Shona L. Brown
Former Senior Advisor to Google Inc.
Food & Nutrition
PepsiCo
Russian Federation
Biography
SHONA L. BROWN served as a Senior Advisor to Google Inc., an Internet search and advertising technologies corporation, from 2013 to 2015. Dr. Brown served as Senior Vice President of Google.org, Google Inc.’s philanthropic arm, from 2011 to 2012. Dr. Brown served as Google Inc.’s Senior Vice President, Business Operations from 2006 to 2011 and Vice President, Business Operations from 2003 through 2006, leading internal business operations and people operations in both roles. Previously, Dr. Brown was a partner at McKinsey & Company, a management consulting firm.
Research Interest
Dr. Brown serves on the board of Atlassian Corporation plc, and also currently serves on the boards of several private companies (including ClearStory Data; Xperiel; BetterWorks; and Candor, Inc.) and several non-profit organizations (including The Bridgespan Group; The Exploratorium; The Nature Conservancy; Code for America; and the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University).
