Rio Akasaka

Rio Akasaka Depth: Senior PM with direct hands-on experience integrating, evaluating and launching AI inside a 1B+ MAU user product. Background in user-centered design (IDEO) with CS degree (Stanford). Breadth: Shipped features in ads (YouTube), consumer (Google Maps), and enterprise (Google Drive). Experienced in delivering growth and developing good metrics and experiments. Passionate about accessibility and building great products that all users love. Fluent in French and Japanese.

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Based in: Zürich

Google

Senior Product Manager, YouTube Ads
Jun 2026 — Present
Zürich, Kanton Zürich, Switzerland
Senior Product Manager, Google Maps
Dec 2022 — Jun 2026
Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Product Manager, Google Workspace
Oct 2015 — Jan 2023
Boulder, Colorado, United States
Associate Product Manager
Jul 2013 — Oct 2015
Zürich, Kanton Zürich, Switzerland
Associate Product Manager Intern
Jun 2012 — Sep 2012
Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

VelQuest Corporation

Jun 2009 — Jan 2011

User Interface Engineer

Stanford University

Master's studies in software

Drexel University

University of Pennsylvania

Swarthmore College

Bachelor's studies

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Rio Akasaka

Google

Senior Product Manager, YouTube Ads

Senior Product Manager, Google Maps

Product Manager, Google Workspace

Associate Product Manager

Associate Product Manager Intern

VelQuest Corporation

Stanford University

Drexel University

University of Pennsylvania

Swarthmore College

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