By Sakshi Sah
Published Mar 06, 2025

Hindustan Times
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Sundar Pichai’s journey: From Madurai to Google CEO

Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google, was born in 1972 in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.

He earned his degree in metallurgical engineering from IIT Kharagpur.

Sundar Pichai later moved to the United States to pursue MS from Stanford University in materials science and engineering.

He then pursued an MBA at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Sundar Pichai joined Google in 2004.

When Sundar Pichai joined Google, he led product management for Chrome, Chrome OS, and Google Drive.

In 2015, Sundar Pichai became the CEO of Google.

Sundar Pichai’s success highlights the power of education, hard work, and a passion for innovation.

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