Francoise Brougher

Who is Francoise Brougher?

Since March 2005, Francoise has led Google's Business

Operations group, which helps the company to innovate at scale by

designing business processes and solving strategic business problems.

During her tenure the group has taken on increasingly complex projects

such as partnering with the engineering leadership on the operating

model for the global engineering organization, leading Google's market

development efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa, and leading the company's

"green" business operations efforts such as the solar panel

installation on the Google campus.

Prior to joining Google, Francoise was Vice President of

Business Strategy at Charles Schwab. Previously, she ran Ocean Gem, a

wholesale business which imported black pearls from South Pacific; she

also worked as a management consultant for Booz Allen Hamilton in

Europe and the U.S. Early in her career, she worked in manufacturing

for L'Oreal in Japan.

Francoise earned a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard

University, and a Masters in Engineering from Institut Catholique

d'Arts et Metiers in France.