Larry Page
Lawrence Edward Page (born March 26, 1973) is an American businessman, computer engineer and computer scientist best known for co-founding Google with Sergey Brin.Page was chief executive officer of Google from 1997 until August 2001 when he stepped down in favor of Eric Schmidt, and then again from April 2011 until July 2015 when he became CEO of its newly formed parent organization Alphabet Inc. He held that post until December 4, 2019, when he and Brin stepped down from all executive positions and day-to-day roles within the company. He remains an Alphabet board member, employee, and controlling shareholder.
Page has an estimated net worth of $163 billion as of November 2024, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, and $150.2 billion according to Forbes, making him the fifth-richest person in the world. He has also invested in flying car startups Kitty Hawk and Opener.
Page is the co-creator and namesake of PageRank, a search ranking algorithm for Google}} for which he received the Marconi Prize in 2004 along with co-writer Brin. Provided by Wikipedia
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Published 2021-01-01
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