Rob Youmans leads design and research teams at Alphabet. He is currently the Head of Research for Google Workspace, which builds products to allow people to be productive at work including Gmail, Slides, and Meet, and new products related to artificial intelligence. Prior to joining Alphabet, Rob was the CEO of a small startup, an Assistant Professor and the Director of the Creative Design and User Experience (CDUX) laboratory at George Mason University, and an Assistant Professor of Applied Cognition and Director of the Undergraduate Honors Program at California State University, Northridge.