Jen Fitzpatrick

Jennifer (McGrath) Fitzpatrick is an American engineer. One of the first female engineers at Google, she is the senior vice president of engineering and product management for Google Geo product area.[1]

Jen Fitzpatrick
Born1976
NationalityAmerican
Alma materStanford University
OccupationEngineer
Years active1999 - Present
EmployerGoogle

Fitzpatrick graduated from Stanford University in 1999. She earned a Bachelor of Science in symbolic systems,[2] and a master's degree in computer science.[3] She began using Google as a student,[4] and joined the company's Summer Intern Program in 1999. She was one of four interns.[1]

One of Google's first 30 employees,[5] Fitzpatrick was hired by Google's founders following her internship.[6] She reported to Marissa Mayer, who became her mentor. To improve gender diversity at Google, Fitzpatrick and Mayer insisted that at least one female executive interview every job candidate.[7][8]

Fitzpatrick has led software development for products and teams including AdWords, Google News, Product Search, corporate engineering and the Google Search Appliance, and co-founded Google's user experience.[9]

Fitzpatrick holds multiple patents, including patent numbers D533561, D599372, and D601154 [10]

References
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  2. "The Growing Presence of Women in Engineering - UC Riverside". UC Riverside. 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  3. "Meet ELLE's 2016 Women in Tech". ELLE. 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  4. Patricia Sellers (10 September 2015). "Why Powerful Women Love Google—And Why They Leave It". Fortune.
  5. Ken., Auletta (2010). Googled : the end of the world as we know it. New York, N.Y.: Penguin Books. ISBN 9780143118046. OCLC 515456623.
  6. Miller, Claire Cain. "In Google's Inner Circle, a Falling Number of Women". Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  7. "Why Powerful Women Love Google, and Why They Leave It". Fortune. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  8. Efrati, Amir (2011-06-16). "Tech Executives See Paths for Women, Especially Geeks". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  9. "Almost half of Google's management team is made up of women — here they are". INSIDER. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  10. "Jennifer McGrath Fitzpatrick Inventions, Patents and Patent Applications - Justia Patents Search". patents.justia.com. Retrieved 2019-03-30.


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