CEO
Sundar Pichai (born June 10, 1972, in Chennai, India) is an Indian-born American executive serving as CEO of both Google and its parent company, Alphabet Inc., since 2015 and 2019, respectively[[1]](https://quartr.com/insights/business-philosophy/sundar-pichai-ceo-of-alphabet-and-google)[[2]](https://www.britannica.com/money/Sundar-Pichai)[[5]](https://live.worldbank.org/en/experts/s/sundar-pichai)[[6]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundar_Pichai). Raised in a modest home where he shared a sleeping space in the living room, Pichai's father, an electrical engineer, prioritized education despite financial constraints[[1]](https://quartr.com/insights/business-philosophy/sundar-pichai-ceo-of-alphabet-and-google). He earned a degree in metallurgical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, receiving the Institute Silver Medal, followed by a master's in materials science from Stanford University and an MBA from the Wharton School, where he was named a Siebel and Palmer Scholar[[5]](https://live.worldbank.org/en/experts/s/sundar-pichai)[[7]](https://www.productplan.com/learn/sundar-pichai-product-manager-to-ceo/).
Pichai began his career as a materials engineer at Applied Materials and as a consultant at McKinsey & Company before joining Google in 2004 as head of product management, leading developments like Google Toolbar, Chrome browser (launched 2008), Chrome OS, and Google Drive[[1]](https://quartr.com/insights/business-philosophy/sundar-pichai-ceo-of-alphabet-and-google)[[3]](https://www.lcrcapital.com/blog/immigrant-profile-sundar-pichai/)[[5]](https://live.worldbank.org/en/experts/s/sundar-pichai). Promoted to vice president in 2008, senior vice president in 2012, and product chief overseeing Android, Search, Maps, and more in 2014, he became Google's CEO in August 2015 amid Alphabet's formation and assumed Alphabet's CEO role in December 2019[[2]](https://www.britannica.com/money/Sundar-Pichai)[[4]](https://www.scribd.com/document/368542605/Biography-of-Sundar-Pichai)[[6]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundar_Pichai). Under his leadership, Alphabet advanced AI initiatives like Gemini, Waymo, Pixel, Google Cloud, and Workspace[[2]](https://www.britannica.com/money/Sundar-Pichai)[[5]](https://live.worldbank.org/en/experts/s/sundar-pichai). As a corporate insider and Alphabet CEO, he has recently traded GOOGL shares[[6]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundar_Pichai).
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