top 10 indian ceos of global companies and their alma maters
India has been a place of ancient wisdom, progressive civilization and the hub of knowledge. Now the world looks at some of the biggest and globally recognised companies headed and led by Indians or Indian Origin CEOs.
As of 2024 data, around 10% of the Fortune 500 companies have Indian Origin CEOs which is 50 CEOs helming major global companies spanning in sectors like technology, finance, manufacturing. Here are some of the notable TOP global CEOs from India or originating from the country and their alma maters.
| CEO | Company | Alma Maters | Sector |
| Sundar Pichai | Google (Alphabet Inc.) | IIT Kharagpur (B.Tech), Stanford University (M.S.), Wharton School (MBA) | Technology |
| Satya Nadella | Microsoft | Manipal Institute of Technology (B.Tech), University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (M.S.), University of Chicago (MBA) | Technology |
| Arvind Krishna | IBM | IIT Kanpur (B.Tech), University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign (Ph.D.) | Technology |
| Shantanu Narayen | Adobe | Osmania University (B.E.), Bowling Green State University (M.S.), University of California, Berkeley (MBA) | Technology |
| Leena Nair | Chanel | XLRI Jamshedpur (PGDM), Walchand College of Engineering, Sangli (B.E.) | Fashion & Luxury |
| Laxman Narasimhan | Starbucks | McKinsey (19 years), University of Pennsylvania (MBA) | Consumer Goods |
| Revathi Adviathi | Flex | BITS Pilani (B.S.), Thunderbird School of Global Management (MBA) | Manufacturing & Supply Chain |
| George Kurian | NetApp | Princeton University (B.A.), Stanford Graduate School of Business (MBA) | Technology |
| Raj Subramaniam | FedEx | IIT Bombay (B.Tech), Syracuse University (M.S.), University of Texas at Austin (MBA) | Logistics & Transportation |
| Neal Mohan | YouTube (Google) | Stanford University (B.A.), Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (MBA) | Technology & Media |
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