# John McCarthy

> AI @ Google DeepMind

Location: Mountain View, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/johnmccarthy

## Work Experience
### Sr. Director, Special Projects @ Google DeepMind
Jan 2026 – Present | Mountain View, CA
Product, engineering and research at Google Deepmind

### Director of Product Management @ Meta
Jan 2018 – Jan 2026
- PM for AI on Meta's family of apps.
- Led PM for GenAI on Facebook. Launched the initial Meta AI experiences on Facebook and scaled from zero to 1B+ people.
- Led PM for Facebook Creation. Helping 2B+ people share with friends and family.
- Led software PM for the first 2 generations of Facebook hardware, created Portal.

### Head of Product @ Google
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Mountain View, California
Head of Product for Project Jacquard
PM Lead for Android Auto

### Senior Manager, Product Management @ HP
Jan 2013 – Jan 2016 | Palo Alto, CA
Led the product management team responsible for premium PCs, including Omen and Spectre. Created the Omen gaming line, and led the development of award winning premium products, including the Omen 15, Spectre x360, and Spectre x2.

Created and led a team of product managers, data scientists, and project managers responsible for customer experience and quality for HP’s personal systems business. Chartered with scaling the success of the premium consumer product line across HP’s PC business, including Spectre, Omen, Envy, Elite, and Z product lines.

### Senior Product Manager @ HP
Jan 2011 – Jan 2013 | Sunnyvale, CA
Senior Product Manager for HP’s consumer premium PC business. Responsible for portfolio strategy, roadmap, product definition, product marketing, and go-to-market success.

### Project Manager and Principal Technologist @ HP
Jan 2009 – Jan 2011 | Cupertino, CA
Led strategic technology development. Built a team responsible for touch technology across HP, including PCs, displays, printers, smartphones, and tablets. Responsible for strategic planning and delivery of key programs for HP’s PC products.

### Product Designer @ HP
Jan 2007 – Jan 2009
Product Designer for consumer PCs


## Education
### Master of Science - MS in Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Berkeley

### Bachelor of Science - BS in Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Berkeley


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/johnmccarthy3

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Last updated: 2026-04-13