Cindy Gao (she/her)

Cindy is a solution consultant leading Google’s Exchange Bidding business. Having worked in many different Google offices — Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and now based in Mountain View, California — she has a love of travel and living in new places.

Cindy enjoys attending lectures and startup talks to keep herself up to date on the fast-paced technology industry. She is a mentor for Google TOPPA@Berkeley program, aimed at helping students to grow and plan their careers. In her free time, Cindy enjoys doing cosplay, painting, and taking photos.

What’s something you’re really proud of?

I lead a Chinese Googler Network and community in Silicon Valley, which includes many high tech companies such as Facebook, Uber, Airbnb, etc. Through this organization, we have organized several events with ~300 volunteers and ~3000 attendees. You can find out more about our organization at www.zgzggala.org.

What’s a challenge you’ve faced, and how did you handle it?

My greatest challenge is being social and making new friends. The way that I handle this is by pushing myself to do more community and event organization work. While I’m still not great at making friends, the work that I am doing will hopefully benefit people in one way or another, and that in itself is fulfilling.