Erik Nordlander is an MIT-trained computer scientist who built core Google infrastructure including distributed file systems and machine learning ad systems before becoming a venture investor at Google Ventures, where he backs companies tackling complex technical problems like graph databases, AI accelerators, and geothermal energy systems. He runs GV's New York office and leads the firm's technical team while consistently investing in companies that reimagine developer workflows—from command line tools to browser-based development environments—often with AI integration to boost engineer productivity.