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These Indians are World's Top CEOs 

By Geetika Arora 

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Embark on a journey to meet the exceptional Indian-origin CEOs who are rewriting the rules of global leadership with their vision, brilliance, and trailblazing success. 

Introduction 

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Born on June 10, 1972, in Madurai, India. IIT Kharagpur graduate in Metallurgical Engineering, Stanford University in Engineering & Materials Science, and Wharton School MBA. Joined Google in 2004, led product development and Android OS. Became Google's CEO in 2015 and Alphabet's in 2019. 

Sundar Pichai – CEO of Google and Alphabet 

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Born August 19, 1967, Hyderabad, India. Educated at Manipal Institute of Technology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Joined Microsoft in 1992, now CEO since 2014, and Chairman from 2021. 

Satya Nadella – CEO of Microsoft 

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Born May 27, 1963, Hyderabad, India. Educated at Osmania University, Bowling Green State University, and UC Berkeley. Joined Adobe in 1998, now CEO since 2007, and Chairman from 2017. 

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Shantanu Narayen – CEO of Adobe 

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Born 1962, Andhra Pradesh, India. IIT Kanpur (Electrical Engineering) & University of Illinois (Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering). Joined IBM in 1990, leading cloud & data management. Became CEO in 2020, Chairman in 2021. 

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Arvind Krishna – CEO of IBM 

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Born Nov 10, 1959, Pune, India. Educated at St. Stephen’s College & IIM Ahmedabad. Leadership at Nestlé, PepsiCo, Citigroup. CEO of Mastercard in 2010, World Bank President in 2023. 

Ajay Banga – President of World Bank 

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Born July 7, 1958, Delhi, India. Educated at BITS Pilani & Stanford University. Co-founded SanDisk, CEO from 2011-2016. CEO of Micron Technology since May 2017. 

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Sanjay Mehrotra – CEO of Micron Technology 

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Born July 18, 1983, Flint, Michigan, United States (of Indian origin). Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (Finance) & Harvard Business School (MBA). Joined Vimeo in 2014, now CEO since July 2017. 

Anjali Sud – CEO of Vimeo 

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Born Sept 27, 1970, New Delhi, India (Canadian citizen). Kettering University & Stanford University. Led at Sun Microsystems, Ford, and Gap Inc. CEO of Gap Inc. since March 2020, first woman and person of colour to lead the company. 

Sonia Syngal – CEO of Gap Inc. 

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Born Jan 31, 1984, Mumbai, India. IIT Bombay (Computer Science) & Stanford University (Ph.D. in Computer Science). Joined Twitter in 2011, CTO in 2017. CEO of Twitter from November 2021 to October 2022. 

Parag Agrawal – Former CEO of Twitter 

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Born March 27, 1961, London, UK (of Indian origin). San Francisco State (Electrical Engineering) & Santa Clara University (Engineering Management). Worked at AMD, Ungermann-Bass, and Cisco. CEO of Arista Networks since Oct 2008. 

Jayshree Ullal – CEO of Arista Networks 

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These top Indian-origin CEOs are global inspirations and a source of pride for India. Their achievements pave the way for fostering more exceptional leaders. 

Recap

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