Eric Schmidt

Extracted Attributes

• Name

  Eric Emerson Schmidt

• Hobby

  Gulfstream pilot

• Awards

  Ellis Island Medal of Honor

• Net Worth

  US$33.9 billion (as of 2025)

• Alma Mater

  Princeton University

• Occupation

  Philanthropist

• Nationality

  American

• Date of Birth

  1955-04-27

• Place of Birth

  Washington, D.C., U.S.

• Leadership Style

  Non-founder leader who partnered with founders (Larry Page and Sergey Brin), demonstrating 'First principles thinking'

• Co-authored Books

  Trillion Dollar Coach: The Leadership Playbook of Silicon Valley’s Bill Campbell

• Current Role (2025)

  CEO of Relativity Space

• Co-authored Software

  Lex (1975)

Timeline

• Born in Washington, D.C., U.S. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, Wikidata)

  1955-04-27

• Co-authored the software program Lex while interning at Bell Labs. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  1975

• Worked for Xerox Corporation at its Xerox PARC installation in Palo Alto, California. (Source: Web Search Results)

  1979-XX-XX

• Joined Sun Microsystems, working in various roles. (Source: Wikipedia, Web Search Results)

  1983-XX-XX

• Promoted to vice president of Sun's software products division. (Source: Web Search Results)

  1985-XX-XX

• Became vice president of the Sun general systems group. (Source: Web Search Results)

  1988-XX-XX

• Made president of Sun Technology Enterprises after Sun Microsystems reorganization. (Source: Web Search Results)

  1991-XX-XX

• Began tenure as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Novell. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  1997-XX-XX

• Concluded tenure as CEO of Novell and began tenure as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Google. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  2001-XX-XX

• Campaigned for Barack Obama's presidential campaign during his tenure as Google's chairman. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  2008-XX-XX

• Concluded tenure as CEO of Google and began tenure as Executive Chairman of Google. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2011-XX-XX

• Concluded tenure as Executive Chairman of Google and began tenure as Executive Chairman of Alphabet Inc. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2015-XX-XX

• Concluded tenure as Executive Chairman of Alphabet Inc. and founded the philanthropic venture Schmidt Futures. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  2017-XX-XX

• Began tenure as Technical Advisor at Alphabet Inc. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2017-XX-XX

• Became the first chair of the U.S. National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2018-XX-XX

• Concluded tenure as Technical Advisor at Alphabet Inc. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2020-XX-XX

• Founded the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) and has since served as its chairman. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2021-10-XX

• Had a major influence on the Biden administration's science policy, especially shaping policies on AI. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2021-XX-XX

• Co-founded Schmidt Sciences with his wife, Wendy. (Source: Web Search Results)

  2024-XX-XX

• Joined aerospace start-up Relativity Space, Inc. as CEO. (Source: Britannica, Wikipedia)

  2025-03-XX

Eric Schmidt

Eric Emerson Schmidt (born April 27, 1955) is an American businessman and former computer engineer who was the chief executive officer of Google from 2001 to 2011 and the company's executive chairman from 2011 to 2015. He also was the executive chairman of parent company Alphabet Inc. from 2015 to 2017, and technical advisor at Alphabet from 2017 to 2020. Since 2025, he has been the CEO of Relativity Space, an aerospace manufacturing company. As of 2025, he's the world's 54th wealthiest person according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index with an estimated net worth of US$33.9 billion. As an intern at Bell Labs, Schmidt in 1975 was co-author of Lex, a software program to generate lexical analysers for the Unix computer operating system. In 1983, he joined Sun Microsystems and worked in various roles. From 1997 to 2001, he was chief executive officer (CEO) of Novell. Schmidt has been on various other boards in academia and industry, including the boards of trustees for Carnegie Mellon University, Apple, Princeton University, and the Mayo Clinic. He also owns a minority stake in the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). In 2008, during his tenure as Google's chairman, Schmidt campaigned for Barack Obama, and subsequently became a member of Obama's President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. In the meantime, Schmidt had left Google, and founded philanthropic venture Schmidt Futures, in 2017. Under his tenure, Schmidt Futures provided the compensation for two science-office employees in the Office of Science and Technology Policy. Schmidt became the first chair of the U.S. National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence in 2018, while keeping shares of Alphabet stock, worth over $5.3 billion in 2019. In October 2021, Schmidt founded the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) and has since served as its chairman. Schmidt had a major influence on the Biden administration's science policy after 2021, especially shaping policies on AI.

Web Search Results

• Eric Schmidt - Wikipedia

  Eric Emerson Schmidt (born April 27, 1955) is an Americanbusinessman and former computer engineer who was the chief executive officer of Google from 2001 to 2011 and the company's executive chairman from 2011 to 2015.( He also was the executive chairman of parent company Alphabet Inc.( from 2015 to 2017,( and technical advisor at Alphabet from 2017 to 2020.( Since 2025, he has been the CEO of Relativity Space, an aerospace manufacturing company.( As of 2025, he's the world's 54th wealthiest [...] Schmidt was born in Falls Church, Virginia, later moving to Blacksburg, Virginia.( He is one of three sons of Eleanor, who had a master's degree in psychology, and Wilson Emerson Schmidt, a professor of international economics at Virginia Tech and Johns Hopkins University, who worked at the U.S. Treasury Department during the Nixon Administration.( Schmidt spent part of his childhood in Italy as a result of his father's work and has stated that it had changed his outlook.( [...] Schmidt is an active member of the Berggruen Institute's 21st Century Council, and its board of directors.( ### Acting [edit] In 2014, he had a cameo appearance in the film _Dumb and Dumber To_, starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels. He also had a cameo appearance in the pilot episode "Minimum Viable Product "Minimum Viable Product (Silicon Valley)")" of the HBO show _Silicon Valley "Silicon Valley (TV series)")_.( Personal life ------------- [edit]

• Eric Schmidt | Institute of Global Politics | SIPA

  Eric Schmidt is an accomplished technologist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. As Google’s CEO, he pioneered the company’s transformation from a Silicon Valley startup to a global leader in technology. Schmidt served as Google’s CEO and chairman from 2001 to 2011, as executive chairman from 2011 to 2018, and most recently as technical advisor. Under his leadership, Google dramatically scaled its infrastructure and diversified its product offerings while maintaining a strong culture of [...] Schmidt is the co-author of the bestselling books The Age of AI: And Our Human Future, The New Digital Age, How Google Works, and Trillion Dollar Coach: The Leadership Playbook of Silicon Valley’s Bill Campbell. He is also the host of “Reimagine with Eric Schmidt,” a series of conversations with leaders exploring how society can build a brighter future after the global coronavirus pandemic. [...] Schmidt currently serves as chair of the Broad Institute’s board of directors. He also sits on the board of the Mayo Clinic and the advisory board at UC Berkeley, among others. He is a Gulfstream pilot, and his philanthropic efforts through the Schmidt Family Foundation and the Schmidt Ocean Institute focus on climate change, including the support of ocean and marine life studies at sea, as well as education and cutting-edge research and technology in natural sciences and engineering.

• Eric Schmidt | Biography & Facts | Britannica Money

  China launches the first 12 satellites of a massive computing constellation in space • May 20, 2025, 1:33 AM ET(TechSpot) Eric Schmidt (born April 27, 1955, Washington, D.C., U.S.) is an American information technology executive who served (2001–11) as chairman and CEO of Google Inc., overseeing a vast expansion of the company’s activities. In March 2025 he joined aerospace start-up Relativity Space, Inc. as CEO. [...] Finance & the Economy Read More Image 2: A photo of Google's headquarters, known as the Googleplex, featuring an Android robot (known as the bugdroid) in Mountain View, California. GoogleImage 3: Sheryl Sandberg Sheryl SandbergImage 4: Marissa Mayer Marissa Mayer Table Of Contents BiographiesBusiness Executives Eric Schmidt ============ American engineer and business executive Print Cite Share Links Also known as: Eric Emerson Schmidt Written byRobert Lewis Robert Lewis [...] From 1979 to 1983 Schmidt worked for the Xerox Corporation at its Xerox PARC installation in Palo Alto, California. He became a software manager at Sun Microsystems in 1983, only one year after the founding of the company. In 1985 he was promoted to vice president of Sun’s software products division, and in 1988 he became vice president of the Sun general systems group. In 1991 Sun Microsystems was reorganized, and Schmidt was made president of one of its offshoots, Sun Technology Enterprises.

• About Eric - Eric Schmidt

  Eric Schmidt About Eric Eric Schmidt, KBE, Executive Chairman and CEO of Relativity Space, is best known for his pivotal role in the growth of Google as Chairman and CEO. He is now among the most prominent voices on technology, AI, business, and philanthropy. [...] As Chairman and CEO of Google, he oversaw the company’s transformation from a small startup to one of the world’s most influential companies from 2001 to 2011. Prior to joining Google, Eric was Chairman and CEO of Novell, a software as a service company. He previously spent 14 years at Sun Microsystems, Inc., starting his career as a manager and rising to become their Chief Technology Officer. He also held technical positions at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), Bell Laboratories, and [...] Inspired to continue their legacy of giving back, Eric and his wife Wendy have founded several philanthropic organizations, including the Schmidt Family Foundation, Schmidt Ocean Institute, and Schmidt Futures. Most recently in 2024, they founded Schmidt Sciences, a nonprofit organization working to advance science and technology that deepens human understanding of the natural world and develops solutions to global issues.

• Eric Schmidt: Home

  Home - Eric Schmidt =============== Home Initiatives Thought Leadership Books Bio esmedia@hstrategies.com Eric Schmidt Home Initiatives Thought Leadership Books Bio Eric Schmidt is an accomplished technologist, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is the co-founder of Schmidt Sciences with his wife, Wendy, and former CEO & chairman of Google. [...] In his roles across industry, philanthropy, academia and government, Eric works to promote social good, support innovation, and coach the next generation of exceptional people to tackle the world’s biggest challenges. Learn More Initiatives Guided by his dedication to societal enhancement, Eric Schmidt continues to foster progress and development through his various initiatives. Initiatives Image 1 Image 2 Image 3 Image 4 Image 5 Image 6

• Award

  Ellis Island Medal of Honor

• Image

  

• Gender

  male

• Educated At

  Princeton University

• Instance Of

  Q5

• Occupation

  businessperson

• Citizenship

  United States

• Date Of Birth

  4/27/1955

• Place Of Birth

  Washington, D.C.

Eric Emerson Schmidt (born April 27, 1955) is an American businessman and software engineer known for being the CEO of Google from 2001 to 2011, executive chairman of Google from 2011 to 2015, executive chairman of Alphabet Inc. from 2015 to 2017, and Technical Advisor at Alphabet from 2017 to 2020. As an intern at Bell Labs, Schmidt in 1975 was co-author of Lex, a software program to generate lexical analysers for the Unix computer operating system. From 1997 to 2001, he was chief executive officer (CEO) of Novell. He has served on various other boards in academia and industry, including the Boards of Trustees for Carnegie Mellon University, Apple, Princeton University, and Mayo Clinic. In 2008, during his tenure as Google chairman, Schmidt campaigned for Barack Obama, and subsequently became a member of Obama's President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, with Eric Lander. Lander later became Joe Biden's science advisor. In the meantime, Schmidt had left Google, and founded philanthropic venture Schmidt Futures, in 2017. Under Schmidt's tenure, Schmidt Futures provided the compensation for two science-office employees in the Office of Science and Technology Policy. As of April 2022, Bloomberg Billionaires Index ranked Schmidt as the 54th-richest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of $25.1 billion.