Hugo Barra
Muse @ Meta Superintelligence Labs
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About
Hugo Barra (born 28 October 1976) is a Brazilian computer scientist, technology executive and entrepreneur. From 2008 to 2013, he worked in a number of product management roles at Google, including vice president and product spokesperson of its Android division. From 2013 to 2017, he worked at Xiaomi as vice president of global operations. From 2017 to 2021, he worked as vice president of Virtual Reality and head of the Oculus division at Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook). In May 2021, he left Meta to join health technology startup Detect as CEO. | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Born | (1976-10-28) 28 October 1976 (age 49), Belo Horizonte, Brazil | | Other name | Chinese: 虎哥 ("Tiger Brother") | | Occupations | Detect, CEO | | Years active | 1999–present | | Known for | Vice President Android, Google, Vice President, Xiaomi, Vice President VR, Meta, Head of Oculus, Meta | | Awards | Fortune 40-Under-40, Wired 100 |
Experience
Mar 2002 to Mar 2003
Sep 1999 to Mar 2002
May 1999 to Jun 2000
Education
M.Eng., Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
2001 to 2002
M.Eng. Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
2001 to 2002
B.S., Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
1996 to 2000
B.S. Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
1996 to 2000
B.S. Management Science (Operations Research)
1996 to 2000
B.S. Electrical Engineering
1995 to 1996
B.S., Electrical Engineering
1995 to 1996
Primary, Secondary, High School
1984 to 1994
Kindergarten
1979 to 1983