TOP 100 LEADERS
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Li Cheng
CTO
Alibaba Group
Since December 2019 Li Cheng has been Alibaba ’ s Chief Technology Officer . Prior to joining the company , Li Cheng was the chief technology officer of Ant Group from 2014 to 2019 , chief operating officer of Ant Group ’ s global business group from 2018 to 2019 , chief software architect of Alipay from 2007 to 2014 and founding engineer of Alipay from 2005 to 2007 . In his education , Li Cheng was a doctorate student in computer science , he also holds a master ’ s degree in applied computer studies and a bachelor ’ s degree in computer software .
“ As the industry pioneer we are looking to address problems in society that have never been considered before . These challenges will drive technological innovation in China .”
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Nagesh Saldi
CIO
Tesla
Having been a part of Tesla for nearly 10 years , Nagesh Saldi has held multiple roles at the electric vehicle giant . Originally , he was Vice President of Engineering where he was responsible for applications and systems for Tesla . Just over 5 years later , Saldi ’ s role changed and he became the company ’ s Chief Information Officer . Saldi has a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Business Administration in Strategy , Operations . Previous to Tesla , he served as the Senior Director and Vice President of Applications , Strategy & Planning at HP Inc .
20 Sept 2021