Jonathan Rosenberg (technologist)

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Jonathan Rosenberg
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Born (1961-07-20) July 20, 1961 (age 63)
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater University of Chicago;
Claremont McKenna College

Jonathan Rosenberg is the former Senior Vice President of Products at Google and current advisor to Alphabet Inc. management team and board. [1]

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Biography

Jonathan Rosenberg was born to a Jewish family on July 20, 1961. [2] Rosenberg received a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago as well as a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in economics from Claremont McKenna College. [3]

Career

Previous to joining Google, Rosenberg was Vice President of Software for palmOne, a provider of handheld computer and communications solutions. [4] He joined Google in 2002 and oversaw the design and development of the company’s consumer, advertiser, and partner products, including Search, Ads, Gmail, Android, Apps, and Chrome. [5] While at Google, Rosenberg managed many noteworthy employees, including Marissa Mayer. [6] He resigned from his position as SVP in 2011. [7] Prior to joining at Google, Rosenberg worked at @Home, where he was a founding member of the product group and senior vice president of online products and services after @Home merged with Excite. [8] Rosenberg was appointed as the COO of Motorola Mobility, replacing former COO Dennis Woodside, on February 12, 2014. [9]

He is the coauthor, along with Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt and Director of Executive Communications Alan Eagle, of a New York Times best-selling book [10] titled How Google Works , which was published in September, 2014. [11] He also published a book called Trillion Dollar Coach that reached number 1 on Wall Street journal bestseller list and was also New York Times Best Seller.

Jonathan Rosenberg is featured in an Academy Award-winning documentary about espionage in the digital age.[ citation needed ]

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