Engineers Who Became CEOs
By Priyanka Mehta
July 12, 2022
Satya Nadella
Executive Chairman, CEO of Microsoft Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Manipal Institute of Technology
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Mary Barra
Chairman and CEO of General Motors BS Electrical Engineering General Motors Institute
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Shantanu Narayen
CEO of Adobe Inc. BE in Electronics and Communications Engineering Osmania University
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Jeff Bezos
Founder and CEO of Amazon BS Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Princeton University
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Ma Huateng
Founder, Chairman, CEO of Tencent Bachelor of Science in Computer and Applied Engineering Shenzhen University
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Sundar Pichai
CEO of Google & Alphabet BS Metallurgical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
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Tim Cook
CEO of Apple BS Industrial Engineering Auburn University
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Padmasree Warrior
Founder, CEO of Fable Group ME Chemical Engineer Cornell University
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Jensen Huang
Co-founder, CEO, Nvidia Corporation Electrical Engineering Oregon State University & Stanford University
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What Makes Engineers Great CEOs
- Pay attention to detail – Great problem solvers – Versed with risk management and analysis