Sundar Pichai
From Chennai to CEO of Google and Alphabet
Net Worth
$1.5B
Born
June 10, 1972 (age 53)
Country
India
Occupation
CEO, Business Executive
Gender
male
Generation
Gen X
Marital Status
married
Children
2
Single Parent Household
No
Education
Master's
University
IIT Kharagpur, Stanford University, University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
Industries
tech, business
Wealth Category
billionaire
Wealth Origin
self-made
First-Gen Wealth
Yes
Immigrant
Yes
Overcame
- • Grew up without a television or car in a two-room apartment
- • Studied under kerosene lamps during frequent power outages
- • Left family behind in India to pursue education in America
- • Navigated cultural transition from India to Silicon Valley
Sundar Pichai is an Indian-American business executive who serves as the CEO of Google and its parent company Alphabet. He oversees one of the world's most influential technology companies, with products used by billions of people including Search, YouTube, Android, and Chrome. He rose from humble beginnings in India to lead one of the most valuable companies in the world.
Career Timeline
Notable Quotes
"Wear your failure as a badge of honor."
"It is important to follow your dreams and your heart. Do something that you are excited by."
"A person who is happy is not because everything is right in his life, he is happy because his attitude towards everything in his life is right."
"We try to use deep computer science to solve problems for users."