Artificial intelligence
10 Google DeepMind program managers
These ten current Google DeepMind program managers hold program management and technical program management roles at the company. A reader can learn what program management at Google DeepMind involves from people who have done it.
Professionals to explore
01—10Eric Ni
LinkedInExperience: Director of Technical Program Management, Google DeepMind · Google DeepMind
Director of Technical Program Management, Google DeepMind, a Google row since January 2020, based in Mountain View; the profile describes a team of technical program managers covering Gemini post-training, safety, evaluation, human data and downstream applications. Previous roles include Senior Staff Technical Program Manager, Search Ads at Google (2017–2020) and Program Manager at Microsoft (2012–2014).
Gena Gibson
LinkedInExperience: Lead Program Manager Gemini Innovation · Google DeepMind
Lead Program Manager Gemini Innovation at Google DeepMind since August 2025, based in London; the profile describes driving performance improvements for the next version of Gemini. Previous roles include Lead Program Manager AI Security and Privacy Research (2024–2025) and Lead Program Manager Gemini API launches (2022–2024) at Google DeepMind, and Director of Data Science and Machine Learning at Ricardo (2019–2022).
Katerina Tsihlas
LinkedInExperience: Senior Program Manager, Gemini · Google DeepMind
Senior Program Manager, Gemini at Google DeepMind since October 2025, based in London. Previous roles include Program Manager, Gemini (2023–2025), Program Manager, Research Engineering (2022–2024) and Program Associate, Research Engineering (2020–2022), all at Google DeepMind, and AI and Automation Consultant at IBM (2018–2020).
Kay McKinney
LinkedInExperience: Research Program Manager · Google DeepMind
Research Program Manager at Google DeepMind since July 2022, based in London; the profile headline describes frontier AI research program management and organising frontier AI research. Previous roles include Program Specialist (2019–2022) and Assistant Program Manager (2017–2019) at Google DeepMind, and Programme Officer at The Brilliant Club (2016–2017).
Mahyar Bordbar
LinkedInExperience: Lead Program Manager - Generative Media · Google DeepMind
Lead Program Manager - Generative Media at Google DeepMind since August 2023, based in London; the profile describes a portfolio that includes video. Previous roles include Research Program Manager at Google DeepMind (2020–2023), Product Manager AI Research at eMed Healthcare UK (2019–2020), Head of Product at DigitalGenius (2015–2019) and AI Developer at FinGenius (2013–2015).
Mary Chesus
LinkedInExperience: Director of Program Management · Google DeepMind
Director of Program Management at Google DeepMind since October 2021, based in the San Francisco Bay Area; the profile headline describes technical delivery of AI research. Previous roles include Lead Program Manager, AI ML (2019–2021) and Senior Program Manager, Health ML (2017–2019) at Google DeepMind, Program Manager at Waymo (2015–2017) and Engineering Program Manager at Google (2013–2015).
Mo Dawoud
LinkedInExperience: Program Manager · Google DeepMind
Program Manager at Google DeepMind since November 2020; the profile describes leading cross-functional programs that sit across research, science, product and policy, turning strategy into operations. Previous roles include Business Innovation Program Manager at The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (2020) and Capacity-Building Program Officer at Badael Foundation (2017–2018).
Nikolas Stewart, P. Eng.
LinkedInExperience: Senior Technical Program Manager · Google DeepMind
Senior Technical Program Manager at Google DeepMind since November 2023, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Previous roles include Technical Program Manager at Google DeepMind (2023), Technical Program Manager, Machine Learning, Robotics at Google (2022–2023), Technical Program Manager, Systems Engineering at Waymo (2021–2022) and Senior Technical Program Manager at Argo AI (2019–2021).
Orlagh B.
LinkedInExperience: Program Manager · Google DeepMind
Program Manager at Google DeepMind since May 2023; the profile headline describes a program manager role for responsibility, and the profile lists AI and AI safety among its specialties. Previous roles include Program Specialist at Google DeepMind (2020–2023), Transformation Program Manager at GoCardless (2019–2020) and Senior Project Manager, Business Operations at Verizon (2017–2018).
Víctor Martín-Palacios
LinkedInExperience: Program Manager, AI for Science · Google DeepMind
Program Manager, AI for Science at Google DeepMind since March 2024, based in London. Previous roles include Experimentation Senior Program Manager at Amazon (2023–2024), Experimentation Program Manager at Amazon (2022–2023), International Expansion and Transformation Program Manager at Amazon (2020–2022) and Associate at Boston Consulting Group (2018–2020).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's area to your question, since research programs, model launches, generative media, science initiatives and responsibility work each involve different coordination. Consider whether the person grew into program management inside the lab or came from another technology company, since that shapes how they compare research programs with product delivery.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does program management differ for open-ended research compared with a model launch?
- 02How do you plan around research timelines that are hard to predict?
- 03What does a program manager do to coordinate many research teams contributing to one model?
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