James Manyika — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as Senior Vice President at Google-Alphabet and President for Research, Labs, Technology & Society, reporting to the CEO.
Known for his research and scholarship into the intersection of technology and the economy, including artificial intelligence, robotics automation, and the future of work.
Co-authored the book "Decentralized Data Fusion: An Information Theoretic Approach" (1994).
Serves on various advisory boards and as a trustee for organizations including the Council on Foreign Relations, the MacArthur Foundation, and Stanford's Human-Centered AI Institute.
Holds a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) in AI & Robotics from Oxford University, where he attended as a Rhodes Scholar.

Biography

James Manyika is a Senior Vice President at Google-Alphabet, where he holds the position of President for Research, Labs, Technology & Society, reporting directly to the CEO. In this role, he focuses on Google and Google DeepMind’s most ambitious foundational and applied innovations in AI, Computing, and Science, and in areas that have potential for broad beneficial impact on people, the economy, science, and society.