CEO of Google and Alphabet
Sundar Pichai
Sundar Pichai is the CEO of Google and Alphabet. He leads Google's product and business strategy, including its work on AI-powered services.
About Sundar Pichai
Sundar Pichai is the CEO of Google and Alphabet and serves on Alphabet's board of directors. Google's official biography describes his leadership as focused on applying advances in artificial intelligence to the company's products and services.
Pichai expanded his responsibilities from Google CEO to CEO of both Google and Alphabet in December 2019. The appointment made him responsible for leading Google and overseeing Alphabet's investments in its other businesses.
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