Alphabet was created in 2015 under CEO Larry Page.
The corporate reorganization separated Google’s core internet businesses from other projects, such as life sciences and advanced technology ventures. Larry Page, Google’s co-founder, became Alphabet’s first chief executive, while Sergey Brin became its president.
Sundar Pichai succeeded Page as Alphabet CEO in 2019, so he is a common mix-up. Pichai had already become Google’s CEO in 2015, but Page initially led the new parent company. Eric Schmidt had previously served as Google’s chief executive.
Alphabet’s structure was intended to give individual businesses more independence and make financial reporting clearer. Google remains Alphabet’s largest operating company, with products including Search, YouTube, Android and Google Cloud.