- TECH CORNER -
TOP 10
TECH INFLUENCERS OF 2016
BY JAMES HALPERN
10. SATYA NADELLA
Title: CEO, Microsoft | Country: US | Age: 48
Microsoft
Satya Nadella took over the role of Microsoft CEO last year, and he has
since made arguably huge leaps for the company. Being highly focused
on reclaiming Microsoft’s former glory, Satya has turned rivals into
partners (Oracle and Salesforce) and released Windows 10 attracting
over 110 million users. He has since introduced Microsoft into the
Internet of Things market and even managed to maintain his likeability
among employees after overseeing the company’s biggest layoff round.
9. ELON MUSK
Title: CEO, Tesla, and SpaceX | Country: US | Age: 44
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If there is one man who can dream it, and subsequently bring it to
fruition, it is Elon Musk. With a whopping 18 companies that he
has founded, managed, or invested in, Elon is dedicated to bringing
the current world into the future (or space). His first success is the
cofounding of PayPal in the late 1990s, and whose fortune totaling $11
billion allows him the resources needed to bring his futuristic concepts
to life. He also donated $10 million to the Future of Life Institution
this year to keep artificial intelligence safe and beneficial to humans.