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How 5 Indian-origin CEOs of World’s Prominent Tech Giants Made It to This Stage
Three words, namely ‘Education,’ ‘Migration,’ and ‘Dedication,’ paved the way for their massive success
Elon Musk puts the world in awe through his innovations and thinking-beyond-the-box mindset, but this time the talent of Indians amazed him. That IBM, Adobe, Google and the Alphabet, Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, Arista Networks, Vimeo, tens of other companies, and now Twitter is run by Indians or those of Indian-origin, made him tweet this:
“USA benefits greatly from Indian talent!” — Elon Musk.
Vivek Wadhwa, a Distinguished Fellow at Harvard Law School, says:
“Being an Indian is a big advantage now. People expect us to be good engineers and good managers.”
Why Indian, why now, and why not others?* These questions are subject to further exploration in the following paragraphs.
Note:* I have worked with Pakistanis, Americans, Germans, Nepalis, Bangladeshis, Iranians, Japanese, Turks, Arabs, and citizens of many other countries and have noted lots of their exceptional qualities. By no means, I compare Indians with them or vice versa. Each individual is unique in their own way. The same holds true for nationalities. Praising one group at the cost of others is not destined. So, please refrain from politicizing this article.
But let me also ascertain that I have worked in India in my early teenage years and have also been trained in the field of information technology by Indians. The ‘education,’ and ‘dedication’ portions of this article are not an overnight assessment. I have been witnessing them in Indians for more than a decade.
In this article, I want to introduce you to the five Indian-origin CEOs and discuss why they have made it to the top of the tech industry in the US. I want to show how three words, namely ‘education,’ ‘migration,’ and ‘dedication,’ have helped them become CEOs of these leading tech companies. A list of over ten CEOs, former CEOs, and executives of Indian-origin who have been behind recent innovations in tech and non-tech sectors in the US, is also given in the last sections.
