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. [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. [8] [9]

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. [10] She holds a US design patent for the iconic graphical user interface of the Google search engine home page. [11]

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