An Indian American Will Lead Tech Giant's Global Digital Health Strategy

As part of its global digital health strategy and regulatory efforts, Google has hired Bakul Patel, a former leader of the Indian American Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Patel worked at the FDA for over a decade and most recently served as its chief digital health officer.

“I am looking forward to learning from the teams in health across Google and Alphabet and helping build a unified digital health and regulatory strategy,” Patel said.

Indian American CEO Sundar Pichai led Google has pushed further into health and healthcare over the past few years.

“This technology oriented mindset has continued to guide my efforts towards helping turn digital health from a hopeful concept to a reality,” he said. “Throughout my tenure at FDA, my biggest northstar has been to make digital healthcare accessible and equitable for all.”

Patel said he had talked often about the potential of digital health to be a gamechanger in heralding a new era for healthcare.

Patel said he was “thrilled and excited to continue furthering my mission to improve healthcare for all and be part of an organization that is committed to delivering products and services to help people along their health journey.”