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  In the pantheon of Silicon Valley Giants, stands out a name called Shantanu Narayen. He is the India-born Chairman, President, and CEO of Adobe Systems. At age 62, his net worth is 3800 crores and he takes home a yearly salary of approx. 375 crores. Born on May 26, 1963 in Hyderabad, Shantanu studied from Hyderabad Public School. This school is the alma mater of Satya Nadella as well. Shantanu’s mother was a teacher and his father ran a plastic company. At Hyderabad Public School, he was a brilliant student. He later completed his bachelor’s in electronics and communication engineering from Osmania University. His pursuit of excellence led him to the US, where he obtained a Master’s in computer science from Bowling Green State University in Ohio, followed by an MBA from University of California. He now leads one of the world’s most influential tech companies from its headquarters in San Jose, California. He lives in Palo Alto, California. He joined Adobe on 1998 as its...