Key To Success
Married with two children, Pichai conveys the image of a passionate nerd, but does not have the egotism that characterizes Silicon Valley executives (and their underlings). It is a skill set that has made him one of tech’s most eligible executives.
“He certainly has close friends, but he is not political”, said Christopher Sacca, founder and chairman of Lowercase Capital and formerly Google’s head of Special Initiatives. He describes Pichai as “lighthearted” and “almost always smiling” but also fascinated by how to make big things work.” He likes scale,” said Sacca. “Huge scale. I was in the room when Sundar convinced Eric Schmidt that it would be possible to unseat Internet Explorer as the world’s most popular browser.” That’s one of the keys to his success. Everyone knows where they stand with Sundar and they aren’t worried about watching their backs.
