Omid R. Kordestani
Senior Vice President, Global Sales and Business Development
Google Inc.
Omid Kordestani is the senior vice president of global sales and business development at Google Inc. He is directly responsible for Google's worldwide revenue generation efforts as well as the day-to-day operations of the company's sales organization. As Google's "business founder," Mr. Kordestani led the development and implementation of the company's initial business model. Since joining in May of 1999, he has brought Google to profitability in record time, generating more than $6 billion in revenue in 2005.
Mr. Kordestani has more than 20 years of high-technology consumer and enterprise experience, holding key positions at several start-ups, including Internet pioneer Netscape Communications. As vice president of business development and sales, he grew Netscape's online revenue from an annual run-rate of $88 million to more than $200 million in 18 months.
Prior to Netscape, he held positions in marketing, product management, and business development at the 3DO Company, Go Corporation, and Hewlett-Packard.
Mr. Kordestani received an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1991 and a BS degree in electrical engineering from San Jose State University in 1984.
He lives with his wide, Bita, and their two children in Atherton, California.
