Gautam grew up in a small town in Eastern India with one traffic light and no libraries in sight. His first brush with the Internet would explode his realm of possibilities. Obsessed from a young age with the intersection of culture and technology, Gautam embarked on a global journey, growing products and building businesses in Bangalore, New York, London, and Singapore. This journey included 13 years at Google, where he led teams driving transformative results for products like Google AI, Android, Google Cloud, and YouTube. He played a key role in shaping most of Google and YouTube's major B2C and B2B businesses. His expertise spans strategy, consumer insights, product, brand, partnerships, sales, business development, and digital experiences.
At Snowbird, he guides businesses across diverse sectors—from travel and tech to hospitality and climate advocacy—towards sustainable growth, offering a broad, interdisciplinary perspective. He achieves this by closely monitoring global shifts—economic, political, and cultural. This clear perspective enables him to help businesses find their unique path forward in an unstable, rapidly changing present.
A sought-after speaker and facilitator, he regularly speaks at institutions like Hyper Island and NTU on topics including strategy, culture, change management, AI, and creativity. He's delivered keynotes at conferences such as HubSpot Connect, the 4As Strategy Festival, TEDx, Bridge Conference and the European Startup Festival.
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