I left my 13-year career at Google to work in sustainability. It wasn't an easy choice, but my values had changed.
A former Google executive shares his journey of leaving a 13-year career at the tech giant to pursue work in sustainability and green finance. The transition was driven by a shift in personal values and a desire to apply his analytical skills to environmental challenges.
Why it matters
This reflects a growing trend of high-level professionals prioritizing purpose-driven work over traditional corporate career paths.
Bruno Bianchini. Bruno Bianchini Bruno Bianchini quit his job at Google to focus on sustainability in Cambodia and green finance. While still at Google, he pursued a degree at Harvard in sustainable studies. He says leaving Google was a hard decision, but his career shift aligns with his values. This as-told-to essay is based on an interview with Bruno Bianchini, the 40-year-old former Head of Global Partnerships for the Middle East, Africa, and Turkey for Google, who is based in the Netherlands. It has been edited for length and clarity. Growing up in the Italian countryside, sustainability was simply part of everyday life. At 18, I left my small village near Milan to study at Bocconi University in Milan. In 2005, I started my degree in accounting, corporate finance, and law. Then I did a master's in business administration.
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