Google increased CEO Sundar Pichai’s security costs by 22% in 2024

Google CEO Sundar Pichai, arrives for a US Senate bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Insight Forum at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on September 13, 2023. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) Google paid $8.27 million for CEO Sundar Pichai's personal security in 2024, according to a new filing with the the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. That figure is up nearly 22% from $6.78 million in 2023, due in part to a number of security measures taken during Pichai's busy year. "In 2024, Sundar's security arrangements included residential security and consultation fees, security monitoring services, car and driver services, and personal security during all travel," Alphabet's 2025 proxy statement reads. "We believe these arrangements and costs are reasonable, appropriate, necessary and in the best interests of Alphabet and its stockholders, as they mitigate risks to our business." The document went on to say "we do not consider these ad ... Read full article.