The First 10 Non-Founder Google Employees: Where Are They Now?

1. Craig Silverstein

Craig left Google after 14 years to join Khan Academy as the Dean of Infrastructure.

2. Heather Cairns 

Heather went to grad school for painting and became an angel investor.. Today, she’s running a real estate development firm.

3. Ray Sidney

He’s the Co-Owner of The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain, a sustainable housing project in Arizona.

4. Harry Cheung

Harry co-founded Roostify, a home lending platform that was acquired by CoreLogic in 2022.

5. Amit Patel

Amit Patel helped create Google’s famous slogan, “Don’t Be Evil". Although not much is known about his life post-Google, his influence on shaping Google’s culture is undeniable.

6. Urs Hölzle

Urs still works at Google! He was the SVP of Technical Infrastructure until 2023, now transitioning to a Google Fellow, focusing on cloud and infrastructure.

7. Georges Harik

Today, Georges is the co-founder of hslabs, an open-source AI research lab. He’s also an active angel investor in the AI/ML space.

8. Salar Kamangar

Salar was YouTube’s CEO from 2010-2014, before transitioning to an advisory role. He’s still with Google/YouTube today, offering his expertise.

9. Omid Kordestani

Omid is now a Chairman and Board Member at Pearson and Klarna. He also briefly served as the Executive Chairman of Twitter.

10. Steve Schimmel 

Steve is currently working on a stealth mode project, and while little is known, he continues to invest in startups like HireAthena and Crowdrise.

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