Sundar Pichai (born 10 June 1972) is an Indian-born American business executive. He is chief executive officer of Google and of its parent company, Alphabet. Raised in Chennai, he joined Google in 2004 and led the development of the Chrome browser and the Android operating system before becoming Google’s CEO in 2015. He now oversees one of the world’s most valuable companies and its push into artificial intelligence.
Quick Facts
| Full name | Pichai Sundararajan |
| Born | 10 June 1972, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Age | 54 |
| Position | CEO of Google (since 2015) and Alphabet (since 2019) |
| Education | BTech, IIT Kharagpur; MS, Stanford University; MBA, Wharton School |
| Spouse | Anjali Pichai |
| Children | Kavya, Kiran |
| Honour | Padma Bhushan (2022) |
Early Life and Education
Pichai was born in Madurai and grew up in a modest two-room flat in Chennai. His father worked as an electrical engineer and his mother as a stenographer. He studied metallurgical engineering at IIT Kharagpur, where he met his future wife, Anjali. He then earned a master’s degree in materials science at Stanford University and an MBA from the Wharton School.
Career
After working at Applied Materials and the consulting firm McKinsey, Pichai joined Google in 2004 to work on the Google Toolbar. He led the development of the Chrome browser, launched in 2008, which became the world’s most-used browser. He then took charge of Chrome OS and Google Drive, and in 2013 he took over Android.
When Google restructured under the new parent company Alphabet in August 2015, Pichai was named CEO of Google. In December 2019 he also became CEO of Alphabet after founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin stepped back. He has led the company’s “AI-first” strategy, including the Gemini family of AI models, and its growth in cloud computing. He has also represented Google in antitrust cases in the United States and Europe.
Personal Life
Pichai lives in California with his wife, Anjali, and their two children. He is a keen cricket and football fan. In 2022 the Government of India awarded him the Padma Bhushan.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When and where was Sundar Pichai born?
Sundar Pichai was born on 10 June 1972 in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.
