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Josh Woodward

VP, Google Labs, Gemini app & AI Studio, Google

  • VP, Google Labs, Gemini app & AI Studio, Google13

Josh Woodward is VP, Google Labs, Gemini app & AI Studio at Google. Google's author page says Woodward leads Google Labs, the Gemini app and AI Studio, with teams focused on discovering and delivering new AI products, and that Woodward helped co-found Google's Next Billion Users effort and create Chromebooks. In 2026 Woodward announced Personal Intelligence, a beta feature for connecting Google apps to the Gemini app, and the renaming of NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook.123

At a glance

Current role
VP, Google Labs, Gemini app & AI Studio
Company
Google
Sector
Company
Work listed
3
Sources cited
3
Profile reviewed

Career

Google's author page describes Woodward's work at Google as focused on making technology more accessible, including helping to co-found the company's Next Billion Users effort and helping to create Chromebooks. Woodward now leads Google Labs, the Gemini app and AI Studio, with teams that discover and deliver new AI products.1

Products and projects

In January 2026 Woodward introduced Personal Intelligence, a beta feature of the Gemini app that lets users link Gmail, Photos, YouTube and Search so Gemini can answer questions with that context. In July 2026 Woodward announced that NotebookLM was being renamed Gemini Notebook, a standalone research tool that also works inside the Gemini app and gives each notebook a secure cloud computer for running code on a user's sources.23

Work and contributions

  • Gemini app Proprietary product

    Leads the Gemini app, per Google's author page; wrote the January 2026 post introducing Personal Intelligence in the Gemini app.12

  • Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) Proprietary product

    Wrote the July 2026 post announcing that NotebookLM was renamed Gemini Notebook, a standalone product with deeper Google integration and a secure cloud computer.3

  • Google AI Studio Proprietary product

    Google's author page says Woodward leads AI Studio along with Google Labs and the Gemini app.1

Timeline

  1. Introduced Personal Intelligence, a beta Gemini app feature that connects Google apps.2
  2. Announced the renaming of NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook, with a secure cloud computer for each notebook.3

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References

3 sources · profile reviewed Oct 21, 2026 · data updated Oct 21, 2026

  1. Josh Woodward — author page on The Keyword (Google)Google · Official page · accessed Oct 21, 2026
  2. Gemini introduces Personal Intelligence (byline)Google · Announcement · published Jan 14, 2026 · accessed Oct 21, 2026
  3. NotebookLM is now Gemini Notebook (byline)Google · Announcement · published Jul 16, 2026 · accessed Oct 21, 2026