From Google, Microsoft, IBM to Starbucks, many of the world's leading companies at present are being headed by Indian-origin CEOs. While leading such huge billion and even trillion dollar companies does come with big responsibilities, it also comes with big paychecks, right? So how rich are these Indian-origin CEOs who are leading some the world's biggest companies?
So, from Sundar Pichai to Satya Nadella, here's the list of estimated net worth of some of the richest Indian-origin CEOs:
Google and Alphabet?
Born on June 10, 1972 in Madurai (Tamil Nadu),?Sundar Pichai went on to join Google in 2004, and became its CEO on 2nd October 2015. Pichai had?earned his degree from IIT Kharagpur in metallurgical engineering. He also holds an M.S. from Stanford University in materials science and engineering, and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania,
Microsoft?
Born on 19 August 1967 in Hyderabad, Satya Nadella had become Microsoft CEO on February 4th, 2014. He had received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the Manipal Institute of Technology in Karnataka and then traveled to the S to study for an MS in computer science at the University of Wisconsin¨CMilwaukee. Nadella then did his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
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Adobe?
Besides Satya Nadella, another Hyderabad born tech CEO is Shantanu Narayen. Born on?May 27, 1963, Shantanu had joined Adobe in 1998.?He had earned a bachelor's degree in?electronics and communication engineering?from?University College of Engineering, Osmania University?in Hyderabad and then?moved to the US to complete his education. Later, he received a master's degree in computer science from?Bowling Green State University?in?Ohio. Post that, he did his?MBA?from the?Haas School of Business,?University of California, Berkeley.
Palo Alto Networks?
Born on?February 9, 1968 in Ghaziabad (UP), Nikesh Arora?graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, BHU in Varanasi with a bachelors of technology degree in electrical engineering. He also holds a M.S. degree in Finance from Boston College and an M.S. in Business Administration from Northeastern University, and also the CFA designation since 1999.?
Arora?is the CEO of cybersecurity firm?Palo Alto Networks, a position he held since June 2018.?Back in 2012,?at?Google, Arora became the tech giant¡¯s?highest-paid executive?after getting a compensation package worth about $51 million.
Arista Networks?
Born on March 27, 1961 in London, England to a Hindu family, Ullal grew up in New Delh and was schooled at Convent of Jesus and Mary, Delhi. She had attended San Francisco State University where she graduated with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and then went on to Santa Clara University where she received an M.S. in Engineering Management and Leadership.
In Hurun India list last year,Jayshree Ullal's?net worth had surpassed that of tech billionaires such as Sundar Pichai and Satya Nadella's?by a big margin. Ullal is the?CEO of?American computer networking company?Arista Networks has a?net worth of Rs 20,800 crore.?She was born in London and raised in Delhi. She was named the CEO of Arista Networks, a cloud networking company, in 2008.
Starbucks?
Born on 15 May 1967 in Pune, Laxman Narasimhan has been serving as the CEO of coffee giant Starbucks since March 2023.?Before that, he had served as CEO of Reckitt, which houses numerous?brands?such as Dettol, Durex,Harpic, Strepsils, Mortein etc.
He had earned a degree in mechanical engineering from the College of Engineering, Pune, an MA in German and International Studies from The Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA in Finance from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
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