Name: Sergey Brin
Title: Co-founder, Google and Alphabet Inc.
Industry Affiliation
- Brin founded Google in 1998 alongside Larry Page. In 2015, Google became a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. after corporate restructuring.
- Although Brin stepped away from Alphabet in 2019, he owns 3% of Alphabet’s shares, and, together with Page, controls over 53% of Alphabet’s total voting power.
- Although Brin stepped away from Alphabet in 2019, he owns 3% of Alphabet’s shares, and, together with Page, controls over 53% of Alphabet’s total voting power.
- Autonomous vehicle company Waymo began as a Google project in 2009 before it was spun out into a full subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. Waymo’s driverless car technology is powered by an advanced artificial intelligence system.
- As of July 15, 2026, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has recorded over 2,200 accidents involving Waymo vehicles, 14 times more accidents than the next highest total.
- As of July 15, 2026, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has recorded over 2,200 accidents involving Waymo vehicles, 14 times more accidents than the next highest total.
- Google began its investments in AI when it purchased the British AI research laboratory DeepMind in 2014.
- DeepMind developed the Gemini LLM that powers the Gemini AI-chatbot integrated into Google products and services.
- In May 2026,Google DeepMind employees in London voted to unionize as part of an effort to block the company from providing its AI models to the US and Israeli militaries.
- Union organizing began in February 2025 after Alphabet removed a pledge to not use AI for weapons developments or surveillance from its ethics guidelines.
- Union organizing began in February 2025 after Alphabet removed a pledge to not use AI for weapons developments or surveillance from its ethics guidelines.
- Google and Alphabet have acquired over a half dozen other AI companies, including:
- Brin returned to Google in 2023 to oversee the development of AI products to compete with OpenAI, and Alphabet has become one of the leaders in the multi-trillion dollar AI race.
- August 2026: Alphabet set a $205 billion expenditure target for 2026 with the focus on financing AI data centers and computing infrastructure, more than doubling the $91 billion spent in 2025.
- August 2026: Alphabet set a $205 billion expenditure target for 2026 with the focus on financing AI data centers and computing infrastructure, more than doubling the $91 billion spent in 2025.
- In 2025, Brin recommended Google employees to return to the office “at least every weekday” and said that 60 hours work-weeks were the “sweet spot” for productivity for employees working on AI projects.
- At the 2025 All-In Summit, Brin expressed regret that Google has been “too timid” in its approach to releasing large language models.
- Brin believes that AI is a good replacement for human-oriented tasks like summarizing group chats or selecting employees for promotions, leading him to claim that “Management is like the easiest thing to do with the AI.”
- Brin has spent $102 million to defeat a proposed California ballot measure that would impose a one-time 5% tax on residents with more than $1 billion in net-worth. If passed, the tax would raise tens of billions of dollars to fund healthcare, education, and food aid programs.
- Brin moved to Nevada to avoid the tax; other billionaires have threatened to leave the state as well.
Trump Admin Ties
- Brin at one time financially supported Democratic politicians and was vocal in his opposition to Trump’s first presidential bid. But since then, Brin’s politics have shifted rightward, and he is now a major donor to Republicans and Trump. In 2025, he donated $443,000 to the Republican National Committee and Google donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund, earning him prime seating at Trump’s inauguration alongside other tech industry leaders. In December 2024, Brin and Google CEO Sundar Pichai attended dinner at then president-elect Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort.
- In May 2025, Brin attended a Republican fundraiser where Vice President JD Vance spoke.
- In 2026, Brin donated millions to support Trump-ally Steve Hilton’s California gubernatorial race.
- Brin was selected to sit on Trump’s Presidential Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), where he can personally lobby Trump on AI policy.
Government Affairs
- Google has spent at least $7,555,000 in 2026 lobbying the federal government on issues related to AI development and infrastructure.
- In 2025, Google spent at least $15,245,000 lobbying the federal government on issues related to AI development and infrastructure.
- In 2025, Google spent at least $15,245,000 lobbying the federal government on issues related to AI development and infrastructure.
- Google is a member of several tech industry trade associations:
- The Data Center Coalition has spent over $2.7 million since 2025 lobbying the federal government on issues related to data center and energy infrastructure.
- TechNet spent $1.97 million in 2025 and $370,000 in the first quarter of 2026 lobbying the federal government on issues related to artificial intelligence and energy permitting reform.
- The Information Technology Industry Council spent $2.88 million in 2025 and $720,000 in the first quarter of 2026 lobbying the federal government on issues related to artificial intelligence, AI energy use, and data centers.
- The Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) has spent $370,000 in 2026 lobbying the federal government on AI related issues.
- Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai is a member of the Business Roundtable, an association of over 200 CEOs that promote the interests of American companies. Business Roundtable recommends policymakers to support “public–private partnerships working to strengthen AI innovation infrastructure.”
State Level Actions
- Google’s public policy page states that the company supports “a pro-innovation policy agenda and clear industry-driven technical standards.” Google’s approach to AI regulation is to “strive for alignment” and is generally opposed to a state-led patchwork in favor of “national approaches.”
- Google actively lobbies in all 50 states, but especially in its home state of California where Google voiced opposition to an AI safety bill. Governor Gavin Newsom ultimately vetoed the bill.
- Google actively lobbies in all 50 states, but especially in its home state of California where Google voiced opposition to an AI safety bill. Governor Gavin Newsom ultimately vetoed the bill.
- The Data Center Coalition (DCC), of which Google is a member, advances the interests of the “data center community” in California, Georgia, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
- The DCC has spent $60,000 in 2026 lobbying California state lawmakers and the governor’s office, opposing “nearly every bill that would regulate data centers”.
- The DCC created the non-profit Virginia Connects and funneled $700,000 through the organization to create ads and messaging praising the supposed benefits of data centers while the Virginia legislature considered legislation that could have strengthened data center regulations. The DCC donated $165,000 in 2024 to Virginia state lawmakers to oppose legislation to regulate data centers.
- The DCC opposed Georgia legislation that would have halted state tax incentives for data centers and lobbied Governor Brian Kemp to veto it.
- DCC president Josh Levi wrote a letter to the Ohio Power Sitting Board asking to reject a proposal that would “add regulatory uncertainty” and “delay project approvals and unduly drive-up costs.”
- TechNet, of which Google is a member, boasts that its 50-state program is “unparalleled in size and experience among tech industry associations. In 2025, our state team engaged on 808 bills across 50 states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico, with our policy position prevailing 87 percent of the time.”
- TechNet published explicit state policy recommendations for artificial intelligence and energy policy to support the growth of emerging technologies.
- TechNet has opposed:
- A Wisconsin chatbot safety bill
- A Nebraska bill addressing AI-generated child sex abuse material
- Restrictions on data centers in Colorado and New Jersey
- A Rhode Island bill establishing the right to sue AI companies for harms associated with the technology
- Multiple state bills creating tougher social media and privacy standards
- The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), of which Google is a member, employs dedicated state advocacy and policy teams to “provide U.S. policymakers and member companies with concise, high-level legislative expertise to ensure proposed legislation and regulations enable the technology sector to grow and successfully innovate.”
- ITI engages state governments on artificial intelligence and energy policy.
- ITI engages state governments on artificial intelligence and energy policy.
- The Computer and Communications Industry Association’s (CCIA) State Policy Center, of which Google is a member, monitors state legislation on AI and engages states on AI policy.
Image: Sergey Brin, Founder, Bayshore Global Management, USA speaking during the Session: An Insight, An Idea with Sergey Brin at the Annual Meeting 2017 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 18, 2017. “An Insight, An Idea with Sergey Brin” by World Economic Forum, CC BY-NC SA 2.0
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