Pichai

Sundar Pichai, born Sundararajan Pichai on July 12, 1972, is an Indian-American business executive who has served as the chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc. and its subsidiary Google LLC since 2019. He previously led Google as its CEO from 2015 to 2019, and he oversees the company’s core businesses including Search, Ads, Android, YouTube, Google Cloud, and hardware products, as well as Alphabet’s broader operations.

Early life and education: Pichai was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He earned a bachelor’s degree in metallurgical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (1993), a Master of Science in materials science and engineering from Stanford University, and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Career: Pichai joined Google in 2004, where he led product management for Google Toolbar and subsequently oversaw the development of Google Chrome, Chrome OS, and the Chrome Web Store. He became Google's product chief in 2012 and was appointed CEO of Google in 2015 following the company’s restructuring into Alphabet. In 2019, with Alphabet’s leadership changes, Pichai also became CEO of Alphabet in addition to continuing as CEO of Google. Under his leadership, the company has emphasized artificial intelligence, cloud services, and expansion into hardware and consumer products.

Personal life: Pichai is married to Anjali Pichai, and they have two children. He resides in the United States.