CIIT Philippines Reviews Top 10 IT Champions [Infographic]

WORLD'S MOST SUCCESSFUL RENOWNED IT LEADERS ТОР 10 IT CHAMPIONS BILL GATES Co-founded Microsoft in 1975 Technology Advisor of Microsoft A computer programmer himself, Gates has carved a name for revolutionizing personal computers. STEVE JOBS Co-founded Apple, Inc. in 1976 Former CEO and Chairman of Apple, Inc. Best known for his design skills and innovations, Jobs had 43 issued US patents on his inventions. JEFF BEZOS Founded Amazon.com in 1994 CEO and Chairman of Amazon.com He is a graduate of two Bachelor of Science degrees-Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. Bezos grew his venture to become the world's largest retailer. STEVE WOZNIAK Co-founded Apple, Inc. An Electronics Engineer Computer Programmer, and Teacher He is an American pioneer of the personal computer revolution of the 1970s (along with Steve Jobs). MARK ZUCKERBERG Co-founded Facebook in 2004 CEO of Facebook The rise of Facebook fueled the fame of social networking sites as life-changing medium of information exchange across the world. LARRY PAGE Co-founded Google, Inc. in 1998 CEO of Alphabet, Inc. He is the man behind the Net's most successful search engine firm, OS, and browser. () SHERYL SANDBERG C00 of Facebook Former Google VP for Global Sales and Operations She is widely regarded as one of only a few top female IT leaders. TIM COOK CEO of Apple, Inc. His financial expertise and exceptional leadership are behind the growth of Apple after the death of Steve Jobs. TRAVIS KALANICK Co-founded Uber and Red Swoosh CEO of Uber His mobile app, Uber, has drastically changed the way passengers and drivers connect for vehicle riding services. ALAN TURING Pioneer of Artificial Intelligence He was good at writing chess programs for computers, which are non-existent during his time. Sources: www.entrepreneur.com/slideshow/223970 www.inc.com/john-brandon/10-greatest-tech-leaders-of-all-time-in-order.html www.forbes.com/sites/tanyaprive/2013/01/07/the-30-most-influential-people-in-tech/ www.entrepreneur.com/slideshow/246671 www.wikipedia.org 8+ All images shown above are either protected or licensed by their respective owners.