Education
Stricker earned his undergraduate degree from the University of California at Berkeley and his master"s degree in International Affairs from Columbia University.
Stricker earned his undergraduate degree from the University of California at Berkeley and his master"s degree in International Affairs from Columbia University.
He is credited with having turned around Twitter"s public reputation. He currently sits on the board of the Center for Investigative Reporting. Alphabet The hiring of Stricker to lead policy and communications at Google Fiber has fueled speculation that Alphabet is accelerating its plans to bring high speed internet connectivity more broadly across the United States.
lieutenant is expected that he will be responsible for advancing the interests of key policy matters such as Netto neutrality.
TechCrunch reported, "Stricker, long involved in pushing forward free expression.. plenty of opportunities to advance similar movements." Twitter Prior to Alphabet, Stricker served as the head of Communications and Public Policy at Twitter. Former Twitter Chief Executive Officer Dick Costolo told the Los Angeles Times, "So when Gabriel joined the company, it was like "Your job: no dying birds on national magazine covers"." Costolo and others in the industry cr Stricker with the turnaround in Twitter"s public image.
During Twitter"s IPO process, Stricker was a central figure in its road show and was responsible for having Twitter users ring the New York Stock Exchange bell instead of Twitter executives—an unconventional decision which earned Twitter significant praise. Stricker managed Twitter"s IPO without the assistance of any external consultants, as is the norm.
While at Twitter, Stricker accepted the Radio Television Digital News Association"s First Amendment Award and made frequent public remarks about free speech.
Google Stricker was at the center of several controversial episodes in Google’s development, including its Google Book Search Settlement Agreement and criticisms surrounding Google’s alleged transformation into a media company. Stricker was part of a cohort of former Google policy and communications executives who went on to lead similar functions at technology companies across Silicon Valley. Recognition He was ranked on In2’s "Innovator 25" for being one of the 25 "individuals who are shaping what influence and engagement will look like tomorrow," one of PRWeek"s top-20 "Digital Influencers" for having "the greatest impact on communications," one of the 20 most effective communications professionals by Business Insider, and was listed by the Holmes Report as one of the world"s 100 most influential corporate communicators.
Stricker previously worked in campaign politics and was featured in the Discovery-Times documentary, Venezuela: Revolution in Progress about the 2004 Presidential Recall Referendum in Venezuela. Before his arrival at Twitter, the service was widely viewed as vanquished in the marketplace.
Before Twitter, Stricker was Director of Global Communications & Public Affairs at Google, Incorporated., where raised the issue of free expression and frequently defended the company"s refusal to censor information.
