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10 Google data and analytics leaders
These ten current and former Google data and analytics leaders hold or have held senior director and director roles in data science and analytics at Google, covering Search, Search Ads, Workspace, Geo, Google Cloud, AI data, ads measurement and finance data. A reader can learn how data and analytics leaders work at Google from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Cindy Zhou
LinkedInExperience: Director of Data Science · Google
Director of Data Science at Google since 2025, leading teams of product data scientists and data engineers. Former Director of Data Science at Shopify (2022–2025), Head of Data Science, Business Messaging Experiences and Monetization at Meta (2018–2021) and Director, Business Analytics & Data Science at LinkedIn (2015–2018).
E. Ferhat Muhtar
LinkedInExperience: Director, Product Data Science · Google
Director, Product Data Science at Google since 2022, with a profile citing management of large data science and analytics organizations of more than 70 people. Former Director, Head of Oculus/VR Data Science at Meta (2020–2022), Director, AdTech and Marketing Applied Science at Uber (2017–2020) and Senior Director of Product Analytics at Walmart (2015–2017).
Gagan Bajaj
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, Data and Analytics · Google
Sr. Director, Data and Analytics at Google since 2021 and Senior Director, Enterprise AI Strategy & Data - Finance (Global) since 2024, leading a global data and AI function that builds enterprise data platforms. Former Director of Data & Analytics at Google (2018–2021), and Senior Director, Enterprise Data & Product — Core Services Engineering (CSEO) (2015–2018) and Senior Director, Analytics & Data Science -- Office 365 (2014–2015) at Microsoft.
Guilhem Bourgau
LinkedInExperience: Director, Geo Data Science · Google
Director, Geo Data Science at Google since 2024, and former Director, Geo Data Insights & Analytics (2021–2024), Head of Geo Data Insights & Analytics (2014–2021) and Sales & Market Intelligence Senior Analyst Manager (2007–2014) at Google. Specialities include data warehousing, business intelligence, data science, customer segmentation and product analytics.
Harikesh Nair
LinkedInExperience: Former Senior Director, Data Science · Google
Former Senior Director, Data Science (2023–2024) and Director, Data Science, Ads Measurement (2021–2023) at Google, and Senior Director, Engineering and Data Science at Google (2024–2026), an engineering and data science leader whose remit included Google Analytics. Board Member at the Media Rating Council (2023–2025).
Jakub Jez
LinkedInExperience: Director, Data Science & Analytics - Google Cloud · Google
Director, Data Science & Analytics - Google Cloud at Google since 2025, described in the headline as head of data at Google Cloud. Former Head of Commercial Data & Products (2023–2025) and Sr. Director, Head of Data Science & Engineering - Growth (2022–2023) at Shopify, and Global Head of Data Science, Engineering, and Martech Product @ AWS Marketing (2022) and Head of Data and Product Management (Data Solutions) @ AWS Marketing (Sr. Manager) (2019–2022) at Amazon Web Services.
Juliette Tabet
LinkedInExperience: Director, Data Science · Google
Director, Data Science at Google since 2021, leading data science for Google Workspace, which includes Gmail, Drive, Calendar, Meet, Docs, Sheets and Slides, with a headline naming the role as Senior Director. Former Director, Data Science (2015–2019), Manager, Data Science (2013–2015) and Senior Data Scientist (2011–2013) at Netflix.
Kathy Zhong
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Data Science · Google
Senior Director, Data Science at Google since 2025, managing a data science team of five subteams of data scientists and product analysts across the US, UK and India in the Search Ads and Google Experiences (SAGE) org. Former Director of Data Science (2021–2025), Senior Staff Data Scientist (2019–2021) and Staff Data Scientist (2016–2019) at Google.
Reza Khosravani
LinkedInExperience: Director of Data Science - AI Data · Google
Director of Data Science - AI Data at Google since 2025, and former Director of Data Science - Search at Google (2021–2025). Former Head of Data Science -- Video ML (2020–2021), Head of Data Science -- Facebook Reality Labs -- Experiences (2020) and Head of Data Science -- Commerce Integrity, Payment Risk, Ranking, Search (2017–2020) at Meta.
Steven Oliver
LinkedInExperience: Director Data Science, Applied Research and Strategy · Google
Director Data Science, Applied Research and Strategy at Google since 2024, heading applied research and strategy for Google Search. Former Director, Data Science, Search Generative Experience (SGE) and Strategic Analytics (2024), Director, Search Product Analytics, Insights & Strategy (2023–2024) and Search Product Analytics, Insights & Strategy Lead (2019–2023) at Google.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How should data and analytics teams divide work between central groups and the business teams they serve?
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