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Interactions with

Mr. Shantanu Narayen

OU Memories:

What are the best moments that you can recall at OUCE? Every moment of my life at OUCE has been invaluable. My best memories are a combination ofacademics and extracurricular activities. Along with academics on its track – I simultaneously was the editor of the Electronics magazine, active on the debate team, represented India in the first Asian Sailing Regatta, and participated in both the tennis and table-tennis college teams.
What are the most valuable“ lessons for life” that OUCE taught you? Apart from engineering, OUCE has taught me many lessons for life, which have helped me in moulding my life the way it is today. But the most important of all is the value of lifelong learning.
If you had a chance to go back to college again now, what is it that you would like to see again in the college? In my opinion, I would like to see avariety of courses offered, so that the young people can explore eclectic interests and get exposed to a range of career options. I feel that the undergraduate curriculum is too structured.
How do you think OUCE has emerged as an institution in 21st century? OUCE was a great stepping stone for me in my career. It is a premier institution for teaching values along with the fundamentals of engineering.
Shantanu Narayen is president and CEO of Adobe Systems, one of the world’ s largest and most diversified software companies. Narayen and his leadership team have successfully transformed Adobe, moving its creative software franchise from the desktop to the cloud, while creating and leading the explosive digital marketing category. He is passionate about building and empowering teams to drive product innovation and scale Adobe’ s business globally, while advancing the company as a respected global brand and corporate citizen. Originally from Hyderabad, India, Narayen has an undergraduate degree in electronics engineering from Osmania University, a master’ s degree in computer science from Bowling Green State University, and an MBA from UC Berkeley. He holds five patents. He is a member of the Pfizer and U. S. President’ s Management Advisory Boards and was named one of the world’ s best CEOs by Barron’ s magazine in 2016.
Professor
who
created
everlasting
impression?
Every teacher definitely leaves a mark on
students’ minds but the two professors who made
the greatest impact on me were Prof. D. C. Reddy
and Prof. R. V. B. R. Chary.
Favorite hangout spot in OUCE? My favorite hangout was the canteen for chai.
Your best buddies in the college days? I had many terrific friends. Some of them whom I’ m still in touch with include Mahesh Varanasi, Raghu Rao, Rajendra Penna, Som Kovvuri, Sunil Theertham, M. A. Sami Khalid and Naga Kumar.
Your favorite subject in 4 years? My favorite subject was Microprocessors: it was my first exposure to computers and led me to pursue computer science.
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