American internet entrepreneur and businessman (born 1944)
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He co-founded Oracle and ran it for nearly four decades, then watched his net worth spike to $393 billion in a single September day — briefly the richest human alive. Now he owns most of a Hawaiian island and holds billions in Tesla and Paramount.
Lawrence Joseph Ellison was born August 17, 1944. In 1977 he co-founded Oracle Corporation and served as CEO until 2014, when he moved to CTO and executive chairman. By early 2026 his fortune stood at $201–203 billion, making him the world's sixth-richest person. On September 10, 2025, a jump in Oracle's stock price pushed his net worth to an estimated $393 billion — for a moment, the top of the list. Beyond software, he owns 98% of Lānaʻi, the sixth-largest Hawaiian island, holds over $19 billion in Tesla, and controls Paramount Skydance, run by his son David.
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So remember this graduates: when people start saying you're crazy, you just might be on to the most important innovation of your life.
The computer industry is the only industry that is more fashion-driven than women's fashion. Maybe I'm an idiot, but I have no idea what anyone is talking about. What is it?
If an open source product gets good enough, we'll simply take it.
Twenty minutes compared to never, that's a lot. Our customer, the Central Intelligence Agency, would get very upset [if] somebody looks in their database.
If the Internet turns out not to be the future of computing, we're toast. But if it is, we're golden.
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