A Glimpse Into The Evolution Of Google CEO Sundar Pichai As He Turns 52

Google CEO Sundar Pichai, born on June 10, 1972, in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, turns 52 today

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He graduated from IIT Kharagpur and later obtained an MS in materials science and engineering from Stanford University

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He briefly worked for Applied Materials and then went on to complete his MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 2002

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Before joining Google, he worked briefly in the consulting firm-McKinsey

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Pichai joined Google in 2004, initially leading product management and development. He contributed to projects like Google Toolbar and Chrome browser development

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By 2008, he ascended to VP of product development and later, to senior VP. In 2014, he led Google's products and Android OS. In 2015, he finally became CEO

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