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Jani Hirvonen, NACD.DC®

Captain · DISC type DS
Executive Board Member at Fast Company Executive Board
📍 Mountain View, California, United States

Jani is a global technology leader at Google, where he heads the Global Search Partnerships business. With over 20 years of experience, he is a certified board director, author of "The Disciplined Executive, " and holds multiple postgraduate degrees and professional certifications from institutions including MIT, Stanford, and Harvard.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Executive Board Member
Location
Mountain View, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Jani shows up

Decisive But Calm
Consummate Professional
Output-Driven

They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily. They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together.

Priorities

Topics Jani cares about

Executive Discipline
He authored "The Disciplined Executive" and frequently writes about leadership, resilience, and applying a founder's mindset within large enterprises to drive growth and innovation.
Global Partnerships
He leads Google's Global Search Partnerships, setting the strategy for a multi-billion dollar business focused on monetization solutions for content creators and web publishers worldwide.
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Career

Work history

6-2025
Executive Board Member
Fast Company Executive Board
5-2025
Global Head of Search Partnerships
Google
5-2025
Executive Panel Member
McKinsey & Company
5-2025
Author of the upcoming book The Disciplined Executive
The Disciplined Executive
4-2025
Investor
AngelList
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
8-2025 - 11-2025
Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy Certificate
MIT Sloan Executive Education
8-2022 - 10-2022
Diversity and Inclusion Certificate
Cornell University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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