Marty Cole vs Sundar Pichai

Marty Cole

CEO of Cloudera

BIO: Prior to retiring in August 2014, Marty served as the chief executive of Accenture's Technology group, with responsibility for the full range of Accenture’s technology consulting and outsourcing solutions and delivery capabilities, including its Global Delivery Network. He led technology innovation, including the Accenture Technology Labs, the Accenture software business, and development of emerging technology solutions, including Cloud solutions. Marty joined Accenture in 1980 and also served as chief executive of Accenture’s Communications, Media & Technology operating group, which serves clients in the communications, electronics, high technology, media, and entertainment industries by delivering industry-specific solutions and focusing on the convergence of communications, computing and content; chief executive of Accenture's Public Service operating group, with overall responsibility for Accenture's services to governments and other public-sector entities; and as global managing director of Accenture's Outsourcing & Infrastructure Delivery group, where he led the development and oversaw the execution of Accenture's outsourcing strategy. Prior to this, he held numerous leadership positions in Accenture’s Public Service operating group. During his tenure, Marty sponsored the formation of Taleris, a joint venture between Accenture and GE Aviation, to provide global commercial airlines and cargo carriers with services focused on improving operations by leveraging aircraft performance data, prognostics, recovery, and planning solutions. He also served as the chairman of the board of Avanade, a joint venture of Accenture and Microsoft, and was a member of Accenture’s Global Management and Operating Committees. Marty is the co-author of "Unlocking Public Value: A New Model for Achieving High Performance in Public Service Organizations," a guide to understanding how public service organizations can measure, analyze, and improve public value over time. He received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College and a graduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin.

Sundar Pichai

CEO of Google

BIO: Mr. Sundar Pichai has been the Chief Executive Officer of Google Inc., since October 02, 2015. Mr. Pichai leads the product management and innovation efforts for a suite of Google's search and consumer products, including iGoogle, Google Toolbar, Desktop Search and Gadgets, Google Pack and Gears. He has more than 15 years of experience developing high-tech consumer and enterprise products. Mr. Pichai served as Senior Vice President of Products at Google Inc. (currently known as Alphabet Inc.) from October 2014 to October 2, 2015. He served as Senior Vice President of Android, Chrome & Apps at Google Inc. from March 2013 to October 2014. Mr. Pichai served as the Head of Android Mobile Software Division at Google Inc. since March 2013. He served as the Head of the Chrome Browser & Computer Operating System at Google Inc. He served as Senior Vice President of Chrome at Google Inc. from April 2011 to March 2013. He served as Vice President of Product Management at Google Inc. He joined Google in 2004. Prior to Google, he served various engineering and product management positions at Applied Materials and served as Management Consultant of McKinsey & Company, Inc. for a variety of software and semiconductor clients. He has been a Director of Alphabet Inc. since July 2017. He served as a Director of Jive Software, Inc. from March 2011 to July 30, 2013. He served as a Member of Board of Advisors at Ruba, Inc. He was awarded an Institute Silver Medal. He was named a Siebel Scholar and a Palmer Scholar at the Wharton School. Mr. Pichai received a B.Tech. from the Indian Institute of Technology. He holds an M.S. in Engineering and Materials Science from Stanford University and an MBA from the Wharton School.