From Satya Nadella To Sundar Pichai: List Of Indian Cities In Which These Billionaires Were Born

We all know that Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Google CEO Sundar Pichai are among the most successful and renowned tech billionaires of Indian-origin. After being born in India, these billionaires have gone on to lead some of the world’s biggest companies.But can you guess in which Indian cities were these billionaires born? Read on as we bring to you the list of cities in which some of the most successful Indian-origin CEOs were born.

IT Worth DeskUpdated: Mar 22, 2024, 12:39 IST

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From Satya Nadella To Sundar Pichai List Of Indian Cities In Which These Billionaires Were Born

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We all know that Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Google CEO Sundar Pichai are among the most successful and renowned tech billionaires of Indian-origin. After being born in India, these billionaires have gone on to lead some of the world’s biggest companies.

But can you guess in which Indian cities were these billionaires born? Read on as we bring to you the list of cities in which some of the most successful Indian-origin CEOs were born.

List Of Indian Cities In Which These Billionaires Were Born

Sundar Pichai- Chennai, Tamil Nadu

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Sundar Pichai was born and raised in a middle-class family in Chennai. Pichai became the CEO at Google in 2015, and also of its parent Alphabet in 2019.

Parag Agrawal- Ajmer, Rajasthan

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Parag Agrawal took over as the CEO of Twitter after Jack Dorsey in December 2021. Agrawal was born in Ajmer, Rajasthan.

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Sanjay Mehrotra- Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

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Sanjay Mehrotra is the CEO of Micron Technology Inc in the US, but his roots lie in Kanpur (UP).

Satya Nadella- Hyderabad, Telangana

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Satya Nadella was born to a Telugu-speaking family in Hyderabad in 1967. In 2014, Nadella took over as Microsoft CEO.

Arvind Krishna- West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh

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Arvind Krishna was born in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. He went on to take charge of one of the world’s largest tech firms, IBM, in 2020.

Ajaypal Singh Banga- Pune, Maharashtra

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With a lineage tracing back to Jalandhar, Punjab, Ajaypal Singh Banga was born in Khadki, Pune in 1959. Formerly the CEO of Mastarcard, Ajay is currently the President of the World Bank.

Laxman Narasimhan- Pune, Maharashtra

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Born and brought up in Pune, Laxman Narasimhan is the CEO of Starbucks.

Shantanu Narayen- Hyderabad, Telangana

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Shantanu Narayen was born in Hyderabad. He became the CEO of California-based software company Adobe in 2007.

Leena Nair- Kolhapur, Maharashtra

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Leena Nair was born in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. She is currently CEO of Indian origin of luxury fashion brand Chanel.

Devika Bulchandan-Amritsar, Punjab

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Devika is the CEO of Ogilvy & Mather, a British advertising agency based in New York. She was born in Amritsar in 1970.

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw-Bengaluru

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She is the founder and executive chairman of Biocon Ltd, She was born in Bengaluru in 1953.

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