Gerrit Kazmaier is the Vice President and General Manager for Data and Analytics at Google Cloud. Gerrit leads the development and design of Google Cloud’s data technology, which includes data warehousing and analytics. Gerrit’s mission is to build a unified data platform for all types of data processing as the foundation for the digital enterprise. He strongly focuses on the power of data. He is convinced that data isn’t just a technology advancement; in his view it is the prerequisite for our modern world and that it unlocks new opportunities for everyone in the pursuit of our individual, economical and societal goals.

Before joining Google and relocating to the Bay Area, Gerrit served as President of the HANA & Analytics team at SAP in Germany and led the global Product, Solution & Engineering teams for Databases, Data Warehousing and Analytics. In 2015, Gerrit served as the Vice President of SAP Analytics Cloud in Vancouver, Canada. Gerrit studied Business Informatics and Computer Science at the University of Applied Science Constance in Germany and at the University of Nottingham in England.