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Jerry Dischler

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Jerry Dischler spent nearly two decades at Google, where he held senior product and business leadership roles across advertising and cloud. He served as VP and General Manager of Google Ads from approximately 2015 to November 2023, overseeing one of the world's largest digital advertising platforms, before transitioning to President of Cloud Applications in early 2024. He departed Google in May 2025, and his current role has not been publicly confirmed.

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Last updated Aug 14, 2026 by ATDb automated enrichment

Years in industry
15 years

Bio

Jerry Dischler spent nearly two decades at Google, where he held senior product and business leadership roles across advertising and cloud. He served as VP and General Manager of Google Ads from approximately 2015 to November 2023, overseeing one of the world's largest digital advertising platforms, before transitioning to President of Cloud Applications in early 2024. He departed Google in May 2025, and his current role has not been publicly confirmed.

Career

  • VP/GM of Ads

    Google · ~2015–2023

  • President, Cloud Applications

    Google · 2024–2025

  • Product leadership (AdWords/Ads)

    Google · 2005–2015

Expertise & education

Expertise

Search AdvertisingProgrammatic AdvertisingAd Auction MechanicsMachine Learning in AdvertisingPerformance MarketingPrivacy and Cookie DeprecationAd Platform Product ManagementCloud Applications

Education

  • B.S., Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University

Speaking topics

The future of search advertisingAI and automation in digital marketingPrivacy-first advertising strategiesPerformance marketing at scale

Recognition

Notable achievements

  • Led Google Ads as VP/GM for approximately eight years, overseeing one of the highest-revenue advertising platforms in the world
  • Guided Google Ads through major automation and machine learning transitions including Smart Bidding and Performance Max
  • Navigated Google Ads through heightened regulatory and antitrust scrutiny of Google's advertising business
  • Transitioned to President of Cloud Applications at Google, demonstrating leadership breadth beyond AdTech