#7 Satya Nadella

Position: EVP, servers tools business, Microsoft.

Satya Nadella is executive vice president of Microsoft’s Cloud and Enterprise group, responsible for building and running the company’s computing platforms, developer tools and cloud services.

Nadella and his team deliver the “Cloud OS”, Microsoft’s next generation backend platform.

Previously, Nadella was president of Microsoft’s $19 billion Server and Tools Business and led the transformation of the business and technology from client-server software to cloud infrastructure and services. Prior roles include senior vice president of R&D for the Online Services Division and vice president of the Microsoft Business Division.

#8 Sanjay K Jha

Position: Former Chairman and CEO, Motorola Mobility.

Sanjay K. Jha served as CEO of Motorola Mobility beginning in June 2010, and Chairman of Motorola Mobility Holdings from December 2010. He stepped down from these roles after Google completed acquisition of Motorola Mobility on 22nd May 2012. Prior to joining Motorola, Jha served as EVP and COO of Qualcomm Incorporated where he oversaw Corporate Research and Development and Qualcomm Flarion Technologies (QFT). Jha also served as president of Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT), Qualcomm’s chipset and software division.

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