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. 

CEOCompanyAlma MatersSector
Sundar Pichai Google (Alphabet Inc.)IIT Kharagpur (B.Tech), Stanford University (M.S.), Wharton School (MBA)Technology
Satya NadellaMicrosoftManipal Institute of Technology (B.Tech), University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (M.S.), University of Chicago (MBA)Technology
Arvind KrishnaIBMIIT Kanpur (B.Tech), University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign (Ph.D.)Technology
Shantanu NarayenAdobeOsmania University (B.E.), Bowling Green State University (M.S.), University of California, Berkeley (MBA)Technology
Leena NairChanelXLRI Jamshedpur (PGDM), Walchand College of Engineering, Sangli (B.E.)Fashion & Luxury
Laxman NarasimhanStarbucksMcKinsey (19 years), University of Pennsylvania (MBA)Consumer Goods
Revathi Adviathi FlexBITS Pilani (B.S.), Thunderbird School of Global Management (MBA)Manufacturing & Supply Chain
George KurianNetAppPrinceton University (B.A.), Stanford Graduate School of Business (MBA)Technology
Raj SubramaniamFedExIIT Bombay (B.Tech), Syracuse University (M.S.), University of Texas at Austin (MBA)Logistics & Transportation
Neal MohanYouTube (Google)Stanford University (B.A.), Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (MBA)Technology & Media
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