Ruth Porat

Ruth Porat is a member of the board of directors of Blackstone. Ruth joined Google as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in May 2015 and has also held the same title at Alphabet since it was created in October 2015. She is responsible for Finance, Business Operations, People Operations and Real Estate & Workplace Services. Prior to joining Google, Ruth was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Morgan Stanley from January 1, 2010 until May, 2015. Prior to that, Ruth held roles that included Vice Chairman of Investment Banking, Co-Head of Technology Investment Banking and Global Head of the Financial Institutions Group. Ruth is Vice Chair of Stanford University’s Board of Trustees and a member of the Board of Directors of the Stanford Management Company, the University’s endowment. She is a member of the Advisory Council of the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy at the Brookings Institution, the Aspen Institute Economic Strategy Group and the Council on Foreign Relations. Ruth holds a BA from Stanford University, an MSc from The London School of Economics and an MBA from the Wharton School.