# Menaka Shroff

> Menaka Shroff is Vice President, Marketing for the Global Android Ecosystem at Google, where she shapes marketing strategy for Android, Android Auto, AR/VR, and Google TV across billions of devices worldwide. A 20+ year marketing veteran who grew up in Mumbai and built her career spanning Tata Consulting, Yahoo!, Box (where she helped grow the user base from 6 million to 20+ million), and BetterWorks before joining Google. She holds an MBA from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business and an MS in Engineering from USC, bridging the technical and marketing worlds with rare fluency.

- **Role:** Vice President, Marketing - Global Android Ecosystem at Google
- **Organizations:** Google, BetterWorks, Box, Yahoo!, Applied Industrial Technologies, Tata Consulting, American Marketing Association
- **From:** Mumbai, India
- **Nationality:** American (Indian-born)
- **Education:** MBA, Technology Marketing, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business, MS, Engineering, University of Southern California (USC)
- **Known for:** Led Box's user growth from ~6 million to over 20 million users as early employee #50, Built BetterWorks' marketing department from the ground up with zero attrition over three years, Elevated to VP-level marketing leadership over the 3-billion-device Android ecosystem at Google

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Engineer and consultant at Tata Consulting and Applied Industrial Technologies
- **2008** — Joined Yahoo! in Product Management and Marketing after completing MBA at Haas
- **2009-2013** — Joined Box as employee #50, grew user base from 4-6 million to 20+ million users, led Women in Leadership group
- **2014** — Joined BetterWorks as VP of Global Marketing, built marketing function from ground up
- **2014-2017** — Led BetterWorks marketing through stealth to Fortune 500 revenue generation, zero team attrition over 3 years
- **2017+** — Joined Google as Head of Marketing for Cloud Mobility, then Senior Director for Global Android Ecosystem
- **2024+** — Promoted to Vice President, Marketing - Global Android Ecosystem; authored Android 15 announcements at Google I/O 2024
- **Ongoing** — Advises 10+ startups, mentors aspiring women leaders, serves as DE&I sponsor at Google

## Achievements

- Led Box's user growth from ~6 million to over 20 million users as early employee #50
- Built BetterWorks' marketing department from the ground up with zero attrition over three years
- Elevated to VP-level marketing leadership over the 3-billion-device Android ecosystem at Google
- Spearheaded Women in Leadership group at Box
- Active DE&I sponsor within Google's marketing organization
- Advises 10+ startups in Silicon Valley
- Regular speaker at SaaStr, Traction Conference, Goal Summit, and Digital Summit
- Co-authored major Android product announcements including Android 15 at Google I/O 2024

## Latest updates

- **2024-05** — Authored Google's official Android 15 announcements at Google I/O 2024 as Senior Director, Global Android Marketing
- **2024-01** — Featured in blog.google coverage of Android updates at CES 2024 and Samsung Galaxy Unpacked
- **2024-11** — LinkedIn post about Google AI on Android, signaling focus on Gemini integration across the Android ecosystem
- **2025** — Title elevated to Vice President, Marketing - Global Android Ecosystem at Google

## Links

- Website: https://google.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/menakashroff
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/menaka
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/GoogleFiber

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