AI in Research & Engineering at Google

Malini Rao is an accomplished HR executive currently serving as the Senior Director of People Operations for Research and Artificial Intelligence at Google. With over two decades of experience, she previously worked in human resources roles at Wachovia Bank and GE Capital before advancing through senior HR leadership positions at Google. Beyond her corporate work, she actively contributes to the community as a Member of the Board of Directors for the Foothill-De Anza Community College Foundation. She lives in Palo Alto with her husband and two children.

Elizabeth Alexander is a Program Manager at Google who specializes in strategic HR and People Operations for high-impact talent initiatives. Bringing experience across technical sourcing, recruiting leadership, and enablement operations, she currently focuses on talent strategy across Google with a specific emphasis on competitive AI talent markets. In her role she helps steer organizational programs and enablement efforts to support research and engineering teams. Holding an MBA from the University of San Francisco, Elizabeth pairs an analytical background with people-operations expertise to scale talent programs.