Thomas Kurian is an Indian-American business executive who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Google Cloud, a role he assumed in 2019. Born in 1966 in Kerala, India, he moved to the United States at age 17. He graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. Kurian began his career as a consultant with McKinsey & Company, serving clients in software, telecommunications, and financial services for six years in London and Brussels.