Marian Croak

Marian Croak is the Vice President of Human Centered AI and Foundational ML at Google. She was formerly the VP Responsible AI and Human Centered Technologies and prior to that responsible for Site Reliability Engineering for Ads, Corporate Engineering, and YouTube, at Google. Marian joined Google in late 2014 after retiring from AT&T as an SVP responsible for advanced research and innovation, and designing and developing the world’s largest wireless and broadband networks. She managed over 2,000 world class engineers and computer scientists. Marian holds over 200 patents mostly focused on IP and VOIP technologies and has received numerous awards, including the 2013 and 2014 Edison Patent Awards and was inducted into the Women in Technology International’s Hall of Fame in 2013. She is a strong supporter of STEM initiatives, served on many boards including NACME and Catalyst, and personally mentors many individuals in STEM. Marian attended Princeton University and the University of Southern California where she received her doctorate in quantitative analysis and social psychology. She is currently a member of the Corporate Advisory Board and the Board of Councilors for the University of Southern California’s School of Engineering and the Schwartz Reisman Institute Advisory Board. She was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame, the National Academy of Engineering, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.