Elizabeth Reid
Also known as Liz Reid
Elizabeth Reid is VP and Head of Search at Google, where she argues for more AI in search. She joined Google in 2003 as the first female engineer in its New York office and was part of the team that built Google Local. Since 2021 she has led teams reimagining Search with Lens and multisearch, and in March 2024 Google named her head of Search. At Fortune's Brainstorm AI conference in December 2024, she argued that Google should use more AI to make search effortless. TIME included her in its 2026 list of the 100 Most Influential People in AI.
Timeline
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2003
Early work on Google Local
She joins Google in 2003 as the first female engineer in its New York office. She is part of the team that built Google Local, the foundation for much of the local information in Google Maps.
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Since 2021
Lens and multisearch teams
Since 2021 she leads teams reimagining Search with Lens and multisearch.
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March 2024
Named head of Search
Google names her head of Search in March 2024, and she teases more AI changes for Search.
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December 2024
Brainstorm AI remarks on search
At Fortune's Brainstorm AI conference, she argues that Google should use more AI to make search effortless.
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2026
A TIME100 AI listing
TIME's 2026 list of the 100 Most Influential People in AI includes her as VP and Head of Search at Google.
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As of October 2026
VP and Head of Search
She leads the Search organization as VP and Head of Search at Google.
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