Sundararajan Pichai (born 10 June 1972) is an Indian-American business executive who serves as the CEO of Alphabet Inc. and its subsidiary Google. He joined Google in 2004 and led the product management for a suite of Google's client software products, including Google Chrome and Chrome OS, as well as being largely responsible for Google Drive. Pichai was selected to become the next CEO of Google in 2015. His leadership is characterized by a focus on AI ("AI-first company") and navigating the company through intense regulatory scrutiny globally. He has managed Google's dominance in search and advertising while facing challenges from new AI competitors.