Some of the world’s most influential tech billionaires gathered at Donald Trump’s second inauguration, including Google’s Sundar Pichai. The event brought together industry titans like Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Tesla’s Elon Musk, Apple’s Tim Cook, and Alphabet’s Sundar Pichai, representing a staggering cumulative net worth.
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Who Is Anjali Pichai?
While the spouses of many tech moguls such as Bezos’ fiancée Lauren Sánchez and Zuckerberg’s wife Priscilla Chan are widely recognized, Anjali Pichai remains more private.Anjali’s father, Olaram Haryani, remarried at the age of 70 in 2015, tying the knot with Madhuri Sharma. He is reportedly a retired employee of a Government Polytechnic College in Kota, Rajasthan.
A Career in Tech
Like her husband, Anjali has built a successful career in the tech industry. She currently serves as a business operations manager at Intuit, according to The Sun. Previously, she worked as a business analyst at Accenture from 1999 to 2002. Anjali holds a degree in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur.
A Love Story from IIT Kharagpur
Anjali, 54, and Sundar, 52, first met while studying engineering at IIT Kharagpur. Reflecting on their time there, Sundar shared during a ceremony last summer:”“IIT Kharagpur holds a special place in my heart as this was the place where I first met my beloved wife, Anjali, and made beautiful memories of my second home.”The event, where Sundar received an honorary doctorate, also honored Anjali with the institution’s Distinguished Alumnus Award, as reported by Business Today.
Family and Private Life
he Pichais maintain a low-profile family life, but The Sun reports that they have two children a daughter, Kavya, and a son, Kiran.Like many high-profile tech executives, Sundar was cautious about his children’s screen time while they were growing up, even making the family television difficult to operate. However, last year, he acknowledged using AI to assist his now-teenage children with schoolwork, saying:“We use Google Lens for homework. I don’t want to get [them] in trouble, but the class allows you to do that.”Despite their immense success, the Pichais continue to lead a relatively private and grounded life.