Introduction
Sundar Pichai is an Indian-American business executive and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Google Inc.
Early Life and Education.
Sundar Pichai was born on 10th June, 1972 in Madhuri, Tamil Nadu in a Tamil Brahmin family. His father, Raghunatha Pichai worked as a senior electric engineer in General Electric and managed a factory that made electrical components. His was a stenographer before his birth. He belonged to a middle class family.
He completed his schooling from Chennai and earned his bachelor’s degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur in Metallurgical Engineering. After graduation, he pursued MS from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
He was named as Siebel Scholar and Palmer Scholar in Stanford University and Wharton School, respectively. After completing his MBA in 2002, he planned to pursue Ph.D. from Stanford University but dropped out and joined Applied Materials as an engineer and product manager for a brief period. He then moved to work to work with McKinney and Company as a management consultant.
Career in Google
In April 2004, he was interviewed and selected by Google. Initially, he worked on Google’s search toolbar which could give an essay, but Pichai was successful in convincing the computer manufacturers to pre-installed toolbar to mitigate the effect of the changed implied by Microsoft. The success of Google toolbar bought him the idea of developing his own browser. After facing objection by the then CEO, Eric Schmidt, he preserved and convinced the co-founder of Google, Larry Page and Sergey Brin to launch his own browser.
Vital Role in Launching ‘Google Chrome’
Pichai Played a vital role in the launch of Google’s Browser ‘Google Chrome’ in 2008. Pichai become a widely known household after the great success of Chrome. This development and achievement paved towards the way of success for him. Pichai was promoted to serve as the Vice-President of product Development Division in 2008, and by 2012, he had become the Senior Vice-President of Chrome and App.
Developed All Google Products
As a leader, Pichai has always been will-liked for his easy and focused outlook. With more responsibility pilled on his shoulder he took over the Android Division in 2013 when the former head of the development, Andy Rubin left the team. Shundar gave in his ;best to make Android led him to the incharge of almost all the Google products such as Google Chrome, Chrome OS, Google Gear and Packs, Gmail, Google Drive etc. and areas like Search, Maps, Google+, Commerce and ads and the entire Google infrastructure.
He had, by then, achieved a very important role in Google. Despite getting high ranked offer from Twitter, Pichai stayed loyal to Google.
Appointed as CEO of Google
Late in October in 2024, he has made this product chief because pf his involvement and influence. With the reorganization of the company ‘Google’ a new holding company Alphabet Inc was formed. Google put its co-founders Larry Page and Sergey incharge of it. Thus, Pichai was appointed as the CEO of Google, on 12th October, 2015.
His Net Worth
Pichai is already one of the highest paid executives in Silicon Valley having held the job of Google since 2015. In 2019, Sunder Pichai added nearly $ 240 million in his net worth as the CEO of Google’s parent company Alphabet Inc on 3rd December, 2019. Google pays nearly rupees 650 CR to Sundar Pichai every his salary.
In February 2016, Pichai was awarded with 2.7 million shares of his Google’s holding company, Alphabet Inc worth $ 199 million. This awarded possession took up his stake holding to a net of $ 650 million.
Picahi is a chess enthusiast and admires people like Nellson Mandela, Anthony Shadid, Dennis Ritchie, Wangari Maathai, John McCarthy and Aaron Shwatz. this ‘tech-genie’ is riding on the road to success with his passion, determination and motivate for the development of the world through technology.
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