Overview
- Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian announced Narain’s appointment and detailed a remit spanning product and engineering across cloud, developer tools, data, and Applied AI.
- Karthik Narain will also oversee the go-to-market organization and work closely with Google Public Sector.
- Sundar Pichai welcomed Narain publicly, saying he will partner with customers on AI transformations and help accelerate Google Cloud’s growth.
- Narain described himself as Google Cloud’s first person in this role and highlighted more than 25 years in tech consulting.
- His background includes serving as Accenture’s CTO and holding senior roles at HCLTech, with a master’s degree from Bharathidasan University.