Google appoints Prabhakar Raghavan as Chief Technologist to spearhead advancements in AI and search technologies.

Indian American senior executive moves up from leading Google’s search engine and ads products, company's core moneymaking business

Google's (NASDAQ:GOOGL) senior vice president, Prabhakar Raghavan, who worked on Search, Assistant, Geo, Ads, Commerce, and Payments products, is transitioning to the role of Chief Technologist at the tech giant.

This comes as Google's core business, which is search, gets increased competition from rivals like Microsoft, OpenAI and even startups like Perplexity

In a memo to employees, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai shared that Prabhakar Raghavan, who has served as the head of advertising and search for many years, will transition to the position of chief technologist. Nick Fox, a seasoned executive within Google’s search and ads division, will take over Raghavan's former role.

Google appoints Prabhakar Raghavan as Chief Technologist amid leadership reshuffle. Learn about his key role in AI, search, and the company's future growth strategy.

CEO Sundar Pichai, in a blog post on Thursday, revealed the leadership transition, saying Raghavan will be working closely with him in this new position. Long-time Google employee Nick Fox, a Raghavan's leadership team member,

In a major leadership change, Google has announced the appointment of Prabhakar Raghavan as the company’s Chief Technologist, succeedi..|News Track