Kent Walker

President, Global Affairs, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, Alphabet and Google Alphabet

Last Reviewed: October 1, 2026

Executive Summary

Kent Walker is Alphabet’s top lawyer and its chief representative to governments and regulators. As President, Global Affairs and Chief Legal Officer since November 2021, he oversees content policy and responsible AI development, government and regulatory affairs, and legal, risk and compliance. He has been at Google since 2006, leading its advocacy on competition, content, copyright and privacy. Before Google he held executive positions at Netscape, AOL and eBay and served as a federal prosecutor.

Career Highlights

• President, Global Affairs and Chief Legal Officer of Alphabet and Google since November 2021.
• Secretary of Alphabet since January 2020.
• Senior Vice President, Global Affairs and Chief Legal Officer of Google, June 2018 to November 2021.
• Joined Google in 2006.
• Assistant U.S. Attorney in San Francisco and Washington, D.C.
• First chair of the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism.

Professional Journey

Walker earned a Bachelor of Arts in social studies at Harvard University and a Juris Doctor at Stanford Law School.

He served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in San Francisco and Washington, D.C., and held executive positions at Netscape, AOL and eBay.

He joined Google in 2006 and has led its advocacy on competition, content, copyright and privacy. In June 2018 he became Senior Vice President, Global Affairs and Chief Legal Officer of Google, and in January 2020 Secretary of Alphabet. In November 2021 he was named President, Global Affairs and Chief Legal Officer of Alphabet and Google. He co-chairs Google’s Trust & Compliance Council and was the first chair of the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism.

He serves on TechNet’s Executive Council and the board of Evidence Action, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Education

Harvard University

Bachelor of Arts, Social Studies

Stanford Law School

Juris Doctor