Chris Ludwick

Chris Ludwick is an experienced professional in product management, currently serving as Director of Product Management for Ridehailing Commercialization at Waymo since January 2017. In this role, Chris leads commercial product management teams focused on user experience, growth, pricing, supply positioning, B2B channels, and market expansion. Prior to Waymo, Chris worked at Google from September 2010 to December 2016, holding various positions including Product Lead for Operations & Safety and Product Manager for Perception in the Google Self Driving Car Project, where significant contributions were made to deep learning for object classification and the development of the first ride-hailing backend. Chris began a career at Bain & Company as an Associate Consultant, and has also held internships and assistant roles in advertising and cognitive research. Chris holds a BA in Anthropology from Harvard University and a Culinary Arts certificate from Apicius International School of Hospitality.