Kent Walker is the President of Global Affairs at Google and Alphabet, where he oversees teams responsible for government affairs, legal matters, content policy, and responsible product development.
Throughout his career, Kent has focused on the intersection of technology, law, and policy. Since joining Google in 2006, he has led the company’s advocacy on competition, content, copyright, and privacy. He has worked with government leaders and regulators around the world and served as the first chair of the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism. After overseeing the creation of Google’s AI Principles in 2018, he chaired the company’s Advanced Technology Review Council and oversees its Responsible AI efforts.
Kent graduated with honors from Harvard College and Stanford Law School. He served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in San Francisco and Washington D.C., starting one of the first technology crime units in the country and advising the U.S. Attorney General on technology policy issues. He went on to hold executive positions at Netscape, AOL, and eBay as they navigated the rise of the web, online communities, and ecommerce.
Kent serves on TechNet’s executive committee, the board of Evidence Action, and the advisory boards of Give Directly and Mercy Corp Ventures. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
