Last Updated: 12 Oct, 2023 | Views: 986
Age: 69
Profession: Business Men
Other Profession(s): Investor, Computer scientist, Technical Advisor, Software Engineer
Famous For: Technology Executive and Innovator
Higher Education: Princeton University (BS) University of California, Berkeley (MS, PhD)
Net Worth: $19.9 billion
About (Profile/Biography):
Eric Emerson Schmidt is a well-known American entrepreneur and software engineer. He served as CEO of Google from 2001 to 2011 and also as executive chairman from 2011 to 2015, as well as executive chairman of Alphabet Inc. from 2015 to 2017 and technical consultant at Alphabet from 2017 to 2020. Schmidt co-authored Lex, a piece of software that created lexical analyzers for the Unix computer operating system, while he was a trainee at Bell Labs in 1975.
Career:
In 1983: Schmidt became the first software manager of Sun Microsystems.
In 1997: Schmidt was appointed CEO and board chairman of Novell.
In 2001: Schmidt became the chair of Google's board of directors.
In 2011: Schmidt would no longer serve as Google's CEO, but would instead assume the position of executive chairman and serve as a consultant to co-founders Page and Brin.
In 2021: Schmidt became a strategic advisor for Chainlink Labs.
Achievements and Awards:
In 2007: Schmidt was named as one of the 50 most influential people on the Web by PC World, along with Google’s co-founders Page and Brin.
In 2011: Among Forbes' list of the 136 richest people in the world, Schmidt is ranked 136th with an estimated $7 billion fortune.
In 2020: For $30.8 million, Schmidt acquired the 22,000-square-foot estate Montecito Mansion, which boasts a view of Santa Barbara.
Unknown Facts:
Toyota Prius are Eric's preferred automobile brand. Despite his fondness for it, he rarely drives a car. The car in question is distinctive since it is a hybrid.
Eric referred to Google as a "social phenomenon" in one of his many interviews.