# Selin Song

> Selin Song is the President of Google Customer Solutions, leading the global organization that helps millions of small and medium-sized businesses grow using Google's AI-first advertising products. A 20-year Google veteran who started as a temp approving ads, she has lived and worked across four countries - the US, India, Singapore, and Ireland - building a career that spans revenue strategy, operations, and regional leadership across APAC and EMEA before taking the top seat at GCS.

- **Role:** President, Google Customer Solutions at Google
- **Organizations:** Google
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor's degree in Communication, Stanford University, Master's degree in Sociology, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Built and leads Google Customer Solutions, the ad sales organization serving millions of small and medium businesses globally, Led GCS expansion across APAC and EMEA regions before becoming global President, Served as Site Lead for Google Ireland, overseeing operations in a major European hub

## Career timeline

- **Late 1990s** — Executive Producer and News Anchor, Stanford Cardinal Broadcasting Network
- **Early 2000s** — Tech Live News Desk Associate at Tech TV
- **2003** — Joined Google as a temp approving ads - the entry point of a 20+ year career
- **2003-2015** — Held various roles in Revenue Strategy and Operations at Google
- **c. 2015-2018** — Vice President, APAC Google Customer Solutions; based in Asia-Pacific region (India, Singapore)
- **c. 2018-2022** — Vice President, EMEA Google Customer Solutions; also served as Site Lead for Google Ireland
- **c. 2022-present** — President, Google Customer Solutions - leads global organization serving millions of SMBs
- **2025** — Interviewed by Katie Couric on AI opportunity for businesses of all sizes
- **2026** — Announced Ask Advisor at Google Marketing Live 2026 - agentic AI marketing collaborator

## Achievements

- Built and leads Google Customer Solutions, the ad sales organization serving millions of small and medium businesses globally
- Led GCS expansion across APAC and EMEA regions before becoming global President
- Served as Site Lead for Google Ireland, overseeing operations in a major European hub
- Announced Ask Advisor at Google Marketing Live 2026 - an agentic AI experience connecting product info to campaign creation
- Championed AI democratization for small businesses, making enterprise-grade marketing tools accessible to all
- Pioneered management practices that replaced status updates with coaching conversations
- Over 20 years at Google, spanning 4 countries and multiple regional leadership roles

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Presented at Google Marketing Live 2026, unveiling Ask Advisor - a unified agentic AI experience for advertisers
- **2025-04** — Interviewed by Katie Couric on the AI opportunity for businesses of all sizes - video shared widely on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram

## Links

- Website: https://blog.google/authors/selin-song/
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/selin-song-5345a212

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