10 Indian-origin CEOs leading top companies globally in 2022

India has proved itself over time to be the progenitor of some of the most brilliant minds across the globe. Starting from tech geeks across Silicon Valley to tycoons who heard some of the most successful conglomerates, India has gone on to lead some of the most successful businesses and companies across the world. Here is a list of some Indian -origin CEOs who are leading the world’s biggest companies:

 

Satya Nadella– Microsoft

A huge name in Silicon Valley, Satya Nadella, completed his undergraduate from the Manipal University of Technology and then did his higher studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the University of Chicago. He was added to the list of influential Indian-origin CEOs after having become the Executive Chairman and CEO of Microsoft in 2014.

 

Leena Nair– Chanel

She is another of the latest Indian- origin CEOs to have made her mark felt when she was appointed as the first youngest women CEO of Chanel in December, last year. She was an alumnus of the XLRI- Xavier School of Management and Walchand College of Engineering. She also had been the Chief Human Resource Officer of Unilever.

 

Parag Agarwal– Twitter

He is the latest addition to the list of CEOs who are personally IIT Bombay graduates and studied at Standford University. He was appointed as the Twitter CEO in November when its founder Jack Dorsey stepped down from his position. Twitter by any means today holds highlights of current updates worldwide. Catch up on the tweets from people or any breaking news on its website.

 

Sundar Pichai– Google Inc

The name itself shines like a star in a class of its own every time when one talks about high paid or greatly valued global Indian CEO. an IIT Kharagpur graduate, he rose o the position of CEO of Google in 2015 and then was eventually appointed as Alphabet Inc’s CEO which is the parent company of google in December 2019.

 

Shantanu Narayen– Adobe Inc

Shantanu Narayen, born in Hyderabad studied at Osmania University and later went to Bowling Geen State University and the University of California. He served as Adobe Inc’s President and Chief Operating Officer, after which he was appointed as the CEO in December 2007. The American multinational computer software company has been incorporated in Delaware.

 

Arvind Krishna– IBM

He is an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur, who further studied at the University of Illinois at the Urbana- Champaign. He was appointed as the CEO of IBM in March 2020, and he was further again appointed as the Chairman in January 2021. As the role model of this giant institute, he is the sole figure behind its global expansion.

 

Jayshree Ullal– Arista Networks

She is basically a London-born person but was raised in India who shared her alma mater with Santa Clara University and San Francisco State University. She is the CEO and President of Arista Networks a since then she has been serving in that position since October 2008. She is a billionaire woman in this cloud networking company. The company is a pioneer in delivering cloud-based solutions.

 

Nikesh Arora– Palo Alto Networks

He is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology, BHU and he pursued further education at Boston College and Northeastern University. He was appointed as the CEO and the Chairman of Palo Alto Networks in June 2018. This network chain enables an organization to prevent successful cyberattacks with an automated approach.

 

Ajay Singh Banga– MasterCard

He is a St. Stephen’s College and Indian Institute of Management alumnus who currently serves as the Executive Chairman of MasterCard and has served as the Chief Executive Officer of the company from July 2010 to date. He is also the Vice- Chairman at General Atlantic and true educated financial analyst by nature.

 

Indra Nooyi– PepsiCo

A Chennai born and an alumnus of the University of Madras, the Indian Institute of Management and Yale University pass out, Indra became the fifth CEO of PepsiCo in 2006 and continued to serve in this position till august 2018. She has constantly ranked among the world’s 100 most powerful women. She is one of the most admired businesswomen around the world.