Pichai Sundararajan (born June 10, 1972), better known as Sundar Pichai, [a] is an Indian-born American business executive. [3][4] He is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Alphabet Inc. and its subsidiary Google. [5] Pichai began his career as a materials engineer.

From Eric Schmidt guiding founders Page and Brin to current CEO Sundar Pichai, Google emerged into a tech empire under visionary leadership.

Google was officially launched in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin to market Google Search, which has become the most used web-based search engine. Larry Page and Sergey Brin, students at Stanford University in California, developed a search algorithm first (1996) known as "BackRub", with the help of Scott Hassan and Alan Steremberg.

Following inception, Page appointed himself as CEO, while Brin, named Google's co-founder, was Google's president. [11] Writer Nicholas Carlson wrote in 2014: "The pair's mission was 'to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful."

6 days ago · Sundar Pichai (born June 10, 1972, Madras [now Chennai], Tamil Nadu, India) is an Indian-born American executive who was CEO of both Google, Inc. (2015– ), and its holding company, Alphabet Inc. (2019– ).

Sep 1, 2023 · Larry Page and Sergey Brin officially founded Google Inc. in September 1998 in a garage in Menlo Park, California. Google secured its first major investment from Andy Bechtolsheim, co-founder of Sun Microsystems, of $100,000 in August 1998.

Jan 21, 2025 · Amazon's founder, Jeff Bezos, and his fiancée, Lauren Sánchez, met with Trump at Mar-a-Lago in December. Amazon also donated $1 million to Trump's inaugural fund. ... Google CEO Sundar Pichai ...

Dec 10, 2024 · After launching Google in 1998, Page played a crucial role in its growth and evolution, serving as CEO and later as CEO of Alphabet, Google's parent company. Under his leadership, Google expanded its offerings considerably, including the acquisition of YouTube in 2006 for $1.65 billion.

May 11, 2024 · Google's current CEO is Sundar Pichai. The company has only had two other chief executives: Eric Schmidt and Google co-founder Larry Page.