On Monday, Jack Dorsey announced his resignation from the post of Chief Executive Officer on Twitter, making way for 37-year-old IITian Parag Agrawal. Previously in the role of Chief Technology Officer, Parag Agrawal assumes responsibility as Twitter CEO immediately.
Parag Agrawal is just the newest addition to a growing club of Indians who hold senior positions in global technology companies. Here is a list:
CEOs INDIAN ORIGIN FROM GLOBAL TECH COMPANIES
Parag Agrawal – Twitter
Parag Agrawal, 37, an IIT Mumbai and Stanford University alumnus, joined Twitter in 2011 and became CEO in 2021.
Satya Nadella – Microsoft
Hyderabad-born Satya Nadella replaced Steve Ballmer as Microsoft CEO in 2014. That year he was also named chairman of the company.
Sundar Pichai – alphabet
Born in Madurai, 49-year-old Sundar Pichai was named Google’s CEO in 2015. He joined the company in 2004.
Shantanu Narayen – Adobe
Shantanu Narayen was named Adobe CEO in 2007. Before that, he was Chief Operating Officer for two years. He joined the company in 1998. He was born in Hyderabad and also completed his bachelor’s degree in the city.
Arvind Krishna – IBM
After 30 years with the company, IITian Arvind Krishna has been CEO of IBM since April 2020. He also became chairman in January 2021.
Sanjay Mehrotra – Micron Technology
Sanjay Mehrotra, CEO of Micron Technology since 2017, is co-founder of SanDisk and was its president until it was acquired by Western Digital.
Nikesh Arora – Palo Alto Networks
Banaras Hindu University alumnus Nikesh Arora was named CEO of Palo Alto Networks in 2018 after working at Google and SoftBank.
Jayshree Ullal – Arista Networks
Jayshree Ullal has been CEO of Arista Networks since 2008. Before that she worked for AMD and Cisco. She received her bachelor’s degree from San Francisco State University and her Masters from Santa Clara University.
George Kurien – NetApp
Princeton and Stanford University alumnus George Kurien became CEO and President of data storage company NetApp in 2015.
Revathi Advaithi – Flex
BITS Pilani alumnus Revathi Advaithi was appointed CEO of Flex, an American multinational electronics manufacturer, in 2019.
Anjali Sud – Vimeo
Anjali Sud became CEO of Vimeo in 2017. She joined the company in 2014. She holds degrees from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School and Harvard Business School.
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