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Sridhar Ramaswamy, Director of Advertising and Research on Google, joins Greylock.Greylock / Sridhar Ramaswamy
One of Google's top executives, managing its core advertising and research activities, is leaving the Googleplex for a new venture capital career.
Greylock Partners announced Monday that Sridhar Ramaswamy will join Silicon Valley venture capital firm as a venture capital partner. Ramaswamy has spent the last 15 years at Google. As Senior Vice President of Advertising and Commerce, he oversaw a range of leading Google business units.
Google has confirmed the news in a ranking after the closing of the market. In an exclusive interview, Ramaswamy said Forbes He joined Greylock because of the combination of close relationships with some of the company's partners and his desire to try something new after a run with Google Ads that had allowed him to spend $ 1.5 billion when He had joined the company in 2003 to an annualized turnover of more than $ 100 billion this year.
"It was a dream trip to be part of this incredible growth engine built into Google; it has been an incredible commercial success, "said Ramaswamy. "What was amazing was the focus on the users as she grew up."
Ramaswamy described VC's transition as personal when his children had reached college age and had reached the age of fifteen at the Googleplex. "I thought I had to reinvent myself," he says. "And a lot of what inspired me is working with people and working on innovative projects."
With a history of operating the main revenue engine for Google, Ramaswamy is a coup for Greylock, the firm that brings together Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn. His long-standing relationship with Hoffman and his partner, Asheem Chandna, helped close the firm's move. Chandna and Ramaswamy are both members of the Palo Alto Networks Board of Directors.
"He is one of the most accomplished and experienced executives in Silicon Valley," Chandna said in an interview. "He had an extraordinary career in the contributions he made. And we add an operator to the entrepreneurial spirit. "
Ramaswamy will begin as a risk partner while the firm and himself ensure that the job is a long-term adjustment, with the opportunity for him to play a role of general partner on time. It will focus on potential investments in analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence at Greylock. Ramaswamy has made a handful of personal investments in the past, he says.
The departure of VC, a leader turned VC, is a loss for the company's leaders, but Ramaswamy said he was leaving Google while "the company and its unit were in as good shape as ever."
Asked what he was most proud of his legacy at Google, Ramaswamy chose an answer that could be interpreted as a shot at other tech giants like Facebook, who faced issues of privacy and user data in recent months.
"What I would say most about what my team and I did at Google was that we created a company where we could offer our advertisers added value and be user-centric," he says. he said.
It is a balancing act between users and sales that Ramaswamy will now seek to teach the founders of Greylock startups.
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Sridhar Ramaswamy, Director of Advertising and Research on Google, joins Greylock.Greylock / Sridhar Ramaswamy
One of Google's top executives, managing its core advertising and research activities, is leaving the Googleplex for a new venture capital career.
Greylock Partners announced Monday that Sridhar Ramaswamy will join Silicon Valley venture capital firm as a venture capital partner. Ramaswamy has spent the last 15 years at Google. As Senior Vice President of Advertising and Commerce, he oversaw a range of leading Google business units.
Google has confirmed the news in a ranking after the market closes. In an exclusive interview, Ramaswamy said Forbes He joined Greylock because of the combination of close relationships with some of the company's partners and his desire to try something new after a run with Google Ads that had allowed him to spend $ 1.5 billion when He had joined the company in 2003 to an annualized turnover of more than $ 100 billion this year.
"It was a dream trip to be part of this incredible growth engine built into Google; it has been an incredible commercial success, "said Ramaswamy. "What was amazing was the focus on the users as she grew up."
Ramaswamy described VC's transition as personal when his children had reached college age and had reached the age of fifteen at the Googleplex. "I thought I had to reinvent myself," he says. "And a lot of what inspired me is working with people and working on innovative projects."
With a history of operating the main revenue engine for Google, Ramaswamy is a coup for Greylock, the firm that brings together Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn. His long-standing relationship with Hoffman and his partner, Asheem Chandna, helped close the firm's move. Chandna and Ramaswamy are both members of the Palo Alto Networks Board of Directors.
"He is one of the most accomplished and experienced executives in Silicon Valley," Chandna said in an interview. "He had an extraordinary career in the contributions he made. And we add an operator to the entrepreneurial spirit. "
Ramaswamy will start as a venture capital partner, as it will ensure that the position occupies a long-term place, giving it the opportunity to become a general partner on time. It will focus on potential investments in analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence at Greylock. Ramaswamy has made a handful of personal investments in the past, he says.
The departure of VC, a leader turned VC, is a loss for the company's leaders, but Ramaswamy said he was leaving Google while "the company and its unit were in as good shape as ever."
Asked what he was most proud of about his legacy at Google, Ramaswamy chose an answer that could be interpreted as a blow against other tech giants, like Facebook, who faced problems of privacy and user data in recent months.
"What I would say most about what my team and I did at Google was that we created a company where we could offer our advertisers added value and be user-centric," he says. he said.
It is a balancing act between users and sales that Ramaswamy will now seek to teach the founders of Greylock startups.
