Ruth Porat
President and chief investment officer of Alphabet and former Google CFO
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Ruth Porat is a British-born American executive who was chief financial officer of Morgan Stanley and then of Google and Alphabet from 2015 to 2024, bringing financial discipline to its “moonshot” projects. She is now president and chief investment officer of Alphabet.
Biography
Background
Porat was born in England and moved to the US as a child; her father was a physicist at Stanford. She studied at Stanford, the London School of Economics and the Wharton School.
Morgan Stanley
She spent most of her banking career at Morgan Stanley, advising on tech IPOs and on the US Treasury’s response to the 2008 financial crisis, and became CFO in 2010.
Joining Google as CFO in 2015, she introduced spending controls across Alphabet’s subsidiaries and oversaw share buybacks and the first dividend in 2024.
President
In 2024 she became Alphabet’s president and chief investment officer, overseeing investments and Other Bets.
Timeline
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1987
Joins Morgan Stanley
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2010
CFO of Morgan Stanley
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2015
CFO of Google
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2024
President and chief investment officer of Alphabet
Did you know?
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She was considered for US Deputy Treasury Secretary in 2013.
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She has spoken publicly about surviving breast cancer.
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Forbes ranked her among the most powerful women in the world in 2024.
Connections
Frequently asked
Who is Ruth Porat?
Ruth Porat is a British-born American executive who was chief financial officer of Morgan Stanley and then of Google and Alphabet from 2015 to 2024, bringing financial discipline to its “moonshot” projects. She is now president and chief investment officer of Alphabet.
Where is Ruth Porat from?
Ruth Porat was born in Sale, Cheshire, England.
What is Ruth Porat known for?
Ruth Porat is best known for CFO of Morgan Stanley; CFO of Google and Alphabet (2015–2024); Alphabet president and CIO.
References
- Ruth Porat — Wikipedia. Wikipedia. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- Ruth Porat (Q14946714) — structured data. Wikidata. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
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- First published 4 November 2026
- Last updated
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