Eric Schmidt

Executive Chairman
Google

Since joining Google in 2001, Eric Schmidt has helped grow the company from a Silicon Valley startup to a global leader in technology.

As executive chairman, he is responsible for the external matters of Google: Building partnerships and broader business relationships, government outreach and technology thought leadership, as well as advising the CEO and senior leadership on business and policy issues. From 2001-2011, he served as Google’s chief executive officer.

Prior to joining Google, Schmidt held leadership roles at Novell and Sun Microsystems Inc. He holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Princeton University as well as a master’s degree and Ph.D. in computer science from the University of California, Berkeley. He is a member of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.

Posts With Eric Schmidt

Schmidt: Talking to Google Glass Could Make You a Spectacle

“I’m always concerned about premature regulation.”
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Google’s Page Hints at Tougher, Long-Lasting Phones From Motorola

The Google CEO says he’s “really excited” about what he has seen in the pipeline.
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Riding in Driverless Cars With Eric Schmidt (Video)

“It’s such a weird situation to be in a car that’s changing lanes and making turns by itself.”
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Google’s Schmidt: “Our Goal With Android Is to Reach Everyone”

Android is going to take over the world!
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Apple Can’t Approve Google Now App Until It’s Actually Submitted

What are you talking about, Eric?
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Apple’s Cook, Google’s Schmidt and Intel’s Otellini to Be Questioned Over No-Poaching Pact

Do you solemnly swear or affirm that you will tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?
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North Korea to Google Chairman: Rock On, Dude

Eric Schmidt. Rock star.
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QOTD: Google Is Like Pornography?

What we say is — it’s Eric’s view of it — ‘Google is like pornography.’ People see the word Google and they don’t see anything else. And when I’m de­fined in terms of Google, where I don’t work — he works there — it’s not who I am. I’ve worked pretty hard to develop my own identity.

Wendy Schmidt, wife of Google Chairman Eric Schmidt, whose gift with the language is apparently not restricted to his public pronouncements

Google Chairman: Android Didn’t Copy iPhone Because It Predated It

What does Eric Schmidt have to say to Steve Jobs’s accusation that Google ripped off the iPhone with its Android mobile OS?
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Google Loses Longtime Lobbyist (Updated)

Alan Davidson, Google’s longtime director of public policy and government affairs, is taking a sabbatical to “explore other opportunities.”
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Schmidt: Google Won’t Screw Up Android

Hey, That Guy Has Our Prototype GoogleGlasses!

Schmidt: Google Dominant? Heck, We’re Just One Slip Away From Oblivion!

Hear That? It’s The Sound of Google’s Rivals Quietly Rubbing Their Hands Together …

Will Schmidt Show Restraint at Senate Hearing — Or Will He Need One?

Google TV Coming to Europe in 2012

What Is The Eric Schmidt Google Era? (Video)

Schmidt Says Google’s Social Networking Problem Is His Fault (Video)

Google Chairman Eric Schmidt: We Expect Constant Government Scrutiny

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A $1.25 Million Raise For Google's Schmidt

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