It’s indeed a proud moment that some of the biggest and best Technology companies in the world are run by persons of India origin.
After Google-parent Alphabet's CEO-Sundar Pichai, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna, Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora, Adobe Systems CEO Shantanu Narayen, IIT Bombay alumnus Parag Agarwal joined this elite list as CEO of Twitter.
As soon as Parag’s appointment as Twitter CEO announced, the internet was flooded with wishes and praises, and acknowledgment of India’s contribution to the silicon valley.
Industrialist Anand Mahindra wrote in a tweet: "It's the Indian CEO Virus and no vaccine against it." Even Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that the USA is benefiting greatly from Indian talent.
Many attributed this trend to the India’s diversity, which makes Indian’s skillful at managing people. While many were quick to spot the trend, some also highlighted some black spots in the trend.
Their argument, Indians are figuring as professional CEOs, but it would be a day when Indians figure prominently as founder CEOs. A netizen also said that the growing list only shows the dearth of opportunities in India.
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