Rick Osterloh Joins Dexcom’s Board of Directors

DexCom Inc. has welcomed Rick Osterloh to its Board of Directors. He has more than 20 years of leadership experience across consumer hardware, platform strategy, and large-scale product operations.

He currently serves as senior vice president of Platforms & Devices at Google, where he leads a unified group spanning the company’s portfolio of advanced consumer technologies. This includes Android, Google Play, Chrome, and Google’s Devices and Services Portfolio—Pixel phones, Google Nest smart home devices, and Fitbit wearables. Under his leadership, Google has integrated its portfolio to align and accelerate the company’s advanced product capabilities across hardware, software, and artificial intelligence. Osterloh brings to the Dexcom board expertise in innovation oversight, strategic transactions, and long-term strategic planning, executives noted.

“Rick is highly respected as one of the most influential technology product leaders of our time,” Dexcom President/CEO Jake Leach said. “His insight into creating impactful, scalable products that integrate the latest technologies aligns closely to Dexcom’s vision for long-term product development. We look forward to benefiting from Rick’s expertise as we advance our mission to improve the metabolic health for millions of people around the world.”

Before he joined Google, Osterloh held additional senior leadership roles across consumer technologies. He was president of Motorola Mobility from 2014 to 2016, and senior vice president, Product Management & GM Premium Products, Motorola Mobility, from 2012 to 2014, overseeing global product strategy and operations during Motorola’s transition under Google and subsequently Lenovo. Prior to that, Osterloh was vice president, Product & Design, at Skype from 2010 to 2012 and performed various other duties in roles at Motorola, Amazon, Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers, and Deloitte.

Osterloh received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in industrial engineering from Stanford University. He also obtained an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.

“I am honored to join the Dexcom Board at such an important moment for the company and for the future of metabolic health,” Osterloh stated. “Dexcom’s leadership in biosensing aligns closely with my own passion for building and advancing technologies that address clear needs and improve people’s lives. I look forward to partnering with the Board and executive team to execute on the company’s compelling mission.”

Dexcom empowers people to take control of health through innovative biosensing technology. Founded in 1999, Dexcom claims to have pioneered and set the standard in glucose biosensing for more than 25 years. Its technology has transformed how people manage diabetes and track their glucose, helping them feel more in control and live more confidently.