Shantanu Narayen – CEO of Adobe Systems
Company |
Adobe Systems |
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Revenue (2022) |
$17 billion |
CEO since: |
2007 |
Headquarters |
San Jose, California, United States |
Highest Qualification |
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, The University of Hyderabad |
- He was born on 27 May 1963 in India’s Hyderabad, Telangana.
- Shantanu Narayen went to the United States for further studies after pursuing his bachelor’s degree in electronics and communication engineering from College of Engineering, Osmania University Hyderabad.
- He started working with a startup named Measurex Automation Systems in 1986 and then worked with Apple from 1989 to 1995.
Narayen joined Adobe in 1998 as senior vice-president of worldwide product development and was promoted to the post of COO (Chief Operating Officer) in 2005 and then as CEO in 2007.
Top 10 Indian CEOs in the World: Indian CEO List 2023
The 21st Century is an Indian Century, we can see Indians leading the world in different sectors. Check out Top Indian CEO, governing Top Companies of the World
While brain drain is seen as one of the major issues in a developing country like India that struggles hard to retain the best of talents, it is indeed a matter of pride when Indian origin individuals achieve extraordinary success, especially outside the country cementing their position as most influential CEOs in the world.
Silicon Valley of the United States seems to be dominated by the Indians in terms of employment and in recent times, corporate leaderships as well. Most of the observations rule in favor of the fact that the Indian schooling system’s major focus stays on Mathematics and Science which becomes a plus for those who opt to go abroad for further studies to enhance their skills.
Anyway, when it comes to being in leadership positions, the Indian CEOs of world-famous companies have always presented an example of how to be a successful, sensible, and gentle leader at the same time. We will read about the Top Indian CEOs in the world:
Here is a list of the top 10 Indian-origin CEOs in the world, along with their companies:
- Sundar Pichai – CEO of Google and Alphabet
- Satya Nadella – CEO of Microsoft
- Leena Nair – CEO of Chanel
- Arvind Krishna – CEO of IBM
- Shantanu Narayen – CEO of Adobe Systems
- Nikesh Arora – CEO of Palo Alto Networks
- Pawan Munjal – CEO of Hero Motocorp
- Jayshree Ullal – CEO of Arista Networks
- George Kurian – CEO of NetApp
- Laxman Narasimhan – CEO of Starbucks