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Jacob Bank

Director of Product Management at Google, leading Gmail

Jacob Bank is a technology entrepreneur and product leader with extensive experience in AI, productivity tools, and workflow automation. He co-founded Timeful, a smart calendar application that used AI and behavioral economics insights to help users manage their time more effectively.13 Timeful was acquired by Google in 2015.13

After the acquisition, Bank joined Google as a Director of Product Management, where he led product teams for Gmail, Google Calendar, and other Google Workspace products from 2015 to 2021.1 During his tenure at Google, he integrated Timeful's technology into Gmail and Google Calendar, and led AI-inspired features across Google Workspace.1

Prior to founding Timeful, Bank was pursuing a PhD in Computer Science at Stanford University, focusing on AI and behavioral economics in the context of time management.13 He holds a BA in Computer Science from Cornell University, where he graduated summa cum laude.1

In 2021, Bank left Google to found Relay.app, where he currently serves as CEO.12 Relay.app is an automation platform that combines AI with human oversight to streamline repetitive tasks and improve team workflows.4

Throughout his career, Bank has been recognized for his achievements, including being named to Forbes' 30 Under 30 list in 2015.1

Highlights

Oct 30 · twitter

If you have too many tabs in @googlechrome, I have something that may help!

It’s a feature called Vertical Tabs, which moves tabs from a horizontal strip on the top of the browser to a vertical panel on the left. This ensures that you can always read the title of the tab, even if you have lots of them open.

When I posted about it a few weeks ago, hundreds of people messaged me asking how to set it up, so I recorded a quick 2-minute video to show you.

Check it out and I look forward to your feedback!

If you have too many tabs in @googlechrome, I have something that may help!

It’s a feature called V
Oct 8 · twitter

We’re bringing agentic browsing in Chrome to our users in India!

I’ve been using auto browse a bunch recently for things like approving expense reports and filling out forms. It’s pretty simple to use, just click “Ask Gemini” on the top right of your screen on Desktop and ask it to do something for you.

[Note: only available for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers at the moment]

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Stanford, California