Alphabet Org chart
This Alphabet org chart highlights the company’s organizational structure and leadership team, including key executives such as Sundar Pichai (CEO) , Thomas Kurian (CEO, Google Cloud) , and Lorraine Twohill (Chief Marketing Officer) . It provides a clear overview of the leadership team’s roles and how they work together to achieve organizational goals and ensure effective management across all functions.
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Alphabet Leadership Team
Executives
Profile Summary
Sundar Pichai
CEO
Sundar Pichai was born in Tamil Nadu, India. After completing his undergraduate degree in metallurgical engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, he came to the United States to study at Stanford University -- the alma mater of the Google founders and so many other early Googlers. Pichai got his start at Google in 2004, building the now defunct Google toolbar. The toolbar allowed Internet Explorer and Firefox customers to make Google their default search engine. In the next few years, he took over Chrome, Google's Web browser. Pichai eventually became vice president, then senior vice president in 2013 when he added Android to his growing portfolio. In 2014, he became Google's product chief, overseeing virtually all Google software products not named YouTube. He runs Google+, Google Wallet, Android Pay and Google's Apps services for businesses. Pichai also runs the Google I/O developers conference, where he serves as the public face of Google for eager customers waiting to know what the next versions of Android and Chrome will do. He also shows off the company's biggest new products and services, including kicking off this year's massive Google Photos announcement.. As CEO of Google, he adds a few more products to his now giant kingdom -- search, ads, maps, apps, Android, Chrome and YouTube are all under his purview.
Thomas Kurian
CEO, Google Cloud
Thomas Kurian was President of Product Development at Oracle Corporation from 1996 to 2018. On November 16, 2018, Google announced that Kurian would join as CEO of Google Cloud, replacing Diane Greene.
Previous or Current Companies (Board, Advisor, Employer)
McKinsey & Company
Lorraine Twohill
Chief Marketing Officer
Lorraine Twohill is an accomplished marketing executive with extensive experience in various leadership roles. From January 2003 to December 2009, Lorraine served as Chief Marketing Officer and Head of EMEA Marketing at Google. Lorraine has held board member positions at Palo Alto Networks since January 2019 and at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. from January 2012 to December 2017. Earlier in their career, Lorraine was the Head of Marketing at Opodo from January 2001 to December 2003. Lorraine graduated with a Joint Honors degree in International Marketing and Languages from Dublin City University in January 1992.
Fiona Cicconi
Chief People Officer
Fiona Cicconi was appointed Google’s new HR Chief, reporting directly to CEO Sundar Pichai, in January of 2021. As Chief People Officer, Cicconi oversees the management of around 130,000 employees, creating and enforcing the policies that govern the workforce. Prior to Google, Cicconi was AstraZeneca's Chief Human Resources Officer from 2014-2020. She was Roche's Head of HR for Global Pharma Technical Operations from 2011-2014 and the Director of HR, Communications & Public Affairs, 2006-2011. While at Cisco Systems, she held various HR roles in Europe between 2003-2006. Cicconi spent her early career at GE Oil & Gas as an HR Manager from 1995-2002.
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Prabhakar Raghavan
Chief Technologist
Prabhakar Raghavan is a Senior Vice President at Google. He is responsible for Google Search, Assistant, Geo, Ads, Commerce and Payments products. Prabhakar is one of the foremost authorities on Search and is the co-author of two widely-used graduate texts on algorithms and on search: Randomized Algorithms and Introduction to Information Retrieval. He has over 20 years of research spanning algorithms, web search and databases, published over 100 papers in various fields, and holds 20 issued patents, including several on link analysis for web search. Previously, he served as Vice President of Google Apps, Google Cloud, overseeing engineering, products and user experience. Under his leadership, the Apps business expanded from a set of consumer apps to an enterprise solution that is a major contributor to Google’s Cloud business. He also grew both Gmail and Drive past 1 billion MAUs and introduced a number of machine intelligence features in G Suite, including Smart Reply, Smart Compose, Drive Quick Access — each leading to measurable improvements in user experience. In 2018 he became responsible for the Ads & Commerce teams, including search, display and video advertising, analytics, shopping, payments, and travel. He’s helped drive double-digit growth, while remaining centered on longstanding principles of user trust and fair value exchange among users, publishers, and advertisers. Prior to joining Google, Prabhakar founded and led Yahoo! Labs where he was responsible for search and ad ranking, as well as ad marketplace design, and later served as the company’s Chief Strategy Officer. He also served as CTO at Verity, and held various positions over the course of 14 years at IBM with a focus on algorithms, data mining and machine learning. Prabhakar holds a Ph.D. from U.C. Berkeley in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and a Bachelor of Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering; a Fellow of the ACM and IEEE; a former editor in chief for the Journal of the ACM; and was a Consulting Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University. In 2009, he was awarded a Laurea honoris causa from the University of Bologna.
Kate Brandt
Chief Sustainability Officer
Kate Brandt is Chief Sustainability Officer at Alphabet.
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Stanford University
Department of Energy
EVgo
Leanna Fries
Chief Of Staff
LeAnna Fries, MA, PHR, CPHIMS, serves as the Chief of Staff at Google since 2019, where valuable contributions include driving strategy and operations for the global Technical Program Management Executive Steering Committee. Previously, LeAnna held leadership roles at Palo Alto Networks, Mindstrong, Stanford Health Care, EnableMD, Dignity Health, Providence Health & Services, MemorialCare, UCLA, and served in international development with Plan International. An expert in healthcare informatics, product leadership, and strategic operations, LeAnna has focused on artificial intelligence, healthcare analytics, and digital transformations. Educational background includes transitioning from a BA in Communication and a minor in Business Administration from the University of Southern California to an MA in Medical Anthropology from the University of Amsterdam, culminating in executive education at Stanford Graduate School of Business.
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Before joining Google, Walker worked at various technology companies, including eBay, Netscape, AOL, and Airtouch Communications. He served as an Assistant U.S. attorney with the United States Department of Justice and advised the US Attorney General on technology policy issues. At the start of his career, he worked as a litigator specializing in government and public law issues.
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Ruth Porat
President & Chief Investment Officer
Ruth Porat has been chief financial officer of Alphabet Inc. and Google Inc. since May 2015. Previously she served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Morgan Stanley, a position she held since January 2010. She joined Morgan Stanley in 1987 where she also served as of vice chairman of investment banking, global head of the financial institutions group, and co-head of technology investment banking. Throughout the financial crisis, Ms. Porat was responsible for the firm's coverage of financial institutions and governments globally. She led the Morgan Stanley teams advising the United States Treasury regarding Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and the New York Federal Reserve Bank with respect to AIG. She is vice chair of Stanford University’s Board of Trustees, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Stanford Management Company. She is also a member of the Advisory Council of the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy at the Brookings Institution. Ms. Porat was born in Sale, England and currently resides in Silicon Valley, California.
Jeff Dean
SVP, Google DeepMind, Research & Health
Jeff Dean is the SVP of Google Research and Health. Jeff is also an AI researcher and software engineer, and has been with Google since 1999. Prior to joining Google, Dean was a Senior Member of Technical Staff at mySimon, Inc., where they designed and implemented a system for retrieving and caching electronic commerce content. Jeff also co-designed a tracking system that logged user activity and performed various analyses of user behavior. Before mySimon, Dean worked as a Research Assistant at the University of Washington, where they conducted research in computer architecture, compiler optimization, and networking. Jeff also worked as a Member of Research Staff at Western Research Laboratory, Compaq Computer Corporation, where they conducted research in parallel computing architectures and algorithms. Jeff Dean received their Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Washington, their M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Washington, and their B.S. in Computer Science & Economics from the University of Minnesota.
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University of Washington
Phillipp Schindler
SVP, Chief Business Officer
Philipp joined Google in 2005 and is Google's Chief Business Officer. He oversees all global and regional sales activities for Google and YouTube, the global technical and consumer operations, the product-sales strategy and go-to-market teams across all monetization products, and the partnership teams for Android and Chrome. He was previously in charge of Google's Global Sales & Operations based in Mountain View. Before that he ran the Google business in Northern and Central Europe, based in London. Prior to joining Google, Philipp was a Senior Vice President at AOL Germany, running the company's marketing and sales activities and serving as a member of their management board for six years. Within this capacity, Philipp was responsible for one of the largest marketing and sales budgets in the country and developed a range of major sales partnerships. His responsibilities included direct marketing, traditional brand marketing, customer relationship management, business intelligence and data mining, and pricing. It was in this role that Philipp won the Golden Effie as well as several other industry awards. Before taking the role at AOL, Philipp served as head of marketing at CompuServe in Germany, a subsidiary of AOL Inc. Before joining AOL, Philipp was accepted into the top junior talent program of Bertelsmann AG, where he focused on new media activities within their global corporate strategy unit. Philipp earned a Diplom Kaufmann degree with distinction from the European Business School (EBS) in Oestrich-Winkel, Germany. He is also a scholar of the “Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes”. He won numerous industry recognitions, such as Wall Street Journal’s Top 25 European Technology Leaders (2011), one of Germany’s top 10 leaders under 40 by Capital Magazine (2009), and Germany’s most influential media personality voted by Germany’s largest advertising magazine W&V (2006). He currently lives in Menlo Park, California with his wife and 3 kids.
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Bertelsmann
Hiroshi Lockheimer
SVP, Platforms & Ecosystems
Hiroshi Lockheimer (born 1975) is a Japanese German software engineer and business executive. He is one of the founding members of the Android team at Google, which was created after Google acquired the mobile operating system.
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Nick Fox
VP - Google Search, Ads, Geo, and Commerce
Nick Fox leads the company’s commerce and payments business. He has previously led product management for Google's Communication Products, which included Project Fi, Hangouts, Messenger, Duo, and Allo, and earlier for the search-ads business.
Jeff Markowitz
VP, Talent Advisor to the CEO
Jeff Markowitz joined Google in February 2019 in the office of the CEO, as a leadership adviser. Prior to this, he was with Greylock as a partner in 2011 and focuses on managing executive talent relationships both in and outside of the portfolio. Prior to Greylock Jeff was the managing partner of the global Venture Capital practice for Heidrick & Struggles where, during his tenure, he doubled the revenues of the practice. Jeff was also a partner and member of the executive committee of a national recruiting firm. While there, Jeff was the first employee on the ground, and built that firm's Silicon Valley office into the leading search practice serving the venture capital industry nationally. During his executive search career, Jeff focused on senior level executive searches within all areas of technology including both private and public companies. He also conducted partner level searches for both venture capital and private equity clients. With a background in a "big 5" accounting firm, Jeff's extensive experience - in both large and small companies - provides a unique perspective to his clients' organizations. Earlier in his career, Jeff was a manager with Deloitte & Touche in Philadelphia managing the relationship with that office's most prominent client. During his tenure with Deloitte & Touche, he gained valuable experience cultivating client relationships. Additionally, his background with executive management in various companies has enabled him to understand how businesses operate, as well as how to assess their unique needs. Jeff is also experienced and trained in various leadership programs, which enhances his ability to deal most effectively with clients and candidates. Jeff received his Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the University of Maryland in College Park. He is a Certified Public Accountant.
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Deloitte
Rebecca Wahl
Vice President, GTM Operations (ads Coo)
Rebecca Wahl is Vice President, GTM Operations (ads Coo) at Alphabet.
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McKinsey & Company
Yulie Kwon Kim
Vice President, Product - Google Workspace
Yulie Kwon Kim is an experienced product management executive with a strong background in leading product teams at major technology companies. Currently serving as Vice President of Product for Google Workspace at Google, Yulie has also held significant roles as Vice President of Product Management at Meta and Vice President of Product at both StyleSeat and One Kings Lane. Prior experience includes various leadership positions at eBay, including Director of Product Management for Buyer Applications and Group Product Manager for eBay Motors, as well as Senior Manager of International Product Marketing. Yulie Kwon Kim holds degrees from Stanford University.
Jim Giles
VP Of Engineering, Google Workspace Collaboration Products (docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive)
Jim Giles is a seasoned engineering leader with extensive experience in cloud-based collaboration products, serving as VP of Engineering for Google Workspace Collaboration Products since June 2014, where contributions include the development of Drive, Docs, Sheets, and more, leveraging innovative features such as Smart Canvas and generative AI. Prior to this role, Jim directed engineering for Google Drive, supporting secure content storage for a billion users, and led projects in ad serving technologies at Google. With a background as a Distinguished Engineer at IBM, focused on information management and distributed systems, Jim holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, along with dual B.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics from the University of Evansville.
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IBM
Shilpa Mehta
Global Head Of Data, Measurement And Analytics
As the Head of Data, Measurement and Analytics at Google, I lead a team of analytical experts who deliver data-driven solutions and insights to help our clients optimize their marketing performance and achieve their business goals. I have over five years of experience in this role, and over nine years of experience in the analytics and marketing field.
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