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Dossier · compiled from public sources
Sundar Pichai
CEO of Alphabet and of Google, and a director of Alphabet; he joined Google in 2004 and became its CEO in October 2015.
Facts last checked 2 Nov 2026. Each source was read on the day shown in the source list. A profile is due for a fresh read of its sources after 180 days.
Roles
CEO at Alphabet (from Dec 2019, current)
Google’s 2019-12-03 post announces him as CEO of both Google and Alphabet; the 2026 proxy statement dates the Alphabet role to December 2019.
CEO at Google (from Oct 2015, current)
Joined Google (title not stated) at Google (from 2004, end not stated)
Alphabet’s 2026 proxy statement says he joined Google in 2004 and was named its CEO in October 2015; it does not say when an earlier role ended.
Board seats
Board seat on the Alphabet board of directors (from 2017, current)
The 2026 proxy statement lists him as a director since 2017 and a member of the Executive Committee.
Funding
Money put into the companies above while the role and the funding may overlap, and by companies of this person into others. Funders are a selection: the donors a launch post names, anchors and leads of a round, and stated investments. They are not a complete list.
Google committed capital to Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence’s funding round (by 30 Mar 2017, end not stated)
Named among the inaugural platinum-tier sponsors in Vector’s 2017-03-30 launch release, which says more than 30 companies committed to support the institute over ten years; no individual amount is recorded here.
The dates given do not settle whether this fell inside the role; at least one is an announcement date or is not stated.
This is a commitment, not a completed act. Vector Institute, 30 Mar 2017
What their companies have in common
Worked out from the relationships, never typed. This is about company funding only. It does not say the two people have a personal, financial or working relationship.
Sundar Pichai and Geoffrey Hinton
- Both held a role at Google.
- Google committed capital to Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence’s funding round (a commitment). Google is a company where Sundar Pichai held a role, and Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence one where Geoffrey Hinton did (the dates given do not settle this: at least one is an announcement date or is not stated).
This is about company funding only. It does not say the two people have a personal, financial or working relationship.
Dated news
Chosen by hand, not fetched live. Each line says who announced or reported what; “as reported by” would mark a secondary source. Newest first.
Alphabet’s 2026 proxy statement lists Sundar Pichai as CEO of Alphabet and Google, a director since 2017 and a member of the Executive Committee.
Google published a letter from Larry Page and Sergey Brin saying Sundar Pichai would be CEO of both Google and Alphabet, and that they would stay on as board members, shareholders and co-founders.
Their part of the graph
- Held a role
- Board seat
- In a funding round
- Thinner and fainter: a commitment, not a completed act
- Person
- Company
- Board
Roles and board seats
Funding, by company
Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence
Sources
- A letter from Larry and Sergey · Google · primary source · published 3 Dec 2019 · read 2 Nov 2026
- Alphabet proxy statement for the 2026 annual meeting (Form DEF 14A) · Alphabet, filed with the SEC · primary source · undated page · read 2 Nov 2026
- News release: New Artificial Intelligence Research Institute Launched in Toronto · Vector Institute · primary source · published 30 Mar 2017 · read 2 Nov 2026
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