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- Adobe Director of Engineering Gowri Shankar Ravindran has relocated with his family from California's Bay Area to Bengaluru after ten years in the US, citing the desire to be closer to family as the main reason.
- He shared the move in a LinkedIn post, saying he will continue handling senior engineering work for Adobe from India, with the company supporting the transition.
- The report notes this is part of a broader pattern of Indian-origin tech executives moving back to India, often to care for ageing parents, including a recent similar move by Meta engineering leader Balaji Gururajan.
- It matters because it suggests remote-friendly global roles are letting senior professionals return to India without stepping back in their careers.
What to watch next
- Whether more senior Indian-origin executives at global tech firms announce similar relocations to India.
- How companies like Adobe and Meta continue supporting global leadership roles based in India.
- Whether Bengaluru's influx of returning executives spurs related trends in housing, schooling, or talent hiring.
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Gowri Shankar Ravindran
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“After a wonderful decade in the Bay Area - working alongside, learning from, and building lifelong friendships with some of the sharpest minds in tech-our family has made the move to Bangalore, India to be closer to family.”
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…him. "I don't post on LinkedIn very often, but this is a big one," he wrote, before detailing the significance of the decision. Describing his time in the US as fulfilling both professionally and personally, he wrote, " After a wonderful decade in the Bay Area - working alongside, learning from, and building lifelong friendships with some of the sharpest minds in tech-our family has made the move to Bangalore, India to be closer to family. " Two weeks into the transition, Ravindran said the family is experiencing a mix of emotions as they adjust to their new life in India, while also missing the community they've left behind in California. "Two weeks into…
“I'm excited to continue working on hard, complex problems for Adobe CXO from right here in India”
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…halfway across the world, Ravindran clarified that his professional responsibilities remain unchanged. He will continue to handle high-level engineering work for Adobe's leadership from his new base in Bengaluru. " I'm excited to continue working on hard, complex problems for Adobe CXO from right here in India ," he noted, underlining how remote-friendly global roles are increasingly allowing senior executives to work from India without stepping back in their careers. Ravindran's decision is far from an isolated case. It…
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