Roy Gilbert

Roy Gilbert

Director, Global User Operations and Policy

San Francisco Bay Area

Current
  • Director, Global User Operations and Policy at Google, Inc
Past
  • Director of Online Sales and Operations, Google India at Google
  • Head of Online Sales and Operations, Hyderabad at Google
  • Gmail Business Operations Manager at Google
Education
  • Stanford University Graduate School of Business
  • United States Naval Academy
Connections
500+ connections
Industry
Internet

Roy Gilbert’s Summary

Roy Gilbert’s Specialties:

general management, negotiation, team building, online advertising, new product development, email operations, building international offices, working in India, education


Roy Gilbert’s Experience

  • Director, Global User Operations and Policy

    Google, Inc

    (Public Company; GOOG; Internet industry)

    January 2008Present (1 year 11 months)

    Led 750 person division responsible for search quality operations, consumer product support, translation services, advertiser policy, book scanning, and other strategic businesses.

  • Director of Online Sales and Operations, Google India

    Google

    (Public Company; GOOG; Internet industry)

    October 2005January 2008 (2 years 4 months)

    Managing director for 1000+ member workforce in Hyderabad and Gurgaon.

  • Head of Online Sales and Operations, Hyderabad

    Google

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; GOOG; Internet industry)

    November 2004October 2005 (1 year )

    Ran Google's Hyderabad office.

  • Gmail Business Operations Manager

    Google

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; GOOG; Internet industry)

    September 2003November 2004 (1 year 3 months)

    Ran support and service operations; led 12-person Gmail team. Key player in launch of Gmail on April 1, 2004.

  • Product Manager

    Siebel Systems

    (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; SEBL; Computer Software industry)

    October 2002August 2003 (11 months)

    Market analysis, product requirements documentation, UI design, and engineering review. Worked on Siebel 7.7 launch as member of cross-functional UI task force.

  • Lieutenant, Submarine Force

    US Navy

    (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)

    May 1994September 2000 (6 years 5 months)

    Leadership and training onboard US Navy attack submarine and at Trident Submarine training command. Navy SCUBA school. TS/SCI clearance. Awarded 2 Navy Commendation medals and one Navy Achievement medal, as well as 2 Naval Expeditionary medals for deployed service.

    Promoted to Lieutenant Commander in US Naval Reserve; resigned in 2004.


Roy Gilbert’s Education

  • Stanford University Graduate School of Business

    MBA , General Management and Entrepreneurship , 20002002

    Summer internship at Merrill Lynch, NY in investment banking. Earned certificates in Public Management and Global Management.

    Activities and Societies:
    Co-chaired the 2002 GSB class gift. Member of FOAM (Friends of Arjay Miller) leadership.
  • United States Naval Academy

    BS , Computer Science , 19901994

    Rowed lightweight crew for 4 years; won 2 varsity letters. Expert qualification in pistol and rifle; Plebe summer pistol/rifle instructor. US Army Airborne school.

    Activities and Societies:
    Upsilon Pi Epsilon (national CS honor society)

Additional Information

Roy Gilbert’s Groups:

Stanford Business School Fund advisory board

  •    US Service Academy Alumni
  •    Eagle's Nest--Eagle Scout Award Recipients
  •    U.S. Gold Dolphins Association
  •    US Naval Academy Alumni
  •    US Naval Nuclear Power School Alumni
  •    Stanford Business School Alumni Association
  •    We Were Soldiers - San Francisco Bay Area Veterans
  •    USNA Class of 1994

Roy Gilbert’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

  • career opportunities
  • new ventures
  • job inquiries
  • expertise requests
  • business deals
  • reference requests
  • getting back in touch

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