12 Indian-origin CEOs leading top MNCs

Sundar Pichai, Alphabet - An IIT Kharagpur graduate, he rose to the position of the CEO of Google in 2015 and was eventually appointed the CEO of Alphabet Inc, the parent company of Google, in December 2019.

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Satya Nadella, Microsoft - Satya Nadella was added to the list of influential Indian-origin CEOs when he became the Executive Chairman and CEO of Microsoft in 2014.

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Parag Agrawal, Twitter - Parag Agrawal was appointed as the Twitter CEO in November this year when its founder Jack Dorsey stepped down from the position.

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Leena Nair, Chanel - Leena Nair is another of the latest Indian-origin CEOs to have made her mark felt when she was appointed as the first woman and youngest CEO of Chanel this year in December.

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Shantanu Narayen, Adobe Inc - Shantanu Narayen served as Adobe Inc.'s President and Chief Operating Officer, after which he was appointed as the CEO in December 2007.

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Arvind Krishna, IBM - He was appointed as the CEO of IBM in April 2020, while he was further appointed as the Chairman in January 2021.

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Sanjay Mehrotra, Micron Technology - Sanjay Mehrotra took over as the Micron Technologies CEO in 2017. He was also the co-founder of Sandisk and served as its CEO in 2016.

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Nikesh Arora, Palo Alto Networks - Nikesh Arora was appointed as the CEO and Chairman of Palo Alto Networks on June 2018.

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Jayshree Ullal, Arista Networks - London-born and India-raised Jayshree Ullal is the CEO & President of Arista Networks and has been serving in the position since October 2008.

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Amrapali Gan, Only Fans - Born in Mumbai, Amrapali Gan was appointed as the CEO of Only Fans in December 2021 and succeeded founder Tim Stokely in the position.

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