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Why So Many CEOs are from India | Newsthink

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Why So Many CEOs are from India Brush up on your math, science, and computer science skills for FREE at https://brilliant.org/newsthink/. The first 200 people to sign up get 20% off the annual Premium subscription, and you can also support the channel. Newsthink is produced and presented by Cindy Pom https://twitter.com/cindypom Grab your Newsthink merch here: https://newsthink.creator-spring.com Thank you to our Patrons, including Ronil Patel, Chesky Neceski, Austin Grant, Tom Eng, Tim Desir, Ryan Bresser, Neo Ge, Steven Bartlett, Will Lathrop Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Newsthink Thumbnail source: Same as first reference of source below. Sources: 0:08 Sundar Pichai photo: courtesy of Google Shantung Narayen photo: Brian Cummings Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Parag Agrawal photo: courtesy of Twitter Satya Nadella photo: courtesy of Microsoft Arvind Krishna photo: courtesy of IBM 0:26 Briansmale, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 via Wikimedia Commons 1:32 UN Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2021: http://hdr.undp.org/sites/default/files/2021_mpi_report_en.pdf 1:40 Nayakyashraj, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 via Wikimedia Commons 1:42 Snehalkanodia, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 via Wikimedia Commons 1:52 Maurizio Pesce from Milan, Italy, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 via Wikimedia Commons 2:03 Prime Minister's Office (GODL-India), GODL-India https://data.gov.in/sites/default/files/Gazette_Notification_OGDL.pdf via Wikimedia Commons 2:07 Mouryan, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 via Wikimedia Commons 2:10 Bubamannaiitkgp11, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 via Wikimedia Commons 2:15 Bubamannaiitkgp11, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 via Wikimedia Commons 2:23 King of Hearts / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA-3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 via Wikimedia Commons 2:42 Open Doors 2021 Report on International Exchange https://opendoorsdata.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Open-Doors-2021-Press-Release.pdf 3:08 United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (2020) https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/reports/Characteristics_of_Specialty_Occupation_Workers_H-1B_Fiscal_Year_2020.pdf 3:49 Steve Jurvetson from Menlo Park, USA, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 via Wikimedia Commons 4:12 World Migration Report 2020, International Organization for Migration (IOM), UN Migration https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/wmr_2020.pdf 4:19 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship-resource-center/naturalization-statistics 4:37 Tracxn information supplied to Newsthink. Check out their site https://tracxn.com/?redirect=false 4:45 User:Kirakirameister, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 via Wikimedia Commons 5:01 Dice 2021 Tech Salary Report https://marketing.dice.com/pdf/2021/Dice_2021_Tech_Salary_Report_Technologists.pdf?utm_campaign=TR_SalaryReport2021_Download&utm_source=Responsys&utm_medium=Email 5:12 Indeed statistics based on 2019 report. Converted rupees to the current exchange rate in 2021 to get the numbers that appear in the video. Original report: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/15/indias-best-paid-tech-jobs-data-architect-technical-lead-developer.html Brilliant people shaping our world. Follow the podcast & rate it 5 star! Find Newsthink on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Newsthink Disclaimer: This podcast is fan-made and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Newsthink. All content rights and trademarks belong to Newsthink. ---------- Keywords: spy stories, scientists, mathematics, bill gates, billionaires, intelligence Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

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