Sundar Pichai
Also known as Pichai Sundararajan
Sundar Pichai is chief executive of Google and Alphabet, and he underlined the company's move to AI first at Google I/O in 2017. He was born in 1972, grew up in Chennai, India, and joined Google in 2004 in product management. He became chief executive of Google in 2015 and of Alphabet in 2019. In April 2023 Google combined its Brain team with DeepMind, and in December 2023 his note opened Google's Gemini announcement. TIME included him in its 2024 TIME100 AI list.
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1972
Growing up in Chennai
He is born in 1972, and he grows up in Chennai, India.
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2004
Joining Google in product management
He joins Google in 2004 in product management, the same month Gmail launches.
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Since 2015
Running Google and Alphabet
He becomes chief executive of Google in 2015 and of Alphabet in 2019.
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May 2017
A shift to AI first
He underlines the shift from mobile first to AI first at Google I/O in May 2017.
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April 2023
Google DeepMind forms
Google DeepMind forms in April 2023, bringing together the Brain team and DeepMind.
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December 2023
Launching Gemini
In December 2023 his note opens Google's Gemini announcement. It says every technology shift is an opportunity to advance scientific discovery.
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2024
A TIME100 AI listing
TIME includes him in its 2024 TIME100 AI list.
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As of October 2026
Chief executive of Google and Alphabet
He is chief executive of Google and Alphabet, and he serves on Alphabet's board.
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- Sundar Pichai - Wikipedia
- Read Sundar Pichai’s Stanford commencement speech
- How Sundar Pichai Pushed Google To the Front of the AI Race: 2026 TIME100 Most Influential Companies
- Google I/O 2017: Integrating Everything with AI | Synced
- Google DeepMind: Bringing together two world-class AI teams
- Introducing Gemini: Google’s most capable AI model yet
- Sundar Pichai | Google Blog