The last decade has seen Indian engineers have not only contributed the world technically but also took the responsibility in driving many top MNCs by their leadership. Following is the list of 10 such engineers who are the CEOs of top MNCs.
Note: In the Education section only Bachelor's Degree has been mentioned. Most of these people have their higher educational degrees like MS, PhD and MBA.
From: Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh
Education: Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology
Became the CEO of Microsoft: 2014
From: Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Education: Bachelor's Degree in Metallurgical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Became the CEO of Google: 2015
From: Hyderabad, Telengana
Education: Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Osmania University
Joined Adove: 1998
Became the CEO of Adove: 2007
Education: Bachelor's Degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology
Became the CEO of NOKIA: 2014
Education: Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from National Institute of Engineering, Mysore
Positions in Infosys: Served as its CEO from 1981 to 2002 and as chairman from 2002 to 2011. In 2011, he became Chairman Emeritus
From: Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh
Education: Bachelor's Degreein Chemical Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
Joined Reckitt Benckiser: 1987
Became the CEO of Reckitt Benckiser: 2011
Education: Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from the University of Liverpool, England
Became the CEO of GlobalFoundries: 2014
Sanjay was the CEO for the Motorola Mobile Devices business from 2008 to 2012.
Education: Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from University of California, Berkeley
Co-Founded SanDisk: 1988
Became the CEO of SanDisk: 2011
Became CEO of NetApp: 2015
Became COO of Softbank: 2014
Education: Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from Oregon State University
Joined LSI Corporation: 2005
Became CEO of LSI Corporation: 2005
Resigned from LSI Corporation: 2013
From: Nagpur, Maharashtra
Education: Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University
Became CEO of Citigroup: 2007
Resigned from Citigroup: 2012
List of Indian CEOs in MNCs with Engineering Background
