Patrick Pichette

Patrick Pichette was Google's chief financial officer from August 2008 until May 2015, when he became an adviser to the Company. During his tenure at Google, Mr. Pichette's responsibilities included Finance, but also various other functions including People Operations, Real Estate, Employee Services, Google.org and many others.

He has nearly 25 years of experience in financial operations and management in the telecommunications sector, including seven years at Bell Canada, which he joined in 2001 as executive vice president of planning and performance management. During his time at Bell Canada, he held various executive positions, including CFO, and President Operations. He was instrumental in the management of the most extensive communications network in Canada and its ongoing migration to a new national IP-based infrastructure.

Prior to joining Bell Canada, Patrick was a partner at McKinsey & Company, where he was a lead member of McKinsey's North American Telecom Practice. He also served as vice president and chief financial officer of Call-Net Enterprises Inc., a Canadian telecommunications company.

Patrick is a board member of Bombardier and the Trudeau Foundation, and serves as an advisor to Engineers Without Borders, Canada, as well as a number of digital start ups including Zoona and Boosted Boards.

Patrick earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Universite du Quebec a Montreal. He holds a master's degree in philosophy, politics and economics from Oxford University, where he attended as a Rhodes Scholar.

Patrick and his wife Tamar are currently on an extensive travel adventure, exploring every corner of the world.