Karthik Ramakrishnan has joined Google Cloud as a Vice President in its Data Cloud organization after a 14-year tenure at Amazon. His expertise in AI development, which includes contributions to Amazon Alexa and the Nova foundation models, is expected to drive advances in the autonomous data platform.
Ramakrishnan's transition occurs during a period of significant changes within Amazon's AI division, highlighted by the recent exit of Rohit Prasad, who was instrumental in the company's AI strategies. Amazon is currently working on closing the competitive gap with other AI leaders like OpenAI and Google.
In related corporate movements, C.J. Mahoney has been appointed as the chief legal officer at Meta, transitioning from a five-year stint at Microsoft. He succeeds Jennifer Newstead, who has taken a position at Apple. Mahoney's legal background includes international trade and technology law, contributing to his new role.