Google's Security Princess on Turning Hacking into a Career at Google | Parisa Tabriz - VP & General Manager, Google Chrome

Google's Security Princess on Turning Hacking into a Career at Google | Parisa Tabriz - VP & General Manager, Google Chrome

From HumanizeHer with Erica Lockheimer by HumanizeHer Crew

July 8, 2026 · 1h 2m

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Parisa Tabriz shares her journey from being hacked in college to becoming the VP and General Manager of Google Chrome, emphasizing the importance of cybersecurity and accessibility.

In this powerful and candid episode of the HumanizeHer Podcast, we sit down with tech royalty Parisa Tabriz , VP and General Manager of Google Chrome , the browser billions of people use every single day. She's also known as Google's "Security Princess" - a title she gave herself on a business card almost twenty years ago that ended up sticking for life. Parisa has been at Google for nineteen years - nearly her entire career. She started out as a "hired hacker" on the security team, back when she wasn't even sure engineering was right for her. She got hacked in college, and turned that experience into a career protecting the entire web. Today she's leading Chrome through the AI era, championing accessibility as a core part of how products get built, and even consults with Hollywood helping writers and producers get the world of hacking and cybersecurity right on screen. Key Highlights: Origin of the "Security Princess": Parisa shares the delightful, accidental branding story behind her famous title, which began as a quirky placeholder for a business card in Japan and evolved into an inspiring symbol for young girls proving you can be an engineer and a princess. From Hacked to…

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