The world is astonished to see Indians taking over global tech. Indian origin CEOs are undoubtedly ruling the world. Sundar Pichai in an interview, Sundar Pichai said that “India will be a global player in the digital economy and it can compete with any country in the world, There exists a timing issue, but we are growing well as a country.” Born in Madurai in 1972, Sundar Pichai was a student of Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur who joined Google in the year 2004. Back then he was leading the product management & innovation team building Google’s client software products including Google Chrome, ChromeOS and Google drive. The Indian talent outshined in the year 2015 emerging as CEO of Alphabet Inc and its subsidiary Google.
Global giant companies and its Indian connections
- MICROSOFT – Satya Narayan Nadella is currently serving as the executive chairman and CEO of Microsoft. Hailing from Hyderabad Satya Nadella completed his engineering degree from Mangalore University who took over the position of CEO in 2014 and became the executive chairman in the year 2021. Microsoft is the leading player in the industry of computer software. Its other services include cloud computing, video games, search and other online services.
- IBM – IBM stands for International business Machines, which builds software and hardware products providing consulting and business services as well. Arvind Krishna is the Chairman and Executive Officer of IBM. He was entitled as the CEO of the company in the year 2020 and took over the responsibility of chairman in the consecutive year. Born in the West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, Arvind Krishna is one of the notable alumni of Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and is currently looking after the expansion of IBM markets in the domain of artificial intelligence, cloud, quantum computing and blockchain.
- ADOBE – The US based software company is leading the industry of digital marketing services providing creative, marketing and document solutions. Its vision is to bring digital creations to life and to provide its customers with extraordinary digital experiences, the driving force behind this global company is Shantanu Narayen an Indian mind from Hyderabad who has been serving as the CEO since 2007.
- WORLD BANK – An US based financial organization with 189 member countries provides loan and financial aid to under-developed as well as developing nations. Ajay Banga born in Pune and an alumni of the prestigious Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad is serving as the current president of the organization. Ajay Banga is the former CEO of Mastercard a global tech company providing payment services worldwide.
- CHANEL – France based luxury fashion brand which deals in various fashion categories has an Indian origin CEO- Leena Nair. Born in Kolhapur, Leena completed her education from Xaviers school of management, Jamshedpur. She has also served the post of Chief Human Resource Officer at Unilever the British based company which produces consumer packaged goods. In January 2021 Leena stepped in as CEO of the company.
- Zscaler – The US based company was founded by Jay Chaudhry back in the year 2007 which is at present the leading cloud security service provider. Born in Una, a district in Himachal Pradesh Jay completed his engineering degree from Indian Institute of Technology, BHU. Currently Jay is serving as the CEO and executive chairman of the company.
- Flex – America based Flex is one of the leading manufacturing companies at global level. Revathi Advaithi was appointed as the CEO of the company in 2019, who has an Indian origin. She has completed her mechanical engineering from Birla institute of Science and technology, Pilani.
Conclusion
India is still being considered as a “developing” nation but the nation has never fallen short of talents. The world is witnessing the extraordinary capabilities of the Indian minds who never fail to impress. The personalities mentioned above have proved themselves as leaders, innovators and executors.
The Times of India in one of its reports mentioned the possible reasons behind the domination of Indians over global tech. Growing up in a highly competitive & aspirational environment, facing multiple setbacks in the initial stage of life that contributes to personal learning and the extraordinary adaptive & creative skills of the Indians make them the most desirable CEOs.
