The SAJA DISC saja-d...@lists.jrn.columbia.edu list pointed to this
Forbes article about eight Indian CEOs at big US companies. See
http://www.forbes.com/2009/12/17/indian-ceos-united-states-forbes-asia-indian-ceos.html
On the list are PepsiCo's Indira Nooyi; Vikram Pandit, the embattled
CEO of Citigroup (Victor Menezes has also been Chairman and CEO of
Citibank); Shantanu Narayen, 46, at the helm at Adobe Systems; Quest
Diagnostics head Surya Mohapatra has raised $750 million from the
capital markets for acquisitions; and running the Tarp
financial-rescue fund was Neel Kashkari -- an Indian-American who is
now joining bond giant Pimco as a managing director.
QUOTE ’’It’s not a not a surprise that we’re seeing Indians rise in
corporate ranks,’’ says Richard Herman, coauthor of a book on migrants
to the U.S., Immigrant, Inc. ’’Of all the immigrant groups coming in
today, Indians are head-and-shoulders above others, and this is partly
because of their English language skills and also the advanced
education that many of them are bringing to the U.S.’’ ENDQUOTE
The Goa connection is here:
Technology is a field particularly receptive to the foreign born.
Kenya-born Francisco D’Souza heads Cognizant Technology Solutions,
which outsources IT services for its Western world clients. D’Souza,
40, whose grandparents hailed from Goa in India, joined the company in
1994 when it was founded and within three years had gone up the ranks
to become director of North American operations.
Incidentally, D'Souza's dad, Placido D'Souza is both a former Indian
ambassador and High Commissioner, and also a Goanetter. FN
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