Akash Rathi

Product manager at Google

Expertise: Product management, artificial intelligence, hardware, consumer tech

Education: Gujarat University; University of California, Berk

Akash Rathi is a product manager at Google, leading product strategy for Pixel phones at the intersection of AI, consumer hardware and large-scale execution. He has led multi-billion dollar consumer hardware products from concept through mass production, with his products receiving global media acclaim. Akash holds an MBA from the Wharton School and a master’s degree in industrial engineering and operations research from UC Berkeley.

 

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Updated on April 29, 2026

The AI Hardware Era Is Here. Product Managers Aren’t Ready.

As AI devices become more common, product managers will increasingly work on hardware projects. Our expert explains how software development principles can translate.

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