Bangalore: It’s true. People and technology cease to exist without each other and striking a delicate balance between both will take global innovation to the next level. Time’s magazine in an attempt to honor personalities in different sectors has released a list of 100 most influential list, which is dominated by 8 Technology geeks who have remained grounded to change the big picture of progression.

During the selection process the Time reader’s vote for whom they think are the world’s most influential over a three week period, but the final list is consolidated by a team of editors from the magazine.

Each one in this elite club is accompanied by a write up by another prominent personality or close associate outlining why the person is a perfect fit for inclusion in the list.

Several familiar tech names are seen in the list including Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, Daniel Ek CEO of Spotify, Marc Andreessen venture capitalist of Silicon Valley but surprisingly Mark Zuckerberg is found nowhere although he hogged limelight while filing for an IPO and when Facebook acquired Instagram.

So below is the list of elite techies who have been termed as the most influential on TIME

Marc Andreessen

Internet Start-Up Funder and Investor

Bio Written By: Harry, Editor at  TIME

“Nearly two decades ago, Marc Andreessen co-created the first popular Web browser. Now he’s the man to see for Internet start-up funding.”

Tim Cook

Apple’s CEO

Bio Written By: Al Gore, Former U.S Vice President

“It is difficult to imagine a harder challenge than following the legendary Steve Jobs as CEO of Apple. Yet Tim Cook, a soft-spoken, genuinely humble and quietly intense son of an Alabama shipyard worker and a homemaker, hasn’t missed a single beat.”