6 Global Indians with an engineering degree who can truly inspire you
By Swati Srivastava
Are you ready to pursue a career in technology? Meet 6 professionals who have made their mark worldwide and made Indians proud.
Satya Nadella
Satya Nadella
Hyderabad-based, Satya Nadella is current CEO of Microsoft, global tech giant. The American engineer and business executive earned a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Telecommunication and Electronics from Manipal Institute of Technology in year 1987.
Satya Nadella, 46, is 3rd CEO of company after reputed names like Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer. This progression by a person of Indian origin has raised position of Indian Americans and Indians in tech industry of US.
| Degree |
Institute/College |
| Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Telecommunications |
Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal, India |
| MS in Computer Science |
the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee |
| Executive MBA program |
the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business |
Amit Singhal
Amit Singhal
Born in Jhansi, India, Amit Singhal is a software engineer and senior vice president at Google Inc. He is a master of ranking algorithm and manages search quality department at Google.
Amit Singhal earned a degree in Computer Science from IIT Roorkee. He has worked with other leading companies like AT&T Labs before finally joining Google.
| Degree |
Institute/College |
| Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science |
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee |
| MS Degree in Computer Science |
University of Minnesota Duluth, US |
| Ph.D. Degree |
Cornell University |
Shantanu Narayen
Shantanu Narayen
Born in states of Hyderabad, Shantanu Narayen is another name who inspires many aspiring engineers. His professional journey shows how a diligent person can reach at pinnacle of his career.
Narayen joined Adobe in year 1998 and was soon appointed as CEO of company in 2007. Barack Obama appointed him as a member of his Management Advisory Board in 2011.
| Degree |
Institute/College |
| Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering |
Osmania University, India |
| Master of Business Administration |
University of California, Berkeley |
| Masters in Computer Science |
Bowling Green State University, Ohio |
| Doctorate of Applied Science |
Bowling Green State University, Ohio |
Sundar Pichai
Sundar Pichai
Chennai-lad, an Indian American, and IIT Kharagpur alumnus, Sundar Pichai, is a computer engineer by profession. Associated with one of top management teams at Google since 2004, Sundar Pichai heads Google’s Android, Apps, and Chrome. The 40-year-old Senior Vice-President of one of top ranking global firms loves big bets. He has played a vital role in creating technically advanced products such as Google Chrome and Google Drive.
| Degree |
Institute/College |
| Bachelor in Technology |
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur |
| M.S. |
Stanford University |
| Master of Business Administration |
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania |
Gokul Rajaram
Gokul Rajaram
Popularly known as a tech superstar and Godfather of ‘Google Adsense’, Gokul Rajaram currently leads mobile payment startup ‘Square’ as a product engineer. Previously, Rajaram was associated with Facebook as product director where he managed advertising products execution for Facebook. Apart from Facebook, Gokul Rajaram showed his mettle in other top ranking global companies like Google, where he played a vital role in launching and turning Google Adsense into an unbelievable billion-dollar product line.
Business Insider ranked Gokul Rajaram among 100 biggest ‘Tech Stars’ in Silicon Valley 2013.
| Degree |
Institute/College |
| BTECH in Computer Science and Engineering |
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur |
| MS in Computer Science |
The University of Texas, Austin |
| Master of Business Administration |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan School of Management |
These are some of proud alumni from various Engineering colleges in India.
