Eric Schmidt

Eric Schmidt
Born	Eric Emerson Schmidt (1955-04-27) April 27, 1955 (age 69) Falls Church, Virginia, U.S.
Alma mater	Princeton University University of California, Berkeley
Occupation	Executive Chairman
Years active	1982–present
Employer	Alphabet Inc.
Title	Technical Advisor[1]
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Wendy Boyle ​ (m. 1980)​
Children	2

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. "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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• Eric Schmidt on IMDb
• Mobile World Congress 2010 Keynote: Eric Schmidt, CEO, Google (February 2010)
• How Google Works (The best ideas, by TECHmED)
• Class Action employee suit naming Schmidt
• Shareholder suit naming Schmidt