Google Chief for Charity Steps Down on Revamp

“By aligning Google.org more closely with Google as a whole, Megan will ensure that we’re better able to build innovative, scalable technology and information solutions,” he wrote.

Google.org was set up not as a traditional philanthropy, but rather as a Google unit that could profit from its investments. Engineers from Google have been involved in DotOrg projects and the company’s business development executives have provided input into the investments made by DotOrg.