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.

1. Satya NadellaCEO of Microsoft

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From: Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology

Joined Microsoft: 1992

Became the CEO of Microsoft: 2014


2. Sundar Pichai – CEO of Google

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From: Madurai, Tamil Nadu

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Metallurgical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Joined Google: 2004

Became the CEO of Google: 2015



3. Shantanu Narayen – CEO of Adove

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From: Hyderabad, Telengana

Education: Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Osmania University

Joined Adove: 1998

Became the CEO of Adove: 2007


4. Rajeev Suri – CEO of NOKIA

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From: New Delhi

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology

Joined NOKIA: 1995

Became the CEO of NOKIA: 2014


5. N. R. Narayan Murthy – Chairman Emeritus of Infosys

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From: Mysore, Karnataka

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from National Institute of Engineering, Mysore

Started Infosys: 1981

Positions in Infosys: Served as its CEO from 1981 to 2002 and as chairman from 2002 to 2011. In 2011, he became Chairman Emeritus


6. Rakesh Kapoor – CEO of Reckitt Benckiser

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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


7. Sanjay Jha – CEO of GlobalFoundries

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From: Bhagalpur, Bihar

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.


8. Sanjay Mehrotra – CEO of SanDisk Corporation

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From: Delhi

Education: Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from University of California, Berkeley

Co-Founded SanDisk: 1988

Became the CEO of SanDisk: 2011


9. George Kurian – CEO of NetApp

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From: Kottayam, Kerala

Education: Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering degree from Princeton University

Joined NetApp: 2011

Became CEO of NetApp: 2015



10. Nikesh Arora – President and COO of SoftBank Corp. and CEO of SoftBank Internet and Media, Inc.

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From: Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from IIT-BHU

Joined Softbank: 2014

Became COO of Softbank: 2014


11. Abhi Talwalkar – CEO of LSI Corporation

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From: Pune, Maharashtra

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


12. Vikram Pandit – CEO of Citigroup

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From: Nagpur, Maharashtra

Education: Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University

Joined Citigroup: 2007

Became CEO of Citigroup: 2007

Resigned from Citigroup: 2012

List of Indian CEOs in MNCs with Engineering Background

One thought on “List of Indian CEOs in MNCs with Engineering Background

  • April 23, 2016 at 9:43 am
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    These Guys have been and will be inspiration for Indian Youth for time to come.Thanks for sharing

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