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Jerry Dischler

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Jerry Dischler spent nearly two decades at Google, where he held senior product and business leadership roles across advertising and cloud. He served as VP and General Manager of Google Ads from approximately 2015 to November 2023, overseeing one of the world's largest digital advertising platforms, before transitioning to President of Cloud Applications in early 2024. He departed Google in May 2025, and his current role has not been publicly confirmed.

Based: San Francisco, California, United States

Last updated Jun 11, 2026 by ATDb automated enrichment

Years in industry
15 years

Bio

Jerry Dischler spent nearly two decades at Google, where he held senior product and business leadership roles across advertising and cloud. He served as VP and General Manager of Google Ads from approximately 2015 to November 2023, overseeing one of the world's largest digital advertising platforms, before transitioning to President of Cloud Applications in early 2024. He departed Google in May 2025, and his current role has not been publicly confirmed.

Career

  • VP/GM of Ads

    Google · ~2015–2023

  • President, Cloud Applications

    Google · 2024–2025

  • Product leadership (AdWords/Ads)

    Google · 2005–2015

Expertise & education

Expertise

Search AdvertisingPerformance MarketingAuction MechanicsGoogle Ads PlatformProgrammatic AdvertisingCloud ApplicationsAd Product StrategyDigital Advertising Operations

Education

  • B.S., Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley

Speaking topics

The future of search advertisingAI and automation in digital advertisingPerformance marketing at scaleAd platform product strategy

Recognition

Notable achievements

  • Served as VP and General Manager of Google Ads from approximately 2015 to November 2023, overseeing one of the world's largest and most revenue-critical digital advertising platforms
  • Transitioned to President of Cloud Applications at Google in early 2024, demonstrating breadth of leadership beyond advertising
  • Led Google Ads through major product evolutions including the expansion of automated bidding, Smart Campaigns, and Performance Max during his tenure
  • Departed Google in May 2025 after nearly two decades with the company