Sergey Brin published an internal memo to Google's Gemini employees recommending 60-hour work weeks and requiring employees to be in office every weekday. He wrote 'Competition has accelerated immensely and the final race to AGI is afoot. I think we have all the ingredients to win this race, but we are going to have to turbocharge our efforts.'
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Sergey Brin
Co-Founder & Board Member Alphabet Inc.
Co-founder of Google and former president of Alphabet. Returned to active work at Google in 2022 to lead AI development on the Gemini project. Major philanthropist focused on Parkinson's research and climate change.
Career History
Track Record
Google co-founder Sergey Brin attended Donald Trump's second inauguration on January 20, 2025, sitting alongside Trump supporters and other tech moguls. This marked a significant shift from 2017 when Brin protested Trump's immigration policies. He also dined with Trump at Mar-a-Lago in December 2024.
$243.0M
The Sergey Brin Family Foundation made nearly $243 million in climate-related awards in 2024, up from $147 million in 2023. His foundation granted $1.1 billion total in 2025, with significant portions going to Parkinson's research and climate change mitigation.
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Joined airport protest against Trump's Muslim ban, said 'I'm here because I'm a refugee'
Jan 28, 2017On January 28, 2017, Sergey Brin joined protesters at San Francisco International Airport opposing President Trump's Executive Order 13769 banning travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries. When asked why he was there, Brin said 'I'm here because I'm a refugee' - his family emigrated from the Soviet Union in 1979 to escape Jewish persecution. Two days later, he spoke at a Google employee rally of 2,000+ workers, saying: 'I came here to the US at age six with my family from the Soviet Union... this country was brave and welcoming.'