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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…

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Occupation
Businessman
Education
Princeton University (BSE) · University of California, Berkeley (MS, PhD)
Born
Eric Emerson Schmidt (1955-04-27) April 27, 1955 (age 71) Falls Church, Virginia, U.S.
Children
Sophie Schmidt · Alison Schmidt†
Citizenship
United States · Cyprus
Doctoral advisor
Bob Fabry Richard Fateman

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Eric Schmidt → Eric Emerson Schmidt (1955-04-27) April 27, 1955 (age 71) Falls Church, Virginia, U.S.

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Eric SchmidtBornEric Emerson Schmidt (1955-04-27) April 27, 1955 (age 71) Falls Church, Virginia, U.S.1.00infobox
Eric SchmidtChildrenSophie Schmidt1.00infobox
Eric SchmidtChildrenAlison Schmidt†1.00infobox
Eric SchmidtCitizenshipUnited States1.00infobox
Eric SchmidtCitizenshipCyprus1.00infobox
Eric SchmidtDoctoral advisorBob Fabry Richard Fateman1.00infobox
Eric SchmidtEducationPrinceton University (BSE)1.00infobox
Eric SchmidtEducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (MS, PhD)1.00infobox
Eric SchmidtFieldsComputer engineering1.00infobox
Eric SchmidtOccupationBusinessman1.00infobox
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Eric SchmidtThesisControlling Large Software Development in a Distributed Environment (1982)1.00infobox
Eric SchmidtTitleCo-founder, Schmidt Futures1.00infobox
Eric SchmidtTitleFounder and chairman, Special Competitive Studies Project1.00infobox
Eric SchmidtTitleCEO, Relativity Space1.00infobox
Eric SchmidtTitleLimited partner, Washington Commanders (NFL)1.00infobox
Eric SchmidtWebsiteericschmidt.com1.00infobox
Eric SchmidtYears active1985–present1.00infobox

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