Eric Schmidt
$21.8B
Born
Apr 27, 1955
Age
69
Source of Wealth
Google
Residence
Atherton, California
Citizenship
United States
Marital Status
Married
Children
2
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Princeton University; Doctorate, University of California, Berkeley; Master of Science, University of California, Berkeley
- Eric Schmidt left the board of Google parent company Alphabet in June 2019 after 18 years; he stayed on as a technical advisor until February 2020.
- Schmidt was Google's CEO from 2001 to 2011; prior to that he had stints as CEO of Novell and chief technology officer at Sun Microsystems.
- He co-founded Innovation Endeavors, a venture capital firm that has invested in Uber, SoFi, and Zymergen, among others.
- In May 2015, his family's investment vehicle bought a 20% stake in hedge fund firm D.E. Shaw & Co. for an undisclosed price.
- Schmidt's family is passionate about environmental sustainability and has donated to various projects related to renewable energy and climate change.
- He has toured some of the world's most tightly controlled regimes to promote open internet access, including in Cuba and North Korea.
| Exchange | Ticker | Company Name | Number Of Shares | Share Price | Currency Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NASDAQ | GOOGL-US | Alphabet | 55,031,200 | 157.04 | USD |
| NASDAQ | GOOG-US | Google Inc. (Cl C) | 46,867,200 | 158.86 | USD |