Producer: Priyanka Das Editor: Mohit Bisht

5 Highest-Paid Indian CEOs

Sundar Pichai: Sundar Pichai, hailing from Chennai, serves as the CEO of both Alphabet and Google, earning an annual salary of Rs 16,64,64,37,680.

He pursued his engineering at IIT Kharagpur in India, followed by an MS at Stanford University and an MBA from Wharton Business School in the United States.

Satya Nadella: Satya Nadella, born in Hyderabad, leads Microsoft, a major global tech company. Reports indicate his salary at Rs 4,15,64,20,500.

Nadella received his engineering degree from Manipal Institute of Technology, Karnataka, and an MS in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

Jai Chaudhary: From the small village of Panoh, Himachal Pradesh, Jai Chaudhary’s journey to becoming Zscaler’s CEO is remarkable. With an annual salary of Rs 3,46,56,83,520, Chaudhary, the son of a farmer, pursued education at the IIT campus of Banaras Hindu University.

He ventured to the United States, obtaining engineering and MBA degrees from the University of Cincinnati. His entrepreneurial spirit led him to establish several companies, and eventually, he founded the cloud security company Zscaler.

Anirudh Devgan: Anirudh Devgan, originally from Delhi, currently serves as the CEO of Cadence Design System, earning an annual salary of Rs 2,68,27,39,780.

He pursued his B.Tech at IIT Delhi before continuing his studies in the United States. Beginning his career at IBM, Devgan joined Cadence Design System, eventually assuming the role of CEO in 2021.

Shantanu Narayen: Hyderabad-born Shantanu Narayen currently holds the position of CEO at Adobe. He receives an annual salary of Rs 3,00,65,90,394.

After completing an engineering course at Osmania University in India, he pursued further studies in the United States, marking a turning point in his career.