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Indian-origin CEOs' US grad-school pipeline is highlighted in a 2026-06-22 post…

2026-06-22 · 15:36 UTC ·@adxtyahq ·1 min read

Brief

Indian-origin CEOs' US grad-school pipeline is highlighted in a 2026-06-22 post, arguing a common path — bachelor's in India followed by a US master's or PhD — feeds Big Tech and global leadership. The author cites specific universities (Wisconsin, Stanford, Cornell, UIUC, Bowling Green, Northeastern/Boston College) and lists CEOs and their companies, calling the pipeline 'real.'

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Fun fact:
Many of these Indian-origin CEOs also did their Master's or PhD in the US

Satya Nadella (Wisconsin), Sundar Pichai (Stanford), Salil Parekh (Cornell), Arvind Krishna (UIUC PhD), Shantanu Narayen (Bowling Green), Nikesh Arora (Northeastern/Boston College).

Bachelors in India -> US graduate school -> Big Tech leadership pipeline is real.

Sonu Singha (@SonuSingha)

The biggest companies led by Indian origin CEOs today:

  • Microsoft - Satya Nadella
  • Google - Sundar Pichai
  • Adobe - Shantanu Narayen
  • YouTube - Neal Mohan
  • WhatsApp(Meta) - Kunal Shah
  • Infosys - Salil Parekh
  • IBM - Arvind Krishna
  • Palo Alto Networks - Nikesh Arora
  • Honeywell - Vimal Kapur
  • Novartis - Vasant Narasimhan
  • Chanel - Leena Nair
  • World Bank Group - Ajay Banga
  • many more..

— https://nitter.net/SonuSingha/status/2069080915297595603#m