13 Secret Tech Stars Of Silicon Valley

Bangalore: More than often it is the people with ranks—founders, co-founders, CEOs and others whograb the limelight for things big or small. But there are people, like undercurrents, dynamic but not visible, play a crucial role, andare least likely to grab the credit they deserve. However Business Insider initiated the novel campaign to unearth these tech stars and bring them to lime light.Here are the 13 secret tech stars ofSilicon Valley.#13 Shiva Rajaraman, for making YouTube ubiquitousShiva Rajaraman is Director, Product Management at Google. He helms the consumer product team focused on discovery, consumption, and devices, helpingto grow views to over 3 billion views a day. Prior to his current role, he launched several of YouTube's first advertising products and initial TV and film launches.Though there is huge buzz about Google+ being the Altair of searchgiant, it is YouTube which deserves the crown. Rajaraman's big push this year has been to rollout a new, consistent look wherever videos play, available invariety of platforms—iOS, Android, Xbox, Wii game consoles and many more, excluding its already huge web presence, making YouTube ubiquitous.

#12 Sara Sperling, for making Facebook a great place to work foreveryoneSara Sperling is head of community engagement at Facebook and leads the company’sdiversity and inclusion efforts. She is the person behind installingZuckerbergs ideal about how Facebook enables people to have an authentic identity at the company. It is her efforts that 450Facebook employees took part in this year's San Francisco Gay PrideParade, up by 50 percent than theprevious year. Thanks to her thatFacebookcampus now includes unisex bathrooms to help transgender employees to feel comfortable.In May this year, GLAAD, the nation’s lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy and anti-defamation organization, felicitated Facebook with Special Recognition Award at the 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards.#11 Matt Fischer, for running Apple's home for killer appsMatt Fischer is the Director, App Store and Mac App Store at Apple.As one of the Start-up CEO says about Matt, he is secretly one of the most important people at Apple. App Store is the key feature which hooks on the Apple users and developers to the brandand attracts many others to be a Apple customer, the credit solely goes to Apple’s Director of App Store Matt Fischer.