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| ==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
| Sundar Pichai received a B.Tech from the ] and was awarded an Institute Silver Medal. He holds an M.S. from ] and an MBA from the ], where he was named a Siebel Scholar and a Palmer Scholar. | Sundar Pichai received a B.Tech from the ] and was awarded an Institute Silver Medal. He holds an M.S. from ] and an MBA from the ], where he was named a Siebel Scholar and a Palmer Scholar.{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}} | ||
| ==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| Before joining Google, Pichai held various engineering and product management positions at Applied Materials, and was also a management consultant with ] for a variety of software and semiconductor clients. | Before joining Google, Pichai held various engineering and product management positions at Applied Materials, and was also a management consultant with ] for a variety of software and semiconductor clients. {{Citation needed|date=May 2011}} | ||
| ===Google=== | ===Google=== | ||
| Pichai joined Google in 2004 where he is currently responsible for overall desktop strategy and ensuring access to Google services for desktop users. | Pichai joined Google in 2004 where he is currently responsible for overall desktop strategy and ensuring access to Google services for desktop users.{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}} | ||
| On November 19, 2009, Pichai gave demonstration of ]. On May 20, 2010 he open-sourced the new video codec ] and introduced the new video format ] to the public. | On November 19, 2009, Pichai gave demonstration of ]. On May 20, 2010 he open-sourced the new video codec ] and introduced the new video format ] to the public.{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}} | ||
| ==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
| Sundar Pichai is married and has a daughter. He is also an avid chess player. | Sundar Pichai is married and has a daughter. He is also an avid chess player.{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}} | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 20:22, 13 May 2011
| Sundar Pichai | |
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| Born | 1967 (age 57–58) Tamilnadu, India |
| Nationality | India |
| Alma mater | IIT, Stanford University, Wharton |
Sundar Pichai (Template:Lang-ta, born 1967) is an Indian American computer engineer. He is currently a vice president of product management at Google Inc..
Early life
Sundar Pichai received a B.Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur and was awarded an Institute Silver Medal. He holds an M.S. from Stanford University and an MBA from the Wharton School, where he was named a Siebel Scholar and a Palmer Scholar.
Career
Before joining Google, Pichai held various engineering and product management positions at Applied Materials, and was also a management consultant with McKinsey & Company for a variety of software and semiconductor clients.
Pichai joined Google in 2004 where he is currently responsible for overall desktop strategy and ensuring access to Google services for desktop users.
On November 19, 2009, Pichai gave demonstration of Google Chrome OS. On May 20, 2010 he open-sourced the new video codec VP8 and introduced the new video format WebM to the public.
Personal life
Sundar Pichai is married and has a daughter. He is also an avid chess player.