Kent Walker

Walker in 2017

President, Global Affairs & Chief Legal Officer of Alphabet Inc.

Incumbent

Assumed office
October 2021

Kent Walker is an American legal executive who has served as President of Global Affairs and Chief Legal Officer of Alphabet since 2021.[1]

He advises Google's board and management on legal and policy issues,[2] its work with governments around the world,[3] its policies for content on its various services,[4] and its philanthropic efforts.[5] Before joining Google, Walker worked at various technology companies, including eBay, Netscape,[6] AOL, and Airtouch Communications.[7] Walker began his legal career in San Francisco at Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady, Robertson & Falk, now Arnold & Porter, and worked as a litigator specializing in government and public law issues. He then served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney at the United States' Department of Justice.[8]

Walker graduated from Harvard College and Stanford Law School.[9] He currently serves on the Harvard Board of Overseers[10] and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.[11] He was previously on the HeartFlow Board of Directors,[12] and advised the Mercy Corps Social Ventures Fund.[13]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "United States Securities And Exchange Commission Form 8-K". N/A. Washington, DC. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
2. ^ "Organizing the World's Information at Google Legal: Kent Walker, Vice President & General Counsel - Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)". www.acc.com. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
3. ^ "Google has proposed changes in laws for requesting data". Recode. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
4. ^ "Google rolls out new policies for U.S. election ads – TechCrunch". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
5. ^ "Google.org launches $5 million innovation fund to counter 'hate and extremism'". VentureBeat. 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
6. ^ "really bad attitude". www.jwz.org. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
7. ^ "Organizing the World's Information at Google Legal: Kent Walker, Vice President & General Counsel - Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)". www.acc.com. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
8. ^ "Googling Kent Walker - Super Lawyers California". Super Lawyers. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
9. ^ Jackson, Eric. "Why Does Google Crave Elites for Their Management Team While Apple Eschews Them?". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
10. ^ "Kent Walker | Leadership Council on Legal Diversity". www.lcldnet.org. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
11. ^ "Membership Roster". Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
12. ^ "Kent Walker Joins HeartFlow Board of Directors". Retrieved 2018-06-01.
13. ^ "Mercy Corps' Social Venture Fund Overview" (PDF).

## External links[edit]

* Media related to Kent Walker at Wikimedia Commons