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Sundar Pichai
Leading Google and its parent company Alphabet after overseeing products including Chrome.
Google Chrome · Android leadership
- Born
- 10 June 1972
- Birthplace
- Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Sundar Pichai
An engineer-turned-executive whose career at Google grew from product management into company leadership. Search, mobile software, cloud services and artificial intelligence became central responsibilities.
Early life
Chennai upbringing
Grew up in Chennai and studied metallurgical engineering at IIT Kharagpur.
US education
Earned a Stanford master’s degree and a Wharton MBA before working in industry and consulting.
Career
- 2004
Joins Google
Started in product management, including work on Google Toolbar.
- 2008–2013
Browser and mobile products
Helped lead Chrome and later took responsibility for Android.
- 2015
Google CEO
Became chief executive when Alphabet was formed.
- 2019
Alphabet leadership
Added the parent-company CEO role.
Products & leadership
Google Chrome
A browser that became a major gateway to web services.
Android leadership
Took oversight of Google’s mobile operating-system business.
Google’s businesses
Led the company across search, advertising, devices and cloud computing.
Beyond work
Family
Met his wife Anjali while studying at IIT Kharagpur.
Public accountability
Has appeared before lawmakers to answer questions about Google’s market power, privacy and content policies.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: Photographer: Lukasz Kobus (European Commission). CC BY 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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