Sundar Pichai
Indian-born American business executive
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| 2025 | Attended the second inauguration of Donald Trump as one of the world's most powerful tech leaders. |
| 2025 | Pichai was among the world's top tech leaders who attended the controversial inauguration of US President Donald Trump. |
| 2025 | Attended the second inauguration of Donald Trump as one of the world's most powerful tech leaders. |
| 2025 | Pichai was among the world's top tech leaders who attended the controversial inauguration of US President Donald Trump. |
| 2024 | Sundar Pichai was included in the Time 100 AI list. |
| 2024 | Sundar Pichai was included in the Time 100 AI list. |
| April 2024 | Sundar Pichai fired 28 Google employees who were protesting against Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion Israeli government cloud contract. Pichai maintained a stance of focusing on organizing world information, avoiding commentary on the Israel-Hamas conflict. |
| April 2024 | Sundar Pichai fired 28 Google employees who were protesting against Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion Israeli government cloud contract. Pichai maintained a stance of focusing on organizing world information, avoiding commentary on the Israel-Hamas conflict. |
| 2022 | Pichai's compensation from Alphabet Inc. topped $200 million, leading to criticism from employees amid large scale layoffs. |
| 2022 | Sundar Pichai received the Padma Bhushan in the category of Trade and Industry from the Government of India, the country's third-highest civilian award. |
| 2022 | Sundar Pichai received the Padma Bhushan in the category of Trade and Industry from the Government of India, the country's third-highest civilian award. |
| 2022 | Pichai's compensation from Alphabet Inc. topped $200 million, leading to criticism from employees amid large scale layoffs. |
| 2020 | Sundar Pichai was again included in Time's annual list of the 100 most influential people. |
| 2020 | Sundar Pichai was again included in Time's annual list of the 100 most influential people. |
| 2019 | Pichai became the CEO of Alphabet Inc., further solidifying his leadership role within the company. |
| 2019 | Pichai became the CEO of Alphabet Inc., further solidifying his leadership role within the company. |
| December 11 2018 | Pichai was questioned by the United States House Judiciary Committee regarding Google-related issues, including political bias and privacy practices. |
| December 11 2018 | Pichai was questioned by the United States House Judiciary Committee regarding Google-related issues, including political bias and privacy practices. |
| 2017 | Sundar Pichai was appointed to the Alphabet Board of Directors. |
| 2017 | Sundar Pichai was appointed to the Alphabet Board of Directors. |
| December 2017 | Pichai was a speaker at the World Internet Conference in China, discussing Google's role in assisting Chinese businesses. |
| December 2017 | Pichai was a speaker at the World Internet Conference in China, discussing Google's role in assisting Chinese businesses. |
| August 2017 | Drew publicity for firing a Google employee who wrote a manifesto criticizing the company's pro-diversity policies. |
| August 2017 | Drew publicity for firing a Google employee who wrote a manifesto criticizing the company's pro-diversity policies. |
| 2016 | Sundar Pichai was included in Time's annual list of the 100 most influential people. |
| 2016 | Sundar Pichai was included in Time's annual list of the 100 most influential people. |
| October 24 2015 | Pichai officially stepped into the role of CEO of Google at the completion of the formation of Alphabet Inc. |
| October 24 2015 | Pichai officially stepped into the role of CEO of Google at the completion of the formation of Alphabet Inc. |
| August 10 2015 | Sundar Pichai was selected to become the next CEO of Google. |
| August 10 2015 | Sundar Pichai was selected to become the next CEO of Google. |
| March 13 2013 | Pichai added Android to his responsibilities at Google, overseeing a major product previously managed by Andy Rubin. |
| March 13 2013 | Pichai added Android to his responsibilities at Google, overseeing a major product previously managed by Andy Rubin. |
| 2012 | The Chromebook was released under Sundar Pichai's oversight. |
| 2012 | The Chromebook was released under Sundar Pichai's oversight. |
| 2011 | Chromebook was released for trial and testing. |
| 2011 | Chromebook was released for trial and testing. |
| May 20 2010 | Pichai announced the open-sourcing of the new video codec VP8 and introduced the new video format, WebM. |
| May 20 2010 | Pichai announced the open-sourcing of the new video codec VP8 and introduced the new video format, WebM. |
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