Ross LaJeunesse is Head of International Policy at Google, and leads the team responsible for advancing the company’s work on free expression and open Internet issues, as well as Google’s relationships with international policymakers and organizations. He previously served as Google's Head of Public Policy and Government Affairs for Asia Pacific.

Before joining Google, LaJeunesse was Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. There, he developed and executed the Governor’s ambitious policy agenda, overseeing a broad range of issues from education reform to economic development. Prior to his appointment in the Schwarzenegger administration, LaJeunesse was Chief of Staff to California Controller Steve Westly, the state’s chief financial officer. He began his career as an assistant to U.S. Senate Majority Leader George J. Mitchell and later served as Senator Edward Kennedy’s chief advisor for reinventing government, as well as national and community service issues.

LaJeunesse completed undergraduate studies magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa at Dartmouth College and received his J.D. with honors from the Harvard Law School.