Alphabet Inc. (GOOG)

Alphabet Inc. is a multinational conglomerate and the parent company of Google, formed as part of a corporate restructuring of Google on October 2, 2015. Headquartered in Mountain View, California, Alphabet serves as the umbrella corporation for a diverse portfolio of businesses, including Google’s core internet products, as well as other more experimental projects such as Waymo (autonomous vehicles), Verily (life sciences), and Calico (biotechnology). As of now, the CEO is Sundar Pichai, who also serves as the CEO of Google, a position he has held since 2015. Alphabet's revenue primarily comes from online advertising, but its various 'Other Bets' allow it to explore and invest in a wide array of innovative industries. Known for its culture of innovation and forward-thinking, Alphabet aims to make the world’s information universally accessible and useful, while also expanding its impact in areas ranging from artificial intelligence to healthcare.