1. Think about what's next
His father was a Senior Electrical Engineer in General Electric, and managed a factory that made electrical components.

2. Empower people
He earned his degree from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur in Metallurgical Engineering.

3. Ideas matter
He holds an M.S. from Stanford University in Material Sciences and Engineering.

4. Take risks
He worked in engineering and product management at Applied Materials and in management consulting at McKinsey & Company.

5. Be an optimist
He joined Google in 2004, where he led the product management and innovation efforts for Google Chrome and Chrome OS.

6. Solve problems
He's been largely responsible for the work done on Google Drive.

7. Follow your dreams
He worked on the development of different applications (apps) such as Gmail and Google Maps.

8. Have a good morning routine
On 13 March 2013, Pichai added Android to the list of Google products he oversees.

9. Do what you love
He had been suggested as a contender for Microsoft's CEO in 2014, a position that was eventually given to Satya Nadella.

10. Push yourself
He was selected to become the next CEO of Google on 10 August 2015.