Eric Schmidt

Eric Schmidt
Born
Eric Emerson Schmidt

(1955-04-27) April 27, 1955
Alma materPrinceton University
University of California, Berkeley
OccupationExecutive Chairman
Years active1982–present
EmployerAlphabet Inc.
TitleTechnical Advisor[1]
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Wendy Boyle
​
(m. 1980)​
Children2

Eric Emerson Schmidt (born April 27, 1955) is an American businessman and software engineer. He is known for being the Executive Chairman of Google from 2001 to 2015[2] and Alphabet Inc.[3][4] from 2015 to 2017.[2]

In 2017, Forbes listed Schmidt as the 119th-richest person in the world, having US$11.1 billion.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Eric Schmidt to become technical advisor to Alphabet". Archived from the original on 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
  2. 1 2 "Eric Schmidt is stepping down as the executive chairman of Alphabet". 2017-12-21.
  3. ↑ "Google Biography for Dr. Eric Schmidt". Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Google's Eric Schmidt Talks About How to Run the World (Not That He Wants To)". Los Angeles Times. 9 June 2008. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Forbes List of Billionaires". Forbes. Retrieved May 16, 2017.

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