Sundar Pichai is a name that reverberates in the corridors of global technological innovation. His trajectory, from his childhood in India to becoming the CEO of Alphabet Inc., Google's parent company, is a narrative that transcends borders and limitations, symbolizing the transformative capacity of education and perseverance. This book seeks not only to chronicle the milestones of his career, but also to explore his vision and impact on the future of technology, privacy, freedom of expression and access to information. Childhood in Madurai Born on July 12, 1972, in Madurai, India, Sundararajan Pichai grew up in humble surroundings. His father, Regunatha Pichai, was an electrical engineer and his mother, Lakshmi , a stenographer . Young Sundar showed an insatiable curiosity and a remarkable talent for technology from an early age. He and his brother slept on the living room floor, and the family didn't have a car — just an old scooter . Lambretta . Education and First Steps in Technology Pichai studied metallurgical engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur ), where he distinguished himself as an exceptional student. He later won a scholarship to study in the United States, completing a master's degree in Materials Science and Engineering at Stanford University and an MBA at the WhartonSchool at the University of Pennsylvania. Find Out Much More...