Arun Venkataraman is the Global Head of Research & Insights at Google News Programs, responsible for leading Google’s key industry research partnerships with the news ecosystem. Over the last 8 years, he’s overseen the Google News Initiative’s work in Latin America, launched the Global Digital Growth Program and led strategy for the Google News Lab. He began his career at Google on the Chief Marketing Officer’s strategy team. Prior to Google, Arun launched digital media startups and spent time in management consulting. He is a native of Texas.