Anat Ashkenazi
Summary
Anat Ashkenazi is Alphabet’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, a position she has held since July 31, 2024. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1652044/000130817925000511/goog012701-def14a.htm?utm_source=openai))
Biography
Ashkenazi joined Alphabet from Eli Lilly, where she served as executive vice president and chief financial officer from 2021 until July 2024. During nearly two decades at Lilly, she held roles spanning finance, strategy, business transformation, corporate controllership and financial leadership for global business areas. ([investor.lilly.com](https://investor.lilly.com/news-releases/news-release-details/lilly-appoints-anat-ashkenazi-chief-financial-officer?utm_source=openai)) Before joining Lilly in 2001, she worked in financial services at Ma’alot Standard & Poor’s and Ha’poalim Bank in Israel. She holds a bachelor’s degree in finance and economics from the Hebrew University and an MBA from Tel Aviv University. At Alphabet, her responsibilities include financial reporting, planning, capital allocation and supporting investment decisions during the company’s heavy spending cycle for AI infrastructure and Cloud capacity. ([investor.lilly.com](https://investor.lilly.com/news-releases/news-release-details/lilly-appoints-anat-ashkenazi-chief-financial-officer?utm_source=openai))
Notable achievements
- Built broad finance and strategy experience at Eli Lilly across commercial, research, manufacturing, quality and corporate functions. ([investor.lilly.com](https://investor.lilly.com/news-releases/news-release-details/lilly-appoints-anat-ashkenazi-chief-financial-officer?utm_source=openai))
- Led Lilly’s finance organization as CFO beginning in February 2021 before moving to Alphabet. ([investor.lilly.com](https://investor.lilly.com/news-releases/news-release-details/lilly-appoints-anat-ashkenazi-chief-financial-officer?utm_source=openai))
- Joined Alphabet during a major shift toward AI infrastructure investment and helped oversee the company’s financial reporting during the 2025 fiscal year. ([d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.net](https://d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.net/CIK-0001652044/e6a3f2b6-bb98-4f54-900f-2a8794a582cf.html?utm_source=openai))
- Supported Alphabet’s stated focus on balancing AI investment, operating efficiency and returns on invested capital. ([blog.google](https://blog.google/alphabet/investor-presentation-june-2026/?utm_source=openai))
Problem areas / controversies
- Her Alphabet tenure began as the company was committing tens of billions of dollars annually to AI data centers, servers and networking, creating scrutiny over capital intensity and future returns. ([blog.google](https://blog.google/alphabet/investor-presentation-june-2026/?utm_source=openai))
- She must help manage higher infrastructure depreciation, energy and operating costs as Alphabet expands AI capacity. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1652044/000165204426000018/goog-20251231.htm?utm_source=openai))
- Public filings and reputable reporting reviewed here do not identify a major personal accounting, regulatory or governance controversy involving Ashkenazi at Alphabet. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1652044/000130817925000511/goog012701-def14a.htm?utm_source=openai))