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| Pichai joined Google in 2004, where he led the product management and innovation efforts for a suite of Google's client software products, including ]<ref name="BBC">{{cite news |last=Lee |first=Dave |title=Sundar Pichai: Google's new boss from humble roots |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-33858436 |accessdate=11 August 2015 |newspaper=] |date=11 August 2015}}</ref> and ], as well as being largely responsible for ]. He went on to oversee the development of different apps like ] and ].<ref>{{cite news |last=Cooper |first=Charles |title=Meet Google’s new Android chief Sundar Pichai |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-16/strategy/37766660_1_sundar-pichai-chrome-os-iit-kharagpur |accessdate=14 March 2013 |newspaper=CNET |date=13 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Cooper |first=Charles |title=Sundar Pichai: The man Google, Twitter fought for |url=http://www.rediff.com/money/report/slide-show-1-tech-sundar-pichai-the-man-google-twitter-fought-for/20130319.htm |accessdate=14 March 2013 |newspaper=CNET |date=13 March 2013}}</ref> On 19 November 2009, Pichai gave a demonstration of ] and the ] was released for trial and testing in 2011 and released in public in 2012 .<ref>{{cite web |last=Strohmeyer |first=Robert |date=19 November 2009 |url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/182655/Google_Chrome_OS_Unveiled.html |title=Google Chrome OS Unveiled: Speed, Simplicity, and Security Stressed |publisher=PCWorld |accessdate=15 November 2012}}</ref> On 20 May 2010, he announced the open-sourcing of the new video codec ] by Google, and introduced the new video format ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gigaom.com/video/google-open-sourcing-vp8-as-part-of-webm-project/ |title=Google Open Sourcing VP8 as Part of WebM Project — Online Video News |publisher=Gigaom.com |date=19 May 2010 |accessdate=15 November 2012}}</ref> | |||
| On 13 March 2013, Pichai added ] to the Google products he oversees. Android was formerly managed by ].<ref>{{cite news |last=Olivarez-Giles |first=Nathan |title=Google Replaces Android Boss Andy Rubin With Chrome’s Sundar Pichai |url=http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/03/andy-rubin-leaving-android/ |accessdate=13 March 2013 |newspaper=Wired |date=13 March 2013}}</ref> He was rumored to be one of the contenders for the CEO position of Microsoft in 2014.<ref>{{cite news |last=Furrier |first=John |title=BREAKING NEWS: Google SVP of Chrome & Apps Sundar Pichai now front runner for Microsoft CEO job |url=http://siliconangle.com/blog/2014/01/31/breaking-news-google-svp-of-chrome-apps-sundar-pichai-now-front-runner-for microsoft-ceo-job/ |accessdate=3 February 2014 |newspaper=SiliconANGLE |date=31 January 2014}}</ref> | |||
| He was a Director of ] from April 2011 to 30 July 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title= Who is Sundar Pichai? |url=http://gadgets.ndtv.com/others/news/who-is-sundar-pichai-342476 |publisher= NDTV.com |accessdate= 3 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Jive Elects Informatica Executive Margaret Breya to Board of Directors |url=http://investors.jivesoftware.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=781347|publisher=Jive Software|accessdate=12 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite journal |last=Helft |first=Miguel |date=27 October 2014 |title=The Incredibly Fast Rise of Sundar Pichai |url=http://fortune.com/2014/10/27/google-rise-of-sundar-pichai |journal=Fortune}}</ref> | |||
| Pichai was announced as the CEO of Google on 10 August 2015<ref name="auto1"/> after previously being appointed Product Chief by current CEO ] on 24 October 2014.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2015/08/google-alphabet.html|title=Official Google Blog: G is for Google|work=Official Google Blog}}</ref> He will step into the new position upon the completion of the formation of ], the new ] for the Google company family. | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Sundar Pichai | |
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| Born | Pichai Sundararajan (1972-07-12) 12 July 1972 (age 52) Madras, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Education | B.Tech., M.S., M.B.A. |
| Alma mater | IIT Kharagpur Stanford University Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania |
| Employer | Google Inc. |
| Spouse | Anjali Pichai |
Pichai Sundararajan, better known as Sundar Pichai, is a technology executive who is Product Chief at Google Inc. Pichai was announced as the next CEO of Google on 10 August 2015.
Early life
Pichai was born in Madras, India in 1972. His father Raghunath Pichai was an electrical engineer for the British conglomerate GEC and managed a factory that made electrical components.
Educational background
Pichai grew up in Chennai. Pichai earned his degree from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT KGP) in Metallurgical Engineering. Sundar's professors at IIT recommended he pursue a PhD at Stanford University, but he decided to pursue MS and MBA degrees instead. He holds an MS from Stanford University in Material Sciences and Engineering and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was named a Siebel Scholar and a Palmer Scholar.
Pichai worked in engineering and product management at Applied Materials and in management consulting at McKinsey & Company.
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- Siebel Scholars. Siebel Scholars. Retrieved on 23 August 2013.
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