Eric Schmidt

Eric Schmidt
Born
Eric Emerson Schmidt

(1955-04-27) April 27, 1955 (age 69)
Falls Church, Virginia, U.S.
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[3] and Alphabet Inc.[4][5] from 2015 to 2017.[3]

In 2017, Forbes listed Schmidt as the 119th-richest person in the world, having US$11.1 billion.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Eric Schmidt to become technical advisor to Alphabet".
  2. ↑ "Forbes Profile Eric Scmidt". Forbes. May 16, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Eric Schmidt is stepping down as the executive chairman of Alphabet". 2017-12-21.
  4. ↑ "Google Biography for Dr. Eric Schmidt". Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Forbes List of Billionaires". Forbes. Retrieved May 16, 2017.

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