Who is Prabhakar Raghavan? Indian-origin genius now leading as Google’s chief technologist

World News: In a significant leadership reshuffle at Google, Prabhakar Raghavan has been named the company’s new Chief Technologist, succeeding longtime executive Nick Fox. Raghavan, formerly Google’s Senior Vice President overseeing key products such as Search, Assistant, Ads, Commerce, and Payments, will now take the reins of Google’s technological future. His appointment marks a pivotal moment for the company as it continues to lead innovation in web search, advertising, and artificial intelligence.

Who is Prabhakar Raghavan?

Prabhakar Raghavan holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from U.C. Berkeley and a Bachelor of Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. He is widely regarded as a thought leader in search algorithms and data mining, having served in influential roles at Yahoo Labs and IBM before joining Google. Raghavan is a Fellow of both the ACM and IEEE, and his academic contributions, including over 100 published papers and 20 patents, make him one of the foremost experts in search technology.

A proven leader at Google

Before his recent promotion, Raghavan played a critical role in Google’s success. As Vice President of Google Cloud, he oversaw the growth of Gmail and Google Drive to over 1 billion monthly active users. His leadership in Ads & Commerce drove significant growth in Google’s advertising and shopping services, while maintaining the company’s core values of user trust and fair exchange.

Driving innovation forward

As the newly appointed Chief Technologist, Raghavan is expected to continue shaping Google’s approach to search and artificial intelligence, with his extensive background in algorithms and machine learning likely guiding the next wave of technological advancements for the tech giant.