Speaker Bio
Josh Pepper is the head of product for both RCS for Business and Messages Protection at Google. He started his tech career as a software engineer, building high speed systems for fluid dynamics research. He was the first software hire at MinuteClinic (acquired by CVS), and afterwards joined Microsoft, where he led innovation consulting to the healthcare industry. He then discovered product management and led Microsoft teams in developer tools, search, voice assistants, and automotive.
Josh then joined Axon to build a new business line and product portfolio to pursue Axon’s entrance into Real Time Operations in emergency dispatch. As GM and VP of product he successfully launched two new products and helped to build an amazing team of engineers, PMs, and product designers.
Josh has been a beer judge in Illinois, an EMT in New Jersey, a telemarketer in Colorado and a clown in Siberia. He received a BA from Carleton College and an MS in computer science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.