{"id":173443,"date":"2022-01-01T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-01T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/?p=173443"},"modified":"2022-10-28T00:10:04","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T21:10:04","slug":"the-story-of-google-ceo-sundar-pichai-born-in-a-2-bedroom-house-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/the-story-of-google-ceo-sundar-pichai-born-in-a-2-bedroom-house-in-india","title":{"rendered":"The Story of Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Born in a 2 Bedroom House in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"line nText\">His full name is Pichai Sundararajan. He was born in 1972 in India and has been the CEO of Google since 2015. He is seen as a hero in his native India. In an interview with Delhi University students, she told him <i>, \u201cYou did what we dreamed of doing.\u201d<\/i> We understand this admiration. Pichai, who is married and has two children, has drawn a career from scratch with his hard work and innovative ideas.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nThreedots\">&#8230;<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2>Pichai grew up in Chennai, India. Her father was an electrical engineer and her mother was a stenographer before she had children.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-5\/vyg0f0.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Shorthand, system of writing the alphabet, punctuation and words with symbols and abbreviations.<\/div>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"8276300176\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nThreedots\">&#8230;<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2>Pichai, whose family situation was not very good, was sleeping with his younger brother in the living room of their 2-room apartment where he was born.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-5\/kc9a0n.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">As his condition was not good, he never traveled in a car and did not watch television in his childhood.<\/div>\n<p><amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"9068969645\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nThreedots\">&#8230;<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2>Pichai always had a talent for remembering numbers. His family realized this when he saw that he remembered every number he dialed on their phone.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-5\/cythyn.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">He still draws the attention of his colleagues by using this memorization ability in meetings, albeit occasionally.<\/div>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"8276300176\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nThreedots\">&#8230;<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2>After becoming interested in computers, he started studying Metallurgical Engineering at Kharagpur Institute of Technology, India. His success here earned him a scholarship from Stanford.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-5\/chdjrn.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">By the way, the first program he wrote was a chess game.<\/div>\n<p><amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"9068969645\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nThreedots\">&#8230;<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2>Moving to California was a big leap for him.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-5\/3dn9v3.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">He says in an interview:<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI have always loved technology. I&#8217;ve always dreamed of being in Silicon Valley. When I was little, I used to read about Silicon Valley and listen to stories from my uncle.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"8276300176\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nThreedots\">&#8230;<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2>However, when he went to America, he saw that everything was very expensive. At the same time, he missed his girlfriend Anjali very much.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-5\/iakpz8.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Spoiler Alert: Anjali and Pichai later get married, they have two children, a boy and a girl.<\/div>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"8276300176\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nThreedots\">&#8230;<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2>Pichai, who went to graduate school using all his family&#8217;s savings, could not complete his education at Stanford and was included in the Wharton MBA program of the University of Pennsylvania.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-5\/3i7l1d.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">After his MBA, he worked at McKinsey, a famous consulting firm.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nThreedots\">&#8230;<\/div>\n<p><amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"9068969645\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2>On April 1, 2004, he went to Googleplex, known as Google&#8217;s headquarters, for an interview and started working on Google&#8217;s search bar.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-5\/kvjrbg.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">On the same day, Google introduced Gmail. Everyone, including Pichai, thought that sending free emails to each other was one of Google&#8217;s jokes.<\/div>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"8276300176\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nThreedots\">&#8230;<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Doomsday scenarios began to be written in 2006 when Microsoft announced Bing as the default search engine for Internet Explorer.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2>Pichai convinced computer manufacturers to install Google Toolbar hardware to mitigate the effects of this change.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-5\/rr5cuu.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nThreedots\">&#8230;<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2>This problem created by Microsoft helped Pichai achieve one of his first successes.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-5\/fgup2c.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">He convinced co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin that Google should build its own browser. And the result is Chrome: The most used browser today and where I am writing this content right now\u2026<\/div>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"8276300176\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nThreedots\">&#8230;<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2>Pichai was always loved as a leader and focused on results rather than opposition. With this attitude, he attracted attention and started to take more responsibility at Google.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-5\/hfcruz.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">He was first promoted to vice president. Later, his work on the Android Operating System paved the way for him to become a Senior Vice President in 2013.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nThreedots\">&#8230;<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2>One of the jobs he put the most effort into was \u201cAndroid One\u201d. Low-cost smartphones to bring 5 billion more people online<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-5\/0f8ufh.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">He was also behind Chrome OS, the operating system that powers Google&#8217;s inexpensive Chromebook laptops.<\/div>\n<p><amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"9068969645\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nThreedots\">&#8230;<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2>Another milestone in Pichai&#8217;s rise was in 2014, when Google was instrumental in buying Nest for $3.2 billion.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-5\/94otjk.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nThreedots\">&#8230;<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2>Despite receiving top job offers from Twitter, he remained a loyal Google employee.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-5\/8oo0j7.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nThreedots\">&#8230;<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2>His success and mastery of Chrome, Android, and apps led to another major promotion later in 2014.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">He was now Larry Page&#8217;s left arm. He was in charge of almost all the jobs in the production area; search, maps, Google+, infrastructure\u2026<\/div>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"8276300176\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nThreedots\">&#8230;<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2>When Google&#8217;s company structure broke out, it was no surprise that Pichai was given the mandate of running Google. Because he was already in a position where he was responsible for all the basic products.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-5\/6jhk63.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nThreedots\">&#8230;<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2>Pichai also has a structure that does not hesitate to talk about the subjects he believes in.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">After one of Donald Trump&#8217;s speeches on immigration, he wrote:<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<blockquote><p>\u201cLet&#8217;s not let fear destroy our values. We must support Muslims and other minorities in the United States and even around the world.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"9068969645\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nThreedots\">&#8230;<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2>Pichai does not use Instagram and rarely Tweets. However, the Google+ account he actively uses gives us a lot of information about his personality.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-5\/bmk9et.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">For example, he is a fan of Nelson Mandela, Anthony Shadid, John McCarthy and Aaron Swartz and loves to play cricket. And the game of Flappy Bird\u2026 He even met Dong Nguyen, the creator of <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/ailesi-gunluk-1-kazanirken-flappy-birdu-yaratan-cocugun-hikayesi\/\"   title=\"Flappy Bird\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">Flappy Bird<\/a>.<\/div>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"8276300176\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nThreedots\">&#8230;<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2>Despite his rapid rise in Google, Sundar Pichai is as humble as can be.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage coverImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-5\/f8uzz1.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt&#8217;s always nice to work with people who make us think about ourselves and make us feel insecure. So you keep pushing your limits.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"empty-line\" class=\"nText \"><a class=\"ceo-tooltip-top\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/sundar-pichai-about-2016-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/sundar-pichai-about-2016-2\"><i>Source.<\/i><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>His full name is Pichai Sundararajan. He was born in 1972 in India and has been the CEO of Google since 2015. He is seen as a hero in his native India. In an interview with Delhi University students, she told him , \u201cYou did what we dreamed of doing.\u201d We understand this admiration. 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