Legends & Leaders

Shantanu Narayen Current Job: CEO, Adobe Systems MBA, Haas School of Business, Berkeley MS, Bowling Green State University BE EE, Osmania University Raised in Hyderabad Shantanu is currently the CEO of Adobe Systems. After getting a Bachelors in Electronics Engineering from Osmania University, Shantanu moved to the USA to pursue a master’s degree in Computer Science from the Bowling Green [...]

Akhil Gupta?Current Job: SMD,Blackstone GroupMBA, StanfordBE Chemical, IIT DelhiRaised in Mumbai Mr. Akhil Gupta is a Senior Managing Director and the Chairman of Indian Operations of The Blackstone Group, which is one of the world?s leading private equity firms. Mr. Akhil Gupta received his Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering , with distinction from the Indian Institute of Technology [...]

? Anil AmbaniCurrent Job: Chairman, Anil Dhirubhai Ambani GroupMBA, WhartonBS, University of BombayRaised in Mumbai   Anil Ambani is one of the foremost entrepreneurs of Independent India. He is the Chairman of Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group. Earlier, before the split in the Reliance Group, Anil Ambani held the post of Vice Chairman and Managing Director in Reliance Industries Limited (RIL).Born [...]

Arun Sarin Current Job: Chairman, Godrej Group of Companies MBA, University of California at Berkeley MS, University of California at Berkeley IIT Mumbai Raised in Mumbai Arun Sarin was the chief executive officer of Vodafone Group Plc, the United Kingdom-based global mobile operator. An India-born United States citizen and Indian Institute of Technology graduate with a Bachelor in Science (Engineering), [...]

? Indra K.Nooyi?Current Job: Chairman & CEO, PepsiCoMBA, YalePGDBM, IIM CalcuttaBachelors of Science, Madras Christian CollegeRaised in Mumbai Indra K. Nooyi is the Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo, and named one of the world?s most powerful women by Businesswek. Ms. Nooyi served as CFO since 2000. Indra grew up a rebel, joining an all-girls cricket team and playing in a rock band. Ms. Nooyi graduated [...]

  Jerry RaoCurrent Job: CEO, MphasiSMBA, University of ChicagoMBA, IIM AhmadabadBachelors of Science, Madras Christian CollegeRaised in Mumbai Jaithirth “Jerry” Rao is CEO of MphasiS. Originally from Bangalore in India, and a graduate of Loyola College in Chennai, Mr. Rao studied further at the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmadabad (IIM-A), and the University of Chicago. ?Mr. [...]

? Kumar Mangalam Birla?Current Job: Chairman, Aditya Birla GroupMBA, London Business GroupBS, University of BombayRaised in Mumbai Kumar Mangalam Birla is the Chairman of the Aditya Birla Group. The group is India’s third largest business house. Major companies of Aditya Birla Group in India are Grasim, Hindalco, UltraTech Cement, Aditya Birla Nuvo and Idea Cellular. Aditya Birla Group’s [...]

Nainalal Kidwai?Current Job: Country Head, HSBC IndiaMBA, Harvard Business SchoolChartered AccountantRaised in Mumbai and Delhi Nainalal Kidwai is currently the Country Head of HSBC India. She is the holder of a Padma Shri, and was the first Indian woman to attend Harvard Business School. Naina was born in the year 1957. She was raised in Mumbai and Delhi, and did her complete schooling in Simla. [...]

Rajat Gupta?Current Job: Special Advisor, United Nations and Director Goldman Sachs.MBA, Harvard Business SchoolBE Mechanical Engineering, IIT DelhiRaised in Delhi Rajat Gupta is a renowned? business icon both in India and internationally.He is? the former CEO of McKinsey and he has become? a role model in business acumen and leadership worldwide. He is also on the board of several globally acclaimed [...]

Vinod Khosla?Current Job: Social EntrepreneurMBA Stanford Graduate School of BusinessBE Electrical Engineering, IIT Delhi Vinod Khosla is an epitome of Indian success story at Silicon Valley. He is a venture capitalist and is better known as one of the co-founders of Sun Microsystems. Vinod Khosla came from an ordinary middle class background. His father was in army. At the age of 16, Vinod Khosla [...]