From Microsoft to WhatsApp: Meet the Indian-origin CEOs running the world's biggest companies
From Silicon Valley to London's financial district, Indian-origin leaders now helm some of the world's most powerful companies. Here are 18 trailblazers whose journeys from India have reshaped global business, technology, and culture.
- Jun 23, 2026,
- Updated Jun 23, 2026 4:23 PM IST
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Satya Nadella has led Microsoft since 2014, transforming it into a $3 trillion AI powerhouse. Sundar Pichai has helmed Alphabet — Google's parent — since 2019. Together, they oversee two of the world's three most visited websites and dominate global cloud and search.
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Arvind Krishna has served as IBM's Chairman and CEO since 2020, steering the 113-year-old tech giant toward hybrid cloud and AI. Raj Subramaniam has led FedEx as President and CEO since 2022, managing a global delivery network spanning 220+ countries.
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Sanjay Mehrotra is President and CEO of Micron Technology, the US memory chip maker critical to AI infrastructure globally. Jayshree Ullal has led Arista Networks as President and CEO since 2008, building it into a $100 billion+ cloud networking leader.
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Revathi Advaithi is CEO of Flex, a $26 billion global manufacturing giant, since 2019 — one of the few Indian women heading a Fortune 500 firm. CS Venkatakrishnan, known as "Venkat," has served as Group CEO of British banking giant Barclays since 2021.
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George Kurian has led NetApp as CEO since 2015, overseeing cloud data infrastructure for thousands of enterprises globally. Vasant Narasimhan has served as CEO of Swiss pharma giant Novartis since 2018, driving a major transformation toward data-driven medicine.
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Shailesh Jejurikar serves as CEO of P&G's Chief Operating Officer and heads its global Baby, Feminine & Family Care division. Leena Nair made history in 2022 as Global CEO of Chanel, becoming the first woman and first person of colour to lead the iconic French luxury house.
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Vimal Kapur became CEO of Honeywell International in 2023, leading the $36 billion industrial and aerospace conglomerate. Nikesh Arora has served as Chairman and CEO of Palo Alto Networks since 2018, building it into the world's largest pure-play cybersecurity company.
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Sridhar Ramaswamy leads Snowflake as CEO since February 2024. Neal Mohan has headed YouTube as CEO since February 2023, overseeing 2.7 billion monthly users globally. And on June 22, 2026, CRED's Kunal Shah became WhatsApp's first Indian global head, commanding 3 billion users worldwide.