Jen Fitzpatrick

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Jen Fitzpatrick
Born1976
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Stanford University
OccupationEngineer
Years active1999 - Present
EmployerGoogle

Jennifer McGrath Fitzpatrick is an American engineer. One of the first female engineers at Google, she is currently the senior vice president for Google Core Systems & Experiences. [1]

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Education

Fitzpatrick graduated from Stanford University in 1999. She earned a Bachelor of Science in symbolic systems, [2] and a master's degree in Computer Science. [3] She began using Google as a student, [4] and joined the company's Summer Intern Program in 1999. She was one of four interns. [5]

Career

One of Google's first 30 employees, [6] Fitzpatrick was hired by Google's founders following her internship, becoming one of Google's earliest female engineers. [7] [8] [7] She reported to Marissa Mayer, who became her mentor. To improve gender diversity at Google, Fitzpatrick and Mayer insisted that at least one female executive interview every job candidate. [9] [10]

Fitzpatrick has led software development for products and teams including AdWords, Google News, Google Maps, Product Search, corporate engineering and the Google Search Appliance, and co-founded Google's user experience, focusing on improving visibility across multiple products. [7] [11] She holds a US design patent for the iconic graphical user interface of the Google search engine home page. [12]

In 2014, she became the Vice President for Geo, leading Google Maps and Local. [13] Under her leadership, Google Maps expanded beyond navigation, integrating real-time traffic, business info, and Street View improvements. [13] She aimed to make Maps more than just a driving tool, focusing on daily-use cases such as finding restaurants and businesses. [13]

In 2020, she became the Senior Vice President for Core Systems & Experiences. She also serves as a Senior Advisor for CapitalG. [14]

References

  1. ↑ ""Jen Fitzpatrick"" . Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  2. ↑ "The Growing Presence of Women in Engineering - UC Riverside". UC Riverside. 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  3. ↑ "Meet ELLE's 2016 Women in Tech". ELLE. 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  4. ↑ Patricia Sellers (10 September 2015). "Why Powerful Women Love Google—And Why They Leave It". Fortune.
  5. ↑ ""Google's Jen Fitzpatrick Is A Tech Pioneer Who Helps You Explore The World From Home"".
  6. ↑ Ken., Auletta (2010). Googled : the end of the world as we know it. New York, N.Y.: Penguin Books. ISBN   9780143118046. OCLC   515456623.
  7. 1 2 3 McCracken, Harry (26 September 2018). "How I went from Google intern to the head of Google Maps". Fast Company. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  8. ↑ Miller, Claire Cain. "In Google's Inner Circle, a Falling Number of Women" . Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  9. ↑ "Why Powerful Women Love Google, and Why They Leave It". Fortune. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  10. ↑ Efrati, Amir (2011-06-16). "Tech Executives See Paths for Women, Especially Geeks". Wall Street Journal. ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  11. ↑ "Almost half of Google's management team is made up of women — here they are". INSIDER. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  12. ↑ "Graphical user interface for a display screen of a communications terminal". patents.google.com.
  13. 1 2 3 Goode, Lauren. "Google's Mapping Chief Says Maps' Future Goes Beyond Driving". Wired. ISSN   1059-1028 . Retrieved 2025-03-17.
  14. ↑ "CapitalG Meet the Team". capitalg.com.


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