Eric Schmidt is an accomplished technologist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist known for his pivotal role in transforming Google from a Silicon Valley startup into a global technology leader. He served as Google's Chief Executive Officer from 2001 to 2011 and as executive chairman of its parent company, Alphabet, from 2015 to 2018. Before Google, Schmidt was chairman and CEO of Novell and chief technology officer at Sun Microsystems, with earlier roles at Xerox PARC, Bell Laboratories, and Zilog. He holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, focusing on managing distributed software development. Schmidt has also contributed to national security as the first chair of the U.S. National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence and was appointed to the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology in 2022. Additionally, he is a Gulfstream pilot and supports philanthropic efforts through the Schmidt Family Foundation and Schmidt Ocean Institute, focusing on climate change, ocean studies, education, and advanced research in natural sciences and engineering. He is also an accomplished author of four bestselling books.
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