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Mathew Cowan

Observer · DISC type ci
Chief Architect at Granola
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Mathew is the Chief Architect at Granola, focused on scaling the next generation of LLM tools and agentic AI experiences. His background includes leading GenAI efforts at Google for products like Drive and Gemini, as well as senior engineering roles at Uber and Microsoft. He holds a BS from Stanford University.

Mathew is a listed inventor on multiple patents, including an "Experience sharing system and method" developed during his time at Google.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Chief Architect
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Mathew shows up

Assertive
Example Seeker
Value Driven

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing. They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince. They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information.

Priorities

Topics Mathew cares about

Agentic AI Experiences
His current focus at Granola is architecting the next generation of agentic AI experiences that automate work and enhance productivity.
GenAI in Productivity
He led Generative AI efforts in Google Drive, including the launch of the Gemini side-panel experience in the PDF viewer.
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Career

Work history

8-2025
Chief Architect
Granola
9-2017 - 7-2025
Staff Software Engineer
Google
4-2015 - 9-2017
Senior Software Developer
Uber
5-2011 - 4-2015
Senior Software Developer
Google
10-2008 - 3-2011
Software Development Engineer II
Microsoft
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Media appearances

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Education
2003 - 2008
BS
Stanford University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

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