Bruno Bianchini, a former Head of Global Partnerships for the Middle East, Africa, and Turkey at Google, left his 13-year career at the tech giant to pursue sustainability. Growing up in the Italian countryside, sustainability was a natural part of life, but his professional journey took him to consulting and then Google, where he spent over a decade.
Bianchini joined Google in 2012, starting as a business analyst and eventually rising to a leadership role. He was drawn to the company's innovative culture and the opportunity to work at the forefront of tech. However, his values began to shift as he learned more about sustainability, particularly the environmental impact of industries like dairy and meat.
In December 2025, Bianchini resigned from Google to pursue a master's degree in sustainable studies at Harvard. He took a sabbatical to work on a reforestation project in Cambodia, conducting a feasibility study for an ambitious plan to reforest 100,000 hectares of flooded forest. Despite the financial security of his high-paying role at Google, he felt a strong purpose to contribute to sustainability efforts.
Now, Bianchini works as an independent consultant for the Cambodia project and is publishing a research paper about it. He has moved to the Netherlands, which he considers one of the best places for green finance. Leaving Google was not an easy choice, but his evolving value system led him to prioritize sustainability over his corporate career.