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Eric Schmidt

Software engineer, businessman, former Google CEO · United States · On the map · Developers · Born 1955 · age 71

Eric Emerson Schmidt 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.

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2014“We have always been the leader in security and in encryption. Our systems are far more secure and encrypted than anyone else, including Apple. They're catching up, which is great.”In their words2 October 2014Eric Schmidt says Google 'far more secure' than Apple, denies allegations of harvesting data in AppleInsider

“Playing catch-up with the competition can only ever help you make incremental gains. It will never help you create something new.”In their words28 August 2014Eric Schmidt: 'Playing catch-up with the competition will never help you create something new' in MacDailyNews

IEEE Founders MedalAward2011“By the summer of 2012, the majority of the televisions you see in stores will have Google TV embedded.”In their words7 December 2011Eric Schmidt: Google TV on 'majority' of new TVs by summer 2012 in The Verge

“The current inclination of the company is to invest heavily ... we test stuff and, when it works, we put a lot more emphasis on it.”In their words9 July 2011With 'Millions' Of Users & Growing, Google+ Set To Power All Google Products in Search Engine Land

2010“I actually think most people don't want Google to answer their questions. They want Google to tell them what they should be doing next.”In their words14 August 2010The Wall Street Journal

2009“If you have something that you don’t want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn’t be doing it in the first place.”In their words3 December 2009CNBC interview, 3 Dec 2009, quoted in Google CEO on Privacy (18 Mar 2010).

1955Born27 April 1955

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  1. Everyone understands climate change is occurring and the people who oppose it are really hurting our children and our grandchildren and making the world a much worse place.

    22 September 2014 · 'They're just literally lying': Google’s Eric Schmidt on cutting ties with conservative group in SFGate, Own words

  2. Ultimately, application vendors are driven by volume, and volume is favored by the open approach Google is taking.

    7 December 2011 · Google's Schmidt: Android leads the iPhone in CNET, Own words

  3. Technology will move faster than governments, so don't legislate before you understand the consequences...

    25 May 2011 · Group calls for ban on spying technology sales, Own words

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Awards

IEEE Founders Medal2014
Ellis Island Medal of Honor

About this person

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 2026, he is one of the wealthiest people in the world according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index with an estimated net worth of US$64.3 billion.

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Developers
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Developer
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Dates
Born 1955 · age 71

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