Patricia Georgiou is the Head of Partnerships and Business Development for Jigsaw, an Alphabet unit that builds tools to tackle a range of global security challenges including defending against digital attacks, mitigating the rise of online hate and harassment, countering online extremism, and fighting censorship.

 

She started her career as a lawyer advising international clients on M&A and IPOs. She then joined the French government’s strategic fund as impact investor, before moving to New York as head of international business affairs for a Sony label. She’s also done pro bono work for several associations including Human Rights Watch.

 

Patricia graduated summa cum laude from the Paris Sorbonne University with a Masters in Law, and also holds a law degree from the University of Edinburgh. She lived in the Middle East and Europe before moving to the US and is fluent in French, Arabic and Spanish.