Sundar Pichai: How Wealthy is The CEO of Google?

Pichai Sundararajan, better known as Sundar Pichai is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Alphabet Inc. And its subsidiary company Google LLC. Pichai became CEO of Google on 10 August 2015. Before that, he was appointed Product Chief by the founder and ex-CEO Larry Page.

Who is Sundar Pichai?

Sudar Pichai was born on 10 June 1972 in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India to Regunatha Pichai and Lakshmi Pichai. Pichai is among the highest-paid executives in the world. 

Pichai’s father was not financially able to send him abroad for higher studies. He managed to earn a scholarship to Stanford University. where he studied physics and semiconductor physics. His father somehow managed to collect $1000 for his travel and other expenses.

Before joining Google in 2004, Pichai worked at McKinsey & Company, which deals in metallurgy, as a management consultant.

Sundar Pichai’s wife Anjali was his classmate at IIT Kharagpur. Years of long-distance could not part the couple and they married later.

Sundar Pichai Age, Weight, Height

Born on 10 June 1972, Sundar Pichai turned 50 years old. He stands 5 feet 11 inches (180 cm) tall and weighs roughly 70 kg (154 lbs). His eye colour is dark brown and his hair is black.

Education of Google SEO

Sundardid his schooling at Jawahar Vidyalaya Senior Secondary School, Ashok Nagar, Chennai. He did his twelfth class at Vana Vani school in IIT Chennai. He earned his graduate degree in metallurgical engineering from IIT Kharagpur. He did a master’s in science from Stanford University in material science and engineering. He completed his MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He was named Siebel Scholar and Palmer Scholar. 

Sundar Pichai Family

Sundar Pichai’s father, Regunatha Pichai was an electrical engineer at GEC, a British conglomerate. Her mother Lakshmi Pichai was a stenographer. His father also had an electrical components manufacturing plant. His younger brother’s name is Srinivasan Pichai.

On 19 December 2003, he married Anjali Pichai. The couple has two kids, a son Kiran Pichai, and a daughter Kavya Pichai. Anjali Is a chemical engineer working as Business Operation Manager in Intuit, a software company.

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Sundar Pichai’s net worth in 2022

Sundar Pichai is paid a base salary of $2 million annually by Alphabet Inc. In 2021, he was paid $6.3 million in total. His net worth is estimated at around $1.3 billion. 

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Some lesser-known facts about Sundar

• 1 April 2004, the day Pichai joined Google was the same day when Gmail was launched.
• In 2011, Sundar Pichai decided to leave Google and join Twitter’s core team. However, Google offered him a humongous $50 million in stocks and Pichai stayed.
• Pichai proposed the idea of the Google web browser to then-CEO Eric Schmidt. Nowadays, Google Chrome is the most used browser across the globe.
• He is a big fan of the football club “FC Barcelona” and doesn’t miss any matches.
• Larry Page decided to step down from the post of CEO of Alphabet Inc and on 3 December 2019, Pichai was appointed the CEO of Alphabet Inc.

FAQs

1. How tall is Sundar Pichai?

Sundar Pichai is 5 feet 11 inches (180 cm) tall.

2. How old is Sundar Pichai?

Sundar Pichai is 50 years old.

3. Where is Sundar Pichai from?

Sundar Pichai belongs to Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.

4. What is Sundar Pichai’s salary per day?

According to some sources, Sundar earns Rs 50,000 per day. Sundar Pichai is paid a base salary of $2 million annually.

5. Who is the real CEO of Google?

Larry Page stepped down as CEO of Google LLC and now Sundar Pichai is the CEO of Google LLC and its parent company Alphabet Inc.