Tech Pioneers of Indian Descent Take Global IT Industry by Storm
Tech Pioneers of Indian Descent Take Global IT Industry by Storm
  • By Kim In-wook (info@koreaittimes.com)
  • 승인 2016.07.13 10:12
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(From left) Satya Narayana Nadella, Sundar Pichai, Anvitha Vijay

Who is the first person that comes to your mind when you think of Google, Apple and Microsoft If Steve Jobs, Tim Cook, Bill Gates and Larry Page come to your mind first, you need to update your knowledge.
Nowadays, CEOs of many global IT company and rising IT stars are of Indian descent.

The history of Microsoft was co-written by Satya Narayana Nadella.

Satya Narayana Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, was born on August 19 in 1967 in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India. He attained a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the Manipal Institute of Technology and an M.S. degree in computer science from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. Later he received an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Nadella worked for Sun Microsystems before joining Microsoft in 1992.

He served as vice president of the Microsoft Business Division in 2001, as senior vice president of Research and Development for the Online Services Division in 2007 –2011 and as president of the Server & Tools Division in 2011 –2014. In February 2014, Nadella was announced as the new CEO of Microsoft, the third chief executive in the company's history. He was chosen with the unanimous support of the Microsoft board.

Nadella pulled off Microsoft’s transition from a tech-oriented business model to a platform-oriented one, saying “Our job is to ensure Microsoft will thrive in a mobile and cloud-first world.” Under his leadership, Microsoft raked in 20.7 billion dollars in 2015 alone. The successful launch of Windows 10 and changes in its corporate culture translated into tangible results. He was also the man behind Microsoft’s acquisition of Linkedin for 26.2 billion dollars.

Google’s love of Indian-American Sundar Pichai

Google has developed a liking for Sundar Pichai. Google CEO Pichai is one of the most respected, most-loved managers at Google.

Pichai served as senior vice president of Chrome at Google in 2011. Pichai was appointed Product Chief in October 2014 and became the next CEO of Google in October 2015. He initially led the development of the company’s software, including the Chrome browser and Chrome OS. He kept the development of Chrome low-key and released it in a manner that drew little attention from Microsoft.

Unprepared for the emergence of Chrome, Microsoft had to watch Chrome whittling away at Internet Explorer’s market share.

When Google turned itself into a subsidiary of a new holding company called "Alphabet" in August 2015, he penned a CEO’s letter to shareholders, his first ever letter to shareholders, where he predicted the future lies in machine learning.

“Looking to the future, the next big step will be for the very concept of the “device” to fade away. Over time, the computer itself—whatever its form factor—will be an intelligent assistant helping you through your day. We will move from mobile first to an AI first world.”

“For us, technology is not about the devices or the products we build. Those aren’t the end-goals. Technology is a democratizing force, empowering people through information. Google is an information company. It was when it was founded, and it is today. And it’s what people do with that information that amazes and inspires me every day.”

Apple CEO Tim Cook showers praise on 9-year-old Anvitha Vijay.

Tim Cook calls Anvitha Vijay, a nine-year-old Indian-origin wonder girl from Australia, one of the best, brightest, and youngest app developers in the world. Tim Cook used his keynote speech at WWDC 2016 in San Francisco to highlight Apple sponsored 350 students invited to Apple’s event, especially the youngest participant Anvita. Time said” I met Anvitha Vijay. She will become a great developer.”

She developed the Smartkins Animal app, which uses sounds, and flashcards to help teach children 100 different animals' names and sounds. Smartkins Animal is available in the Apple App Store.

Anvitha taught herself coding, watching YouTube videos. She developed the Smartkins Animal app to teach her younger sister how to identify the names of animals. She's currently working on a new app, GoalsHi, to give students more confidence in the classroom. “I want to make a difference in people’s lives through technology” – that’s the message on this ambitious young developer’s business card. We'll just have to wait and see whether she will live up to Tim Cook’s expectations.

 


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