Overview
- Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian announced the appointment on LinkedIn, welcoming Narain to help accelerate customer transformations with AI.
- Kurian said Narain will lead product and engineering across cloud infrastructure, developer tools, data platforms and Applied AI, oversee go-to-market, and work closely with Google Public Sector.
- Pichai linked the leadership move to recent momentum from the Gemini Enterprise launch, citing strong customer response.
- Narain previously served as Accenture’s Chief Technology Officer, led its Cloud-First and Data & AI businesses, and chaired Avanade’s board.
- Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Narain began his career at Infosys, held senior roles at HCLTech, holds a master’s from Bharathidasan University, and said he aims to unlock significant value for customers and partners.