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Career Highlights
Awards & Recognition
Fortune's 2018 Top Businesspersons of the Year
3BL Media's 2022 Responsible CEO of the Year: Innovation and ESG Integration
Notable Facts
Current Chief Operating Officer of Google Cloud (joined January 2025)
Former CEO of Illumina (2016-2023), where he led company growth to $4.6 billion in 2022 revenue
Co-founded three companies: SynthLabs (AI alignment), IMlogic (acquired by Symantec), Flash Communications (acquired by Microsoft)
President of Products and Services at Symantec managing $6.73 billion revenue portfolio
Board member of Deel Inc. (elected May 2024) and formerly Disney Board (2018-2024)
Survived Carl Icahn activist proxy battle before departing Illumina June 2023
Named Fortune Top Businessperson 2018
Located in San Francisco; 500+ LinkedIn connections
Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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