Sabih Khan is the latest name to join the ever-growing club of Indian-origin executives leading global companies. On July 8, 2025, the tech giant announced that Khan will replace Jeff Williams as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) as part of a long-planned succession.
"Sabih is a brilliant strategist who has been one of the central architects of Apple"s supply chain," said Tim Cook, Apple
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Ajay Banga, President, World Bank Group Born in Khadki, Pune, Maharashtra
made history in May 2023 when he was elected president of the World Bank, following his nomination by US President Joe Biden. He is the first Indian-born executive to hold this prestigious role in the bank&rsquos history.
Born in Khadki, Pune, Banga is an alumnus of IIM-Ahmedabad. With over three decades of experi
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Ajit Jain, Vice Chairman, Insurance Operations, Berkshire Hathaway Born in Sundargarh, Odisha
Ajit Jain has been part of Warren Buffett"s Berkshire Hathaway for nearly four decades. He began his career at IBM in 1972 as an engineer and salesman. A mechanical engineer from IIT-Kharagpur, Jain later earned an MBA from Harvard University and worked at McKinsey & Co from 1978 to 1986.
In 19
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Arvind Krishna, CEO, IBM Born in West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh
In January 2020, Arvind Krishna began his tenure as CEO of IBM, succeeding longtime chief Virginia "Ginni" Rometty. With over three decades at IBM, Krishna played a key role in transforming it from a hardware-focused company into a leader in artificial intelligence, cloud, quantum computing, and blockchain technologies.
One
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Devika Bulchandani, Global CEO, Ogilvy Born in Amritsar, Punjab
Devika Bulchandani was appointed Global Chief Executive Officer of Ogilvy & Mather in September 2022, becoming the first woman of colour to lead the global agency network.
Born in Amritsar, Punjab, Bulchandani began her career in advertising in 1995. Prior to joining Ogilvy, she spent 26 years at McCann, where she held seve
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Laxman Narasimhan, Former CEO, Starbucks and Reckitt Born in Pune, Maharashtra
Narasimhan joined global coffee giant Starbucks in October 2022 and became its CEO in March 2023. He also served on the company"s Board of Directors. Under his leadership, he helped improve the company"s partner experience and led supply chain innovations that enhanced store operations. He stepped down from th
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Leena Nair, CEO, Chanel Kolhapur, Maharashtra
Leena Nair, now the Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, became Chanel"s first female and Indian-origin CEO in December 2021. Born in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, Nair holds a Bachelor"s degree in Electronics and Telecommunication. She earned her MBA from XLRI as a gold medalist.
She began her career at Hindustan Unilever a
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Neal Mohan, CEO, YouTube Born in the US, raised in Lucknow, UP
Neal Mohan joined Google when the tech giant acquired DoubleClick in 2007. Before that, he served as a senior analyst at Accenture. At Google, Mohan rose through the ranks to become the senior VP of display and video ads. He became YouTube"s Chief Product Officer in 2015. And later, in 2023, he succeeded Susan Wojcicki as the
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Nikesh Arora, Chairman and CEO, Palo Alto Networks Born in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
Nikesh Arora was born into an Indian Air Force family, which meant frequent relocations growing up. He earned an electrical engineering degree from IIT-BHU, followed by an MS in finance from Boston College and an MBA from Northeastern University.
Arora&rsquos career is marked by massive compensation mile
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Piyush Gupta, Former CEO, DBS Group Born in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
Piyush Gupta is credited with transforming DBS Group into one of the world"s best banks. Born in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, Gupta holds a degree in economics from St. Stephen"s College in Delhi and a postgraduate diploma in management from IIM-Ahmedabad.
He began his banking career with Citibank India in 1982 and rose through
