Indra Nooyi
Indra Nooyi was born in Madras (now known as Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India, in 1955. She is a former chairperson and chief executive officer (CEO) of PepsiCo and was ranked the 2nd most powerful woman on the Fortune list in 2015.
Sundar Pichai
Pichai Sundararajan, better known as Sundar Pichai, is the CEO of Alphabet and Google. His father introduced him to technology by sharing stories and challenges he faced during his work day as an electrical engineer. When first joining Google, Pichai led the product management and innovation efforts of Google Chrome and Chrome OS, as well as the development of Google Drive, Google Maps, and Gmail. He was one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2020.
Kamala Harris
Kamala Devi Harris is the Vice President-elect of the United States and served as the former junior senator of California. Throughout her political career, Harris achieved an 87 percent conviction rate for homicides and a 90 percent conviction rate for all felony gun violations. Harris was also part of initiatives to reduce skyrocketing homicide rate and combat truancy for at-risk elementary school youth. Furthermore, she created a Hate Crimes Unit focusing on hate crimes against LGBTQ children and teens in schools.
Christie Jayaratnam Eliezer
C.J.Eliezer is a Ceylon Tamil mathematician, physicist, and academic born in Ceylon (Or Sri Lanka nowadays).
Elagu V. Elaguppillai
Dr. Elagu V. Elaguppillai is a Canadian of Sri Lankan Tamil descent best know for his work as a nuclear scientist, medical researcher, and businessman. He was the founder, president, and chief operating officer of the biopharmaceutical company Innopharm Inc. and co-founder of the Academy of Applied Pharmaceutical Sciences, a postgraduate pharmaceutical college in Toronto. In 2006 Dr. Elaguppillai successfully ran as a candidate for the regional council of Markram.