Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Tops The Most Influential Executives In The Technology Space

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was named the most influential executive in the technology space by Juniper Research.

The rankings, which are based on Juniper’s assessment of key criteria including vision, innovation and personal capital, noted that Nadella’s implementation of ‘Windows-as-a-Service’ represented a fundamental change to Microsoft’s OS-focused business model, resulting in a very different process of development at Redmond in future

Below is the Top 10 in full

  1. Satya Nadella   – Microsoft CEO
  2. Jony Ive   –  Apple SVP Design
  3. Min-Liang Tan   – Razer Co-Founder & CEO
  4. Travis Kalanick   – Uber CEO
  5. Reed Hastings   – Netflix Co-Founder & CEO
  6. Jack Ma   – Alibaba Founder & Chairman
  7. Paul Eremenko   – Google ATAP Director
  8. Jeff Bezos   – Amazon Founder & CEO
  9. Elon Musk   – Tesla Chairman & CEO
  10. Lei Jun   – Xiaomi CEO

Source: Juniper Research

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