Larry Page
Larry Page
Lawrence Edward Page (born March 26, 1973) is an American computer scientist and entrepreneur who co-founded Google with Sergey Brin. He served as Google's CEO from its founding until 2001, again from 2011 to 2015, and later as CEO of Alphabet Inc., Google's parent company, from 2015 to 2019. Page is also known for developing the PageRank algorithm, which became the foundation of Google's search engine.
Page was born in East Lansing, Michigan, to a family of computer science professors. He earned a Bachelor of Science in computer engineering from the University of Michigan and a Master of Science in computer science from Stanford University. At Stanford, he met Brin, and together they began working on a research project that would eventually become Google. The company was officially incorporated in 1998.
History
Page and Brin launched Google in 1998 from a garage in Menlo Park, California. The search engine quickly gained popularity due to its ability to rank web pages by relevance using PageRank. In 2001, Page stepped down as CEO to make way for Eric Schmidt, returning to the role in 2011 to lead product and engineering. Under his leadership, Google expanded into areas such as Android (operating system), YouTube, and Google Maps. After the creation of Alphabet in 2015, Page became CEO of the holding company, focusing on ambitious projects like Waymo and Verily. He stepped down from executive roles in 2019, remaining on the board.
Page's net worth has consistently placed him among the wealthiest people in the world. He has been involved in philanthropic efforts through the Page Family Foundation and initiatives in renewable energy and education.