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Larry Page

Co-founder of Google; its CEO 1998–2001 and 2011–2015, then CEO of Alphabet until 2019.

7 links, 7 backed by primary records

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Over time
  1. CEO of Google Sep 1998 – Jul 2001
  2. head of Google (President, Products) Jul 2001 – Apr 2011
  3. CEO of Google 4 Apr 2011 – Oct 2015
  4. CEO of Alphabet Oct 2015 – Dec 2019
Larry Page holds

Connections 7

founded

CEO of

  • Google Sep 1998 – Jul 2001 Primary record 3
  • Google 4 Apr 2011 – Oct 2015 Primary record 45
  • Alphabet Oct 2015 – Dec 2019 Primary record 4

head of

  • Google Jul 2001 – Apr 2011 President, Products Primary record 4

board member of

owns a stake in

  • Google 30 Jun 2004 16%, 38,593,200 shares, as of 30 Jun 2004 Primary record 1

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

Timeline 7 dates
  1. Sep 1998 Larry Page founded Google
  2. Sep 1998 – Jul 2001 Larry Page CEO of Google
  3. Sep 1998 Larry Page board member of Google
  4. Jul 2001 – Apr 2011 Larry Page head of Google
  5. 30 Jun 2004 Larry Page owns a stake in Google
  6. 4 Apr 2011 – Oct 2015 Larry Page CEO of Google
  7. Oct 2015 – Dec 2019 Larry Page CEO of Alphabet
Proof 5 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. Google Receives $25 Million in Equity Funding, Google, 7 Jun 1999. Primary record
    Google was founded in September 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, building on three years of research as computer science Ph.D. candidates at Stanford University.
  3. Google Inc. registration statement (Form S-1), 29 April 2004, Google, 29 Apr 2004. Primary record
    From September 1998 to July 2001, Larry served as our Chief Executive Officer and from September 1998 to July 2002 as our Chief Financial Officer.
    Larry Page, one of our founders, has served as a member of our board of directors since our inception in September 1998 and as our President of Products since July 2001.
  4. Alphabet Inc. proxy statement (DEF 14A), 24 April 2026, Alphabet, 24 Apr 2026. Primary record
    Larry Page, 53, one of Google’s Co-Founders, previously served as Google’s Chief Executive Officer from April 2011 to October 2015, and as Alphabet’s Chief Executive Officer from October 2015 to December 2019.
    From July 2001 to April 2011, Larry served as Google’s President, Products.
  5. An update from the Chairman, Google, 20 Jan 2011. Primary record
    Larry will now lead product development and technology strategy, his greatest strengths, and starting from April 4 he will take charge of our day-to-day operations as Google’s Chief Executive Officer.
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