Sundar Pichai

Sundar Pichai is a technology executive and the chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc. and Google. After joining Google in 2004, he led product and engineering work across major platforms before becoming Google CEO in 2015 and Alphabet CEO in 2019.

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About Sundar Pichai

Profile information current to 2026-08-22.

Technology executive, Chief executive officer · 2 affiliations

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Known for: Leadership of Alphabet and Google; Google product and engineering leadership; Google Chrome development; Artificial intelligence strategy at Alphabet

Technology executive
Chief executive officer

At a glance

Pichai serves as chief executive officer of both Alphabet and Google.
He joined Google in 2004 and later led product and engineering work involving Search, Chrome, Maps, Android, Gmail and Google Workspace.
His early work at Google included helping to lead the development of Google Toolbar and Google Chrome.
Pichai studied at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Stanford University and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Background and education

Pichai grew up in Chennai, India. He earned a Bachelor of Technology degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, a Master of Science in materials science and engineering from Stanford University, and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Wharton reports that he was named a Siebel Scholar and a Palmer Scholar.

Google product leadership

Pichai joined Google in 2004 and helped lead the development of Google Toolbar and, subsequently, Google Chrome. His responsibilities expanded across products and platforms including Search, Maps, Android, Gmail and Google Workspace. He served as senior vice president of Android, Chrome and Apps from March 2013 to October 2014 and as senior vice president of Products from October 2014 to October 2015.

Leadership of Google and Alphabet

Pichai became Google CEO in 2015, although Alphabet sources differ on whether the relevant appointment date was in August or October. He joined Alphabet's board in July 2017, and on December 3, 2019, the board appointed him Alphabet CEO while he continued to lead Google. As of August 2026, he remained CEO of both companies and an Alphabet director.

Corporate significance

Pichai's career spans the development and management of several of Google's major consumer and enterprise platforms, followed by leadership of the wider Alphabet group. Alphabet's 2026 proxy characterizes his tenure as CEO as having shifted the company's strategy toward artificial intelligence.

Affiliations

Alphabet Inc. Chief executive officer and director present
Google Chief executive officer present

Timeline

1995 Completed a Master of Science degree in materials science and engineering at Stanford University.
2002 Completed an MBA at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
2004 Joined Google.
2013-03 Began serving as Google's senior vice president of Android, Chrome and Apps.
2015 Became chief executive officer of Google; Alphabet materials differ on whether the relevant appointment month was August or October.
2017-07 Joined Alphabet's Board of Directors.
2019-12-03 Alphabet's board appointed Pichai chief executive officer of Alphabet in addition to his continuing role as Google CEO.

Additional verified details

Current context

Pichai is chief executive officer of Alphabet and Google. Google's author biography states these roles, corroborated by Alphabet's April 2026 proxy statement and Stanford's 2026 reporting.
Pichai serves as an Alphabet director and is a member of the board's Executive Committee. Based on Alphabet's 2026 definitive proxy statement.
Alphabet's 2026 proxy states that Pichai shifted the company's strategy to focus on artificial intelligence. This is Alphabet's characterization in its proxy statement.

Biographical facts

Pichai joined Google in 2004.
At Google, he led product and engineering work involving Search, Chrome, Maps, Android, Gmail and Google Workspace.
Pichai helped lead the development of Google Toolbar and subsequently Google Chrome.
He has served on Alphabet's Board of Directors since July 2017.
Pichai holds a Bachelor of Technology degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.
He holds a Master of Science degree in materials science and engineering from Stanford University, which identifies him as MS '95.
He holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania; Wharton identifies him as WG'02 and reports that he was a Siebel Scholar and a Palmer Scholar.
Pichai grew up in Chennai, India.