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Biografi
Pekerjaan : CEO of Google Inc.
Tempat dan Tanggal Lahir : Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, July 12, 1972
Kewarganegaraan
- Indian
- American
Pendidikan
- Teknik Metalurgi, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur
- Master of Bussiness and Administration, Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania
- Drop Out (Doctoral), Stanford University
Total Kekayaan
US$ 1.05 billion Dollar - 13,65 Trilliun Rupiah (2015)
Riwayat Hidup
Pichar Sundararajan lahir pada tanggal 12 juli 1972 di india. Suami dari Anjali Pichai ini merupakan anak dari seorang Senior Electrical Engineer Raghunath Pichai dan Lakshmi yang hidup di apartemen sederhana di chennai. Sundar Pichai mulai mengenal teknologi ketika berusia 12 tahun saat ayahnya memasang telepon rumah, ia sangat terampil mengingat angka. Pichai memiliki gelar di bidang Teknik Metalurgi dari Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT) dan kemudian melanjutkan studi di standford bidang teknik dan ilmu material, tak hanya itu Pichai pun memiliki gelar Master of Bussiness and Administration dari Wharton School of the University of the Pennsylvania dan hebatnya kedua gelar tersebut diperolehnya dari beasiswa.
Sebelum bergabung dengan Google, awalnya pria berusia 44 tahun ini ingin mengejar gelar Ph.D. dari stanford dan menekuni karir sebagai akademisi namun dia drop out dan memilih untuk bekerja. Sundar Pichai bekerja sebagai konsultan di McKinsey and Company. Dia berkontribusi di bidang engineering dan managemen produk pada pengaplikasian material sesuai dengan pendidikan yang dia miliki.
Riwayat Karir
Karir Sundar Pichai di Google dimulai pada tahun 2004 dengan bekerja pada produk populer google seperti Toolbar, Google Gears, dan Google Pack sebelum Chrome diluncurkan. Google menyadari bahwa Toolbar meningkatkan pencarian pengguna kemudian Google memulai debut browser nya yaitu Google Chrome. Pichai lah yang memimpin manajemen produk dan penemu google client software yaitu Google Chrome dan Chrome OS. Pada tahun 2008 Pichai ditunjuk untuk menjadi vice president untuk pengembangan produk google. Dia memperkenalkan Chrome browser dan kemudian diikuti oleh Chrome OS di tahun 2009. Dia menjadi wajah baru google yang merepresentasikan google sejak tahun 2008. Pada tahun 2012 Pichai menjadi senior Vice President of Chrome and apps. Dia mulai menginjakkan kaki ke dunia yang berhubungan dengan android. Dan akhirnya pada tahun 2015 Larry Page pensiun dari Google dan mengambil posisi di Alphabet (induk perusahaan google), dan memandatkan jabatan CEO google kepada
Sundar Pichai. Ia memperoleh gaji sebesar 100.5 juta USD pada tahun 2015.
Kebiasaan unik yang dimiliki dari Sundar Pichai sejak dia berkuliah di IIT adalah berdiskusi, Ia sangat gemar berdiskusi dengan teman-temannya menggunakan skype, mendiskusikan hal apapun mulai dari masalah yang ditemui sehari-hari hingga bagaimana cara memecahkan masalah tersebut.
Kebiasaan ini yang kemudian menjadi kunci keberhasilan dari Sundar Pichai sukses hingga menjadi CEO google saat ini. Dia pun menerapkan konsep berdiskusi dengan karyawan sehingga lebih mudah untuk me reach-out ide dan pemecahan dari masalah yang ditemui di perusahaan. Selain berdiskusi, kunci keberhasilan Pichai adalah keuletan serta ketekunan yang dia miliki, fokus terhadap hal yang ingin dicapai karena Pichai bergabung dengan google sebelum perusahaan ini go publik dan ia tumbuh bersama google menjadi salah satu dari sekian banyak orang yang bisa menginspirasi kita.
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With this reorganization of Google/Alphabet Inc., Pichai will control: search, ads, maps, the Google Play Store, YouTube, and Android.
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In February 2014, Pichai was rumored to be in active negotiations with Microsoft to become that tech giant’s third CEO.
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His colleagues tell Bloomberg that Pichai tends to walk it out when he’s deep in thought. It’s not unusual for him to wander away in the middle of a meeting, only to return with the solution to whatever problem is being discussed.
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Born in Chennai in the state of Tamil Nadu, India, in 1972, Sundar’s full name is Pichai Sundararajan. Though he had a modest upbringing, he’s now worth a reported $150 million.
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His father, an electrical engineer, had to save for three years to buy the family a new scooter, but made sure Pichai and his brother had the best education the family could afford, at Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan.
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Pichai’s father told Bloomberg he believes that talking to young Sundar about the challenges in his work as an electrical engineer led to his son’s interest in technology.
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Pichai was captain of his high school cricket team before earning his bachelor of engineering degree from the Indian Institute of Technology; his MS from Stanford; and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. When Sundar won a scholarship to Stanford, his father withdrew more than his annual salary from the family’s savings to fly him to the United States.
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Prior to joining Google, he did management consulting with McKinsey & Company.
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Pichai has been with Google since 2004, when he joined to lead product management for Google Chrome and Chrome OS. He was involved with Google Drive and went on to oversee Gmail and Google Maps, as well.
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In 2011, Pichai drew attention when he was considered to lead product and replace Jason Goldman at Twitter. He chose to stay with Google.
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In 2013, Pichai took over Android founder Andy Rubin’s portfolio to run mobile platforms. He was also entrusted with wooing more than a billion global users to the Android ecosystem.
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According to Business Insider, Pichai was skilled at staying out of politics and drama at Google. When he reported to Marissa Mayer, he reportedly sat outside her office for hours, if necessary, to make sure his team had good performance reviews.
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When he was almost lured away to Microsoft, Google reportedly negotiated desperately to retain Pichai for $50 million a year in stocks.
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Pichai was on the board of advisors for Ruba Inc. and was a director of Jive Software Inc.
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“Android One,” Pichai’s pet project designed to provide affordable smartphones in all households worldwide, launched in India in September 2014.
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Though he was just appointed CEO of Google, Pichai has effectively been responsible for day-to-day operations at Google since October 2014.
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Pichai had been Page’s right-hand man for some time and is credited with trying to convince WhatsApp founder Jan Koum not to sell to Facebook. He also helped Page convince Nest’s Tony Fadell to merge his company with the Google team, among other things.
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Dieter Bohn at The Verge describes Pichai’s office as “clean to the point of being spartan” and noted that this simplicity was reflected in his demeanor.
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Now married to his love Anjali, whom he dated in India before she joined him in the United States, Pichai is the father of two.
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Pichai is known for his soft-spoken, diplomatic nature. In 2013, he accompanied Larry Page and Google CBO Nikesh Arora to tour a Samsung factory in South Korea to help build Google’s relationship with its partner.
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Pichai has an unusual gift that seemed little more than a curiosity to him when he was a child, but has served him incredibly well in adulthood: he has insane numerical recall and can remember every number he’s ever dialed.
Quotes
“The right moral compass is trying hard to think about what customers want.” - Sundar Pichal
“Wear your failure as a badge of honour!” - Sundar Pichal
“Good companies do whatever it takes to make sure apps are great and don’t hesitate to add features.” - Sundar Pichal
“The core of what Google is about is bringing information to people.” - Sundar Pichal
_“You have to work with people who make you feel insecure. Because they push you to work better. It is part of inherent learning” _ - Sundar Pichal
“Never give up and keep building,” - Sundar Pichal