Alphabet CFO Beats Back-to-Office Drum, Citing Tie to Innovation

  • Post-Covid world will include both at-home and in-office work
  • Porat spoke in wide-ranging interview on Bloomberg TV
In-Office Work Fosters Innovation, Says Alphabet CFO
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Alphabet Inc. Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat says employees having the chance to work together in-person is key to fostering innovation, but the nature of work will inevitably change because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Porat, who is also CFO of Alphabet’s main Google business, spoke in an interview on The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations on Bloomberg Television. Here are some other key insights from the discussion: