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Sridhar Ramaswamy

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Sridhar Ramaswamy is the Chief Executive Officer of Snowflake, bringing to the role a distinguished career in technology and advertising built across more than 15 years at Google. At Google, he rose from Software Engineer to Senior Vice President of Ads and Commerce, where he led the engineering and product teams behind Search ads, display advertising, YouTube monetization, and Google Shopping, overseeing one of the largest and most influential advertising businesses in the world. His deep expertise in large-scale data systems and digital commerce now informs his leadership of Snowflake's data cloud platform.

Last updated Jun 11, 2026 by ATDb automated enrichment · Connections updated Jun 15, 2026

Role
Chief Executive Officer
Company
Snowflake
Based
San Mateo, California, United States
Connections
5
Years in industry
15 years

Bio

Sridhar Ramaswamy is the Chief Executive Officer of Snowflake, bringing to the role a distinguished career in technology and advertising built across more than 15 years at Google. At Google, he rose from Software Engineer to Senior Vice President of Ads and Commerce, where he led the engineering and product teams behind Search ads, display advertising, YouTube monetization, and Google Shopping, overseeing one of the largest and most influential advertising businesses in the world. His deep expertise in large-scale data systems and digital commerce now informs his leadership of Snowflake's data cloud platform.

Career

  • Senior Vice President, Ads and Commerce

    Google · 2013-2018

  • Vice President, Engineering, Ads

    Google · 2010-2013

  • Software Engineer / Engineering Director

    Google · 2003-2010

  • Co-founder & CEO

    Neeva · 2019-2023

Expertise & education

Expertise

Search AdvertisingDisplay AdvertisingYouTube MonetizationGoogle ShoppingLarge-Scale Data SystemsProgrammatic AdvertisingAd Platform EngineeringData Cloud Infrastructure

Education

  • Ph.D., Computer Science, Brown University
  • B.Tech., Computer Science, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Speaking topics

AI and the Future of Data CloudsConsumption-Based Pricing Models in Enterprise SoftwarePrivacy and the Evolution of Digital AdvertisingLarge-Scale Ad Systems and MonetizationEnterprise AI Adoption

Recognition

Notable achievements

  • Led Google's Ads and Commerce division as SVP, overseeing Search ads, display, YouTube monetization, and Google Shopping — a business generating tens of billions in annual revenue
  • Co-founded Neeva, a privacy-focused, ad-free search engine, which was acquired by Snowflake in 2023
  • Became CEO of Snowflake following the Neeva acquisition, guiding the company through its AI and data cloud expansion
  • Oversaw Snowflake's Q1 FY2026 earnings beat, with the stock surging on strong consumption-based revenue growth
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