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Eric Schmidt

Google CEO 2001–2011 and executive chairman of Google and then Alphabet, 2011–2018.

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Also known as
Eric E. Schmidt
Over time
  1. chair of Google Mar 2001 – Apr 2004
  2. CEO of Google Jul 2001 – Apr 2011
  3. board member of Apple Aug 2006 – 3 Aug 2009
  4. chair of Google Apr 2007 – Apr 2011
  5. chair of Google (Executive Chairman) Apr 2011 – Oct 2015
  6. chair of Alphabet Oct 2015 – Jan 2018
Eric Schmidt holds

Connections 9

CEO of

  • Google Jul 2001 – Apr 2011 Primary record 23

chair of

  • Google Mar 2001 – Apr 2004 Primary record 3
  • Google Apr 2007 – Apr 2011 Primary record 2
  • Google Apr 2011 – Oct 2015 Executive Chairman Primary record 24
  • Alphabet Oct 2015 – Jan 2018 Primary record 5

board member of

  • Google Mar 2001 Primary record 2
  • Apple Aug 2006 – 3 Aug 2009 Primary record 6

invested in

  • Google 13 Jul 2001 Series C preferred stock, $999994.51 Primary record 3

owns a stake in

  • Google 30 Jun 2004 6.1%, 14,758,600 shares, as of 30 Jun 2004 Primary record 1

    Before the 2004 IPO; percent of Class B common stock.

Timeline 9 dates
  1. Mar 2001 – Apr 2004 Eric Schmidt chair of Google
  2. Mar 2001 Eric Schmidt board member of Google
  3. Jul 2001 – Apr 2011 Eric Schmidt CEO of Google
  4. 13 Jul 2001 Eric Schmidt invested in Google
  5. 30 Jun 2004 Eric Schmidt owns a stake in Google
  6. Aug 2006 – 3 Aug 2009 Eric Schmidt board member of Apple
  7. Apr 2007 – Apr 2011 Eric Schmidt chair of Google
  8. Apr 2011 – Oct 2015 Eric Schmidt chair of Google
  9. Oct 2015 – Jan 2018 Eric Schmidt chair of Alphabet
Proof 6 sources
  1. Google Inc. IPO prospectus (Form 424B4), 19 August 2004, Google, 19 Aug 2004. Primary record
    Applicable percentage ownership is based on 12,359,204 shares of Class A common stock and 241,956,117 shares of Class B common stock outstanding at June 30, 2004
  2. Alphabet Inc. proxy statement (DEF 14A), 27 April 2018, Alphabet, 27 Apr 2018. Primary record
    From July 2001 to April 2011, Eric served as Google’s Chief Executive Officer. He was the chairman of Google’s board of directors from March 2001 to April 2004, and again from April 2007 to April 2011.
    Eric E. Schmidt, Technical Advisor of Alphabet, has served as a member of our Board of Directors since March 2001, and as Executive Chairman of our Board of Directors from April 2011 to January 2018.
  3. Google Inc. registration statement (Form S-1), 29 April 2004, Google, 29 Apr 2004. Primary record
    Eric Schmidt has served as our Chief Executive Officer since July 2001 and served as Chairman of our board of directors from March 2001 to April 2004.
    Eric was also granted an option to purchase 14,331,708 shares of Class B common stock at an exercise price of $0.30 per share pursuant to this agreement and was permitted to purchase 426,892 shares of Series C preferred stock at a purchase price of $2.3425 per share.
  4. An update from the Chairman, Google, 20 Jan 2011. Primary record
    As Executive Chairman, I will focus wherever I can add the greatest value
  5. Alphabet Inc. current report (Form 8-K), 21 December 2017, Alphabet, 21 Dec 2017. Primary record
    On December 18, 2017, Alphabet Inc.’s Executive Chairman, Eric E. Schmidt, informed the company of his intent to step down as its Executive Chairman, effective as of Alphabet’s next regularly scheduled board meeting in January 2018.
  6. Dr. Eric Schmidt Resigns from Apple’s Board of Directors, Apple, 3 Aug 2009. Primary record
    Dr. Eric Schmidt, chief executive officer of Google, is resigning from Apple’s Board of Directors, a position he has held since August 2006.
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