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Google Cloud's chief operating officer, Diane Bryant, a 25-year veteran of Intel who joined Google last fall, is leaving the company.  Google confirmed her departure, which  Business Insider first reported. 

Why it matters: Intel just lost its CEO, and Bryant has been seen as a possible candidate for the vacancy given her long tenure there. 

Intel veteran departs Google Cloud unit

Diane Bryant is seen as a possible candidate for Intel’s vacant CEO spot.

Diane Bryant in white dress on stage with phone in hand 

Diane Bryant in 2013. Photo: VCG/VCG via Getty Images

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Google Cloud&#x27;s chief operating officer, Diane Bryant, a 25-year veteran of Intel who joined Google last fall, is leaving the company. Google confirmed her departure, which Business Insider first <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="reported" data-vars-click-url="http://www.businessinsider.com/google-cloud-coo-diane-bryant-leaving-after-less-than-year-2018-7" data-vars-content-id="13cd620a-4dbd-43d9-905a-d7383f326b16" data-vars-headline="Intel veteran departs Google Cloud unit" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/google-cloud-coo-diane-bryant-leaving-after-less-than-year-2018-7" target="_blank">reported</a>. Why it matters: Intel just <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="lost its CEO" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/intel-ceo-resigns-brian-krzanich-robert-swan-db0849d4-6477-415a-a9e2-9cb895bd9a14.html" data-vars-content-id="13cd620a-4dbd-43d9-905a-d7383f326b16" data-vars-headline="Intel veteran departs Google Cloud unit" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/intel-ceo-resigns-brian-krzanich-robert-swan-db0849d4-6477-415a-a9e2-9cb895bd9a14.html" target="_self">lost its CEO</a>, and Bryant has been <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="seen as a possible candidate for the vacancy" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/the-race-to-fill-intels-ceo-vacancy-1529680373-bac04006-1ff6-45c3-a898-4e25d95c3278.html" data-vars-content-id="13cd620a-4dbd-43d9-905a-d7383f326b16" data-vars-headline="Intel veteran departs Google Cloud unit" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/the-race-to-fill-intels-ceo-vacancy-1529680373-bac04006-1ff6-45c3-a898-4e25d95c3278.html" target="_self">seen as a possible candidate for the vacancy</a> given her long tenure there.

From the Valley to D.C., Big Tech players like Facebook, Google and Amazon are under more scrutiny than ever as new technology develops and privacy and antitrust concerns grow in lockstep with companies’ ambitions.

Intel veteran departs Google Cloud unit

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