Indian origin executives now run more Fortune 500 companies than any other foreign-born demographic. Their combined revenue exceeds three trillion dollars.
Sundar Pichai
Sundar Pichai became CEO of Google in 2015 and Alphabet in 2019. Born in Madurai in 1972, he studied at IIT Kharagpur, Stanford and Wharton. His 2024 compensation crossed 226 million dollars.
Satya Nadella
Satya Nadella took over Microsoft in 2014 when its market cap was 300 billion dollars. By 2025 it had crossed 3.5 trillion.
Ajay Banga
Ajay Banga became the 14th President of the World Bank in June 2023. Before that he was CEO of Mastercard from 2010 to 2020.
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More than 25 Indian origin executives currently lead Fortune 500 firms in 2026.
Nikesh Arora at Palo Alto Networks earned 151 million dollars in 2024.