
From: Hyderabad, Telengana
Education: Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Osmania University
Joined Adove: 1998
Became the CEO of Adove: 2007
4. Rajeev Suri – CEO of NOKIA
From: New Delhi
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology
Joined NOKIA: 1995
Became the CEO of NOKIA: 2014
5. N. R. Narayan Murthy – Chairman Emeritus of Infosys
From: Mysore, Karnataka
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from National Institute of Engineering, Mysore
Started Infosys: 1981
Positions in Infosys: Served as its CEO from 1981 to 2002 and as chairman from 2002 to 2011. In 2011, he became Chairman Emeritus
6. Rakesh Kapoor – CEO of Reckitt Benckiser
From: Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh
Education: Bachelor’s Degreein Chemical Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
Joined Reckitt Benckiser: 1987
Became the CEO of Reckitt Benckiser: 2011
7. Sanjay Jha – CEO of GlobalFoundries
From: Bhagalpur, Bihar
Education: Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from the University of Liverpool, England
Became the CEO of GlobalFoundries: 2014
Sanjay was the CEO for the Motorola Mobile Devices business from 2008 to 2012.
8. Sanjay Mehrotra – CEO of SanDisk Corporation
From: Delhi
Education: Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from University of California, Berkeley
Co-Founded SanDisk: 1988
Became the CEO of SanDisk: 2011
9. George Kurian – CEO of NetApp
From: Kottayam, Kerala
Education:
Joined NetApp: 2011
Became CEO of NetApp: 2015
10. Nikesh Arora – President and COO of SoftBank Corp. and CEO of SoftBank Internet and Media, Inc.
From: Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from IIT-BHU
Joined Softbank: 2014
Became COO of Softbank: 2014
11. Abhi Talwalkar – CEO of LSI Corporation
From: Pune, Maharashtra
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from Oregon State University
Joined LSI Corporation: 2005
Became CEO of LSI Corporation: 2005
Resigned from LSI Corporation: 2013
12. Vikram Pandit – CEO of Citigroup
From: Nagpur, Maharashtra
Education: Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University
Joined Citigroup: 2007
Became CEO of Citigroup: 2007
Resigned from Citigroup: 2012
These Guys have been and will be inspiration for Indian Youth for time to come.Thanks for sharing