Meet Thomas Kurian, CEO Of Google Cloud, Who Is Richer Than His Boss Sundar Pichai! This Is His Net Worth
CEO of Alphabet and Google Chief Sundar Pichai is a tech titan. He is the highest paid Indian CEO in the world leading a 2.14 trillion dollars company! What if we told you that one of his employees is richer than him? Sounds impossible, right? Well, it is a fact.
Thomas Kurian Serves As CEO of Google Cloud And He Is Richer Than His Boss Sundar Pichai
For the unversed, Kurian is an IIT dropout, who made it big despite leaving the prestigious institute without securing his degree. He is the CEO of Google Cloud.??
As per various reports, Pichai¡¯s compensation for 2022 was 226 million dollars (Rs 1,886 crore approx). His net worth that year was estimated to be around Rs 10,215 crore. Kurian, on the other hand, has amassed a net worth of over Rs 15,000 crore! Pichai¡¯s updated net worth stands at Rs Rs 13,859 crore.
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Thomas Kurian Is Credited With Reviving Google Cloud?
Hailing from Kerala, Thomas Kurian stands out as one of India's most accomplished executives globally. Assuming the role of CEO at Google Cloud in 2018, Kurian is widely acknowledged for revitalizing the company. He spearheaded a strategic overhaul, prioritizing customer service and enhancing the motivation of Google Cloud sales staff by increasing their salaries.
Why Did Thomas Kurian Quit IIT Madras?
Thomas Kurian attended St. Joseph's Boys High School in Bengaluru for his schooling. Although he gained admission to IIT Madras, he opted to pursue his education in the United States after receiving acceptance to Princeton University. Following his decision to relocate, Kurian began his career at McKinsey and Company after completing his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and earning an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Following his tenure at McKinsey and Company, which lasted approximately six years, Kurian transitioned to Oracle. Over his 22-year tenure at the tech giant, Kurian occupied diverse roles and eventually spearheaded a team of 35,000 employees spanning 32 countries. However, he resigned from Oracle in 2018 citing differences with the company's co-founder, Larry Ellison. Subsequently, Kurian assumed the role of CEO at Google.
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Google Recently Deleted A Cloud Account By Accident?
The private cloud account of the Australian pension fund UniSuper was accidentally deleted in what is being described as a 'one-of-a-kind' Google Cloud 'misconfiguration'.
According to reports, UniSuper suffered a widespread outage for nearly a week after the cloud account was deleted. This led to some 620,000 UniSuper account-holders being unable to access their accounts for nearly a week.
Last week, UniSuper and Google Cloud said that the services were partially restored and that it would take a few more days to normalize operations. The CEOs of UniSuper and Google Cloud also issued an unprecedented joint statement clarifying that the outage was not the result of a cyber-attack and no personal data had been exposed.
