Eric Schmidt

CEO

New York, New York, United States25 yrs 4 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led Google from startup to global tech leader.
  • Founded initiatives to enhance AI competitiveness.
  • Co-authored a bestselling book on AI and humanity.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a technology executive with a focus on AI and innovation in the tech industry.

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Eric Schmidt, KBE, Executive Chairman and CEO of Relativity Space, is best known for his pivotal role in the growth of Google as Chairman and CEO. He is now among the most prominent voices on technology, AI, business, and philanthropy. As Chairman and CEO of Google, He oversaw the company's transformation from a small startup to one of the world’s most influential companies from 2001 to 2011. Under his leadership, alongside Sergey Brin and Larry Page, the company dramatically scaled its infrastructure and diversified its products, while maintaining a strong culture of innovation. Eric founded the Special Competitive Studies Project in 2021, a non-profit initiative focused on strengthening America’s long-term AI and technological competitiveness in national security, the economy, and society. Most recently in 2024, Eric and his wife Wendy co-founded Schmidt Sciences, a nonprofit organization working to advance science and technology that deepens human understanding of the natural world and develops solutions to global issues. He has written several acclaimed books, including his latest New York Times bestseller titled Genesis: Artificial Intelligence, Hope, and the Human Spirit (2024), co-written with the late Dr. Henry Kissinger and Craig Mundie.

Experience

25 yrs 4 mos
Total Experience
11 yrs 9 mos
Average Tenure
16 yrs 4 mos
Current Experience

Relativity space

Chair and CEO

Mar 2025Present · 1 yr 2 mos

Alphabet inc.

Executive Chairman & Technical Advisor

Jan 2015Jan 2020 · 5 yrs

Innovation endeavors

Founding Partner

Jan 2010Present · 16 yrs 4 mos

Google

CEO & Chairman

Jan 2001Jan 2015 · 14 yrs

Education

Princeton University

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

University of California, Berkeley

M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences