Top 5 Indian Women in Silicon Valley Driving the Future of Global Innovation

Priya Balasubramaniam, Apple

Priya Balasubramaniam, Apple's Vice President of Product Operations, is one of the world's most powerful women technology leaders. She has been a driving force in building Apple's supply chain, manufacturing, quality and repair business since she joined Apple in 2001. With a mechanical engineering degree from Bangalore University and an MBA in Marketing and Supply Chain from Michigan State University, Priya has technical skill fused with strategic direction.

She headed Apple's iPhone operations starting in 2013, overseeing smooth implementation amid a time of enormous worldwide demand. Identified by Business Insider as one of the world's most influential women engineers in 2017 and 2018, Priya was also awarded an honorary Doctorate of Engineering from Michigan State. Priya's path from India to Silicon Valley is an epitome of excellence and she is thus a trailblazer in both technology and leadership.