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'''Patrick Pichette''' was senior vice president and chief financial officer of [[Google]] from 2008 until 2015. He retired in 2015 and "spent two years traveling the world" with his wife.<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2989916/Google-s-CFO-Patrick-Pichette-52-quits-travel-world-wife-perfectly-fine-midlife-crisis-bliss-beauty.html</ref><ref>https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/15/patrick-pichette-former-google-cfo-joins-inovia-as-general-partner.html</ref> He later became a general partner at [[iNovia Capital]], a venture capital fund.
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Pichette was senior vice president and chief financial officer of [[Google]] from 2008 until 2015. He retired in 2015 and "spent two years traveling the world" with his wife.<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2989916/Google-s-CFO-Patrick-Pichette-52-quits-travel-world-wife-perfectly-fine-midlife-crisis-bliss-beauty.html</ref><ref>https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/15/patrick-pichette-former-google-cfo-joins-inovia-as-general-partner.html</ref>
 
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later became a general partner at [[iNovia Capital]], a venture capital fund.
 
  
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==Activities==
 
 
Pichette attended the [[2018 Bilderberg]].
 
Pichette attended the [[2018 Bilderberg]].
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==Education==
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Pichette was born in 1962 and raised in [[Montreal]], Quebec.<ref name="RECODE"/><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20221127175539/https://www.inovia.vc/inovia-conversations/the-times-they-are-a-changin/</ref> He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from [[Université du Québec à Montréal]] (1987) and a [[Master of Arts (Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin)|Master of Arts]] degree in philosophy, politics and economics from [[Pembroke College, Oxford|Pembroke College]] of the [[University of Oxford]].<ref name="Google Press Center">https://www.google.com/intl/en/press/pressrel/ir_20080625.html</ref> He received a [[Rhodes Scholarship]].<ref name=tgm />
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== Career ==
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Pichette began his career in 1989 as an associate at [[McKinsey & Company]] in Toronto. In 1994, he left to become vice president and [[chief financial officer]] (CFO) of Toronto-based Call-Net Enterprises, but rejoined McKinsey in 1996. He joined BCE Inc. in 2001 as an executive vice president. From 2002 to 2003, he had a brief stint as [[Bell Canada]]'s CFO, before transitioning to the role of president of operations which he held from 2004 to 2008.<ref name=tgm>https://web.archive.org/web/20230922061548/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/googles-canadian-cfo-ready-to-embark-on-an-early-retirement/article23412646/</ref>
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He was senior vice president and CFO of [[Google|Google Inc.]] from 2008 until 2015.<ref name="Google Press Center"/> In April 2011, it was announced that Pichette would also be taking over [[human resources]] responsibilities within Google from vice president [[Laszlo Bock]],<ref name="GRAPEvine">http://www.hrgrapevine.com/markets/hr/article/2011-04-14-google-cfo-to-take-on-hr-duties/</ref> and [[BizOps]] from [[Shona Brown]].<ref name="BISops">http://allthingsd.com/20110411/more-googquake-aftershocks-cfo-patrick-pichette-adds-bizops-and-hr-to-his-duties/</ref>
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In March 2015, he announced  he would retire to travel the world.<ref name="GUYUNNretire">https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/03/10/google-patrick-pichette-retiring/24719533/</ref><ref>https://plus.google.com/+PatrickPichette/posts/8Khr5LnKtub</ref> He was succeeded as CFO by [[Ruth Porat]].
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In April 2018, he joined Inovia Capital, a [[venture capital]] firm with offices in [[Montreal]], Toronto, San Francisco and London.<ref name="RECODE">https://web.archive.org/web/20180412082607/https://www.recode.net/2018/4/11/17219400/patrick-pichette-google-cfo-venture-capital</ref><ref name="GLOBEmail">[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/technology/article-inovia-snags-cfos-from-google-blackberry-to-lead-growth-fund/ "INovia Sngas CFOs from Google and Blackberry to Lead Growth Fund"], ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', April 11, 2018</ref><ref>[https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/top-google--rim-executives-join-canadas-inovia-capital-to-transform-growth-investing-679374843.html "Top Google / RIM Executives Join Canada's iNovia Capital To Transform Growth Investing"Top Google"], iNovia Capital</ref> After becoming a general partner at Inovia Capital, Pichette is splitting his time between the firm's offices in [[London]], Canada and [[Silicon Valley]].<ref>https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/11/former-google-cfo-patrick-pichette-just-joined-the-world-of-venture-capital/</ref>
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In 2019, Pichette became a lead founding member of UK's Creative Destruction Lab at Oxford.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20221130112420/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2019/03/12/former-google-cfo-coach-british-spinouts-becoming-next-tech/</ref>
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Pichette was appointed independent board chair of [[Twitter, Inc.]] on June 2, 2020.<ref>https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1418091/000119312520158516/d904330d8k.htm</ref>  He was lead [[independent]] director from 2018-2022. After [[Elon Musk]]'s acquisition of Twitter in October 2022, Musk fired the entire board of directors, including Pichette<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20221115071303/https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/quebecer-among-twitter-board-members-fired-after-elon-musk-takeover-1.6133002</ref>
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Pichette sits on the Board of Directors as chair of the board at Montreal-based company [[Lightspeed Commerce|Lightspeed]].  He joined in October 2018 and took the position of Lead Independent Chair in February 2022.<ref>[https://investors.lightspeedhq.com/English/management/board-of-directors/default.aspx Patrick Pichette: Lead Independent Director]</ref>  He was chair of the board of directors at the [[Trudeau Foundation]] from November 2018 until March 2021.<ref>https://www.arctoris.com/about/</ref>
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== Personal life ==
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Pichette lives in London, and is married to Tamar Pichette,<ref name="RECODE"/> with whom he has three children.<ref>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/career-advice/life-at-work/patrick-pichette-when-work-starts-feeling-too-comfortable-fire-yourself/article31694990/</ref>
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Person.png Patrick Pichette   LinkedInRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(businessman)
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Born1962
NationalityCanadian
Alma materUniversité du Québec à Montréal, Oxford University
Member ofRhodes Scholar/1987
InterestsMcKinsey
Rhodes Scholar Canadian businessman, Google/CFO 2008-2015. Bilderberg/2018.

Employment.png Google/CFO

In office
2008 - 2015

Patrick Pichette was senior vice president and chief financial officer of Google from 2008 until 2015. He retired in 2015 and "spent two years traveling the world" with his wife.[1][2] He later became a general partner at iNovia Capital, a venture capital fund.

Pichette attended the 2018 Bilderberg.

Education

Pichette was born in 1962 and raised in Montreal, Quebec.[3][4] He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Université du Québec à Montréal (1987) and a Master of Arts degree in philosophy, politics and economics from Pembroke College of the University of Oxford.[5] He received a Rhodes Scholarship.[6]

Career

Pichette began his career in 1989 as an associate at McKinsey & Company in Toronto. In 1994, he left to become vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) of Toronto-based Call-Net Enterprises, but rejoined McKinsey in 1996. He joined BCE Inc. in 2001 as an executive vice president. From 2002 to 2003, he had a brief stint as Bell Canada's CFO, before transitioning to the role of president of operations which he held from 2004 to 2008.[6]

He was senior vice president and CFO of Google Inc. from 2008 until 2015.[5] In April 2011, it was announced that Pichette would also be taking over human resources responsibilities within Google from vice president Laszlo Bock,[7] and BizOps from Shona Brown.[8]

In March 2015, he announced he would retire to travel the world.[9][10] He was succeeded as CFO by Ruth Porat.

In April 2018, he joined Inovia Capital, a venture capital firm with offices in Montreal, Toronto, San Francisco and London.[3][11][12] After becoming a general partner at Inovia Capital, Pichette is splitting his time between the firm's offices in London, Canada and Silicon Valley.[13]

In 2019, Pichette became a lead founding member of UK's Creative Destruction Lab at Oxford.[14]

Pichette was appointed independent board chair of Twitter, Inc. on June 2, 2020.[15] He was lead independent director from 2018-2022. After Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter in October 2022, Musk fired the entire board of directors, including Pichette[16]

Pichette sits on the Board of Directors as chair of the board at Montreal-based company Lightspeed. He joined in October 2018 and took the position of Lead Independent Chair in February 2022.[17] He was chair of the board of directors at the Trudeau Foundation from November 2018 until March 2021.[18]

Personal life

Pichette lives in London, and is married to Tamar Pichette,[3] with whom he has three children.[19]


 

Event Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Bilderberg/20187 June 201810 June 2018Italy
Turin
Hotel Torino Lingotto Congress		The 66th Bilderberg Meeting, in Turin, Italy, known for months in advance after an unprecedented leak by the Serbian government.
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References

  1. ↑ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2989916/Google-s-CFO-Patrick-Pichette-52-quits-travel-world-wife-perfectly-fine-midlife-crisis-bliss-beauty.html
  2. ↑ https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/15/patrick-pichette-former-google-cfo-joins-inovia-as-general-partner.html
  3. ↑ a b c https://web.archive.org/web/20180412082607/https://www.recode.net/2018/4/11/17219400/patrick-pichette-google-cfo-venture-capital
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221127175539/https://www.inovia.vc/inovia-conversations/the-times-they-are-a-changin/
  5. ↑ a b https://www.google.com/intl/en/press/pressrel/ir_20080625.html
  6. ↑ a b https://web.archive.org/web/20230922061548/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/googles-canadian-cfo-ready-to-embark-on-an-early-retirement/article23412646/
  7. ↑ http://www.hrgrapevine.com/markets/hr/article/2011-04-14-google-cfo-to-take-on-hr-duties/
  8. ↑ http://allthingsd.com/20110411/more-googquake-aftershocks-cfo-patrick-pichette-adds-bizops-and-hr-to-his-duties/
  9. ↑ https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/03/10/google-patrick-pichette-retiring/24719533/
  10. ↑ https://plus.google.com/+PatrickPichette/posts/8Khr5LnKtub
  11. ↑ "INovia Sngas CFOs from Google and Blackberry to Lead Growth Fund", The Globe and Mail, April 11, 2018
  12. ↑ "Top Google / RIM Executives Join Canada's iNovia Capital To Transform Growth Investing"Top Google", iNovia Capital
  13. ↑ https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/11/former-google-cfo-patrick-pichette-just-joined-the-world-of-venture-capital/
  14. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221130112420/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2019/03/12/former-google-cfo-coach-british-spinouts-becoming-next-tech/
  15. ↑ https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1418091/000119312520158516/d904330d8k.htm
  16. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221115071303/https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/quebecer-among-twitter-board-members-fired-after-elon-musk-takeover-1.6133002
  17. ↑ Patrick Pichette: Lead Independent Director
  18. ↑ https://www.arctoris.com/about/
  19. ↑ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/career-advice/life-at-work/patrick-pichette-when-work-starts-feeling-too-comfortable-fire-yourself/article31694990/
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