Sundar Pichai

Google Execs Talk Chrome, Chromebooks

John Paczkowski in News on May 11, 2011 at 11:14 am PT

The second day of Google’s I/O conference brought with it a raft of Chrome-related announcements and nearly as manner questions. In a Q&A session after Tuesday’s keynote, a panel of Google executives did their best to answer them.

How Google Killed GDrive and Spiked Its Skype Acquisition

Liz Gannes in Social on April 25, 2011 at 4:00 am PT

This weekend I spent some time reading Steven Levy’s “In the Plex,” an account of the history of Google based on Levy’s deep embedding within the company. The book as a whole is captivating, so I thought it might be worth highlighting a couple anecdotes about internal Google conflicts that previously never saw the light of day.

Headless Lawsuit in Topless Blog!

Kara Swisher in News on April 14, 2011 at 8:46 am PT

On some level of journalism, I guess anything could happen. But does that mean it should? Some sensational stories in tech of late have led to some even more sensational reporting.

More Google Management Changes: CFO Patrick Pichette Adds BizOps and HR to His Duties

Liz Gannes in Social on April 11, 2011 at 12:05 am PT

New Google CEO Larry Page has handed CFO Patrick Pichette control of business operations and human resources, giving the well-regarded exec more power over the company’s internal operations.

PageYank: As New SVPs Are Born at Google in CEO Reorg, What Happens to the Old Ones?

John Paczkowski in News on April 8, 2011 at 12:15 am PT

Things are sure shaking over at Google, since the sudden departure on Monday of Jonathan Rosenberg, Google’s head of product management, and the appointment of a passel of new SVPs. What’s next in newly installed CEO and Co-founder Larry Page’s GoogQuake?

GoogQuake: The Larry Page Reorg Promotes Top Lieutenants to SVP

Liz Gannes in Social on April 7, 2011 at 10:28 pm PT

Google this week formally promoted the six executives new CEO Larry Page has put in charge of its new core product areas. Sundar Pichai is now senior vice president of Chrome, Vic Gundotra is SVP of social, Andy Rubin SVP of mobile, Salar Kamangar SVP of YouTube and video, Alan Eustace SVP of search and Susan Wojcicki SVP of ads.

Eyes on an IPO, Jive Software Adds Four Directors, All With Public Company Experience

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on March 30, 2011 at 7:10 am PT

Looking more like a public company every day, the social enterprise software company has added executives from McAfee, Facebook and Google to its board of directors.

Twitter Gets Its (Part-Time) Messiah: Dorsey Officially Returns to Lead Product

Liz Gannes in Social on March 28, 2011 at 9:54 am PT

Jack Dorsey will return to Twitter to lead its product team, he announced today. The Twitter inventor’s return to lead the company he was kicked out of is reminiscent of Apple’s restoration of CEO Steve Jobs, and Twitter is similarly hopeful that Dorsey’s vision will lead it to greatness on his second run.

Twitter Still Hunting For Its Product Boss

Liz Gannes in Social on March 24, 2011 at 11:25 am PT

Twitter has spent months looking for a product leader, and had multiple high-profile potential hires turn down its offers for that job. But it is starting to make some progress.

Google Holds on to Product VP Sundar Pichai After Daring Twitter Talent Raid Attempt

Liz Gannes in Social on January 14, 2011 at 7:53 am PT

Google VP Sundar Pichai–who is in charge of its Chrome initiatives–has decided to stay at Google after being aggressively courted by Twitter to join the fast-growing company as its VP of product, according to sources with knowledge of the situation. Suffering from employee departures for companies like Facebook or for their own start-ups, the search giant seems to have been able in this instance to persuade its talent to stay put.