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'''Larry Page''' is a co-founder of [[Google]].
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'''Lawrence Edward Page''' is an American [[business magnate]], [[computer scientist]], and [[Internet entrepreneur]]. He is best known as one of the co-founders of [[Google]], along with [[Sergey Brin]].<ref name="garage">https://web.archive.org/web/20130927140332/http://mashable.com/2013/09/27/google-garage-anniversary/#lZ3n3FTRUiqS</ref>
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== Background ==
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Page was born on March 26, 1973, in Lansing, [[Michigan]]. His mother is [[Jewish]]; his maternal grandfather later immigrated to [[Israel]]. However, Page's upbringing has been done without any religious Judaism practice, and he has declared himself no formal religion. His father, [[Carl Victor Page Sr.]], earned a PhD in computer science from the [[University of Michigan]]. BBC reporter [[Will Smale]] described him as a "pioneer in computer science and [[artificial intelligence]]".<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3666241.stm</ref> Page's father was a computer science professor at Michigan State University and his mother Gloria was an instructor in computer programming at Lyman Briggs College at the same institution
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== Career ==
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Page was the chief executive officer of [[Google]] from 1997 until August 2001 (stepping down in favor of [[Eric Schmidt]]) then from April 2011 until July 2015 when he moved to become CEO of  [[Alphabet Inc.]] (created to deliver "major advancements" as Google's parent company),<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20150812231302/http://uk.businessinsider.com/google-new-operating-structure-2015-8?r=US&IR=T</ref> a post he held until December 4, 2019. He remains an Alphabet board member, employee, and [[Controlling interest|controlling shareholder]].<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/03/tech/alphabet-google-co-founder-larry-page-step-down/index.html</ref>
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Creating Google built a significant amount of wealth. According to ''[[Bloomberg Billionaires Index]]'', as of August 20, 2021, Page has a net worth of approximately $122.9 billion,<ref name="Bloomberg">https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/profiles/lawrence-e-page/ </ref> making him the sixth-wealthiest person in the world.<ref name="Bloomberg" />
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On December 3, 2019, Larry Page announced that he will step down from the position of Alphabet CEO and would be replaced by Google CEO [[Sundar Pichai]]<ref>https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/03/larry-page-steps-down-as-ceo-of-alphabet.html</ref>
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Page also helped to set up [[Singularity University]], a [[transhumanist]] [[think-tank]]<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20170209225625/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/13/business/13sing.html</ref>. [[Google]] is one of the institution's corporate founders.<ref>https://su.org/about/faq/</ref>
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===Epstein===
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Google-founder Larry Page "disappeared" for a while after facing a subpoena from the US Virgin Islands regarding his connections and possible sexual blackmail by Epstein in [[2023]], according to the [[Daily Mail]].<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12058017/The-Virgin-islands-locate-Google-founder-Larry-Page.html</ref>
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Person.png Larry Page   WikiquoteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(billionaire, computer scientist)
Larry Page in the European Parliament, 17.06.2009 (cropped).jpg
BornLawrence Edward Page
March 26, 1973
East Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Michigan, Stanford University
ParentsCarl Victor Page Sr.
SpouseLucinda Page
Founder ofGoogle, Singularity University
Member ofEdge Foundation, WEF/Global Leaders for Tomorrow/2002, WEF/Young Global Leaders/2005
Intereststranshumanism
Google founder. The sixth-wealthiest person in the world

Lawrence Edward Page is an American business magnate, computer scientist, and Internet entrepreneur. He is best known as one of the co-founders of Google, along with Sergey Brin.[1]

Background

Page was born on March 26, 1973, in Lansing, Michigan. His mother is Jewish; his maternal grandfather later immigrated to Israel. However, Page's upbringing has been done without any religious Judaism practice, and he has declared himself no formal religion. His father, Carl Victor Page Sr., earned a PhD in computer science from the University of Michigan. BBC reporter Will Smale described him as a "pioneer in computer science and artificial intelligence".[2] Page's father was a computer science professor at Michigan State University and his mother Gloria was an instructor in computer programming at Lyman Briggs College at the same institution

Career

Page was the chief executive officer of Google from 1997 until August 2001 (stepping down in favor of Eric Schmidt) then from April 2011 until July 2015 when he moved to become CEO of Alphabet Inc. (created to deliver "major advancements" as Google's parent company),[3] a post he held until December 4, 2019. He remains an Alphabet board member, employee, and controlling shareholder.[4]

Creating Google built a significant amount of wealth. According to Bloomberg Billionaires Index, as of August 20, 2021, Page has a net worth of approximately $122.9 billion,[5] making him the sixth-wealthiest person in the world.[5]

On December 3, 2019, Larry Page announced that he will step down from the position of Alphabet CEO and would be replaced by Google CEO Sundar Pichai[6]

Page also helped to set up Singularity University, a transhumanist think-tank[7]. Google is one of the institution's corporate founders.[8]

Epstein

Google-founder Larry Page "disappeared" for a while after facing a subpoena from the US Virgin Islands regarding his connections and possible sexual blackmail by Epstein in 2023, according to the Daily Mail.[9]


 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
WEF/Annual Meeting/200421 January 200425 January 2004World Economic Forum
Switzerland		2068 billionaires, CEOs and their politicians and "civil society" leaders met under the slogan Partnering for Prosperity and Security. "We have the people who matter," said World Economic Forum Co-Chief Executive Officer José María Figueres.
WEF/Annual Meeting/200625 January 200629 January 2006SwitzerlandBoth former US president Bill Clinton and Bill Gates pushed for public-private partnerships. Only a few of the over 2000 participants are known.
WEF/Annual Meeting/200724 January 200728 January 2007SwitzerlandOnly the 449 public figures listed of ~2200 participants
WEF/Annual Meeting/200923 January 200927 January 2009World Economic Forum
Switzerland		Chairman Klaus Schwab outlined five objectives driving the Forum’s efforts to shape the global agenda, including letting the banks that caused the 2008 economic crisis keep writing the rules, the climate change agenda, over-national government structures, taking control over businesses with the stakeholder agenda, and a "new charter for the global economic order".
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References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130927140332/http://mashable.com/2013/09/27/google-garage-anniversary/#lZ3n3FTRUiqS
  2. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3666241.stm
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150812231302/http://uk.businessinsider.com/google-new-operating-structure-2015-8?r=US&IR=T
  4. ↑ https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/03/tech/alphabet-google-co-founder-larry-page-step-down/index.html
  5. ↑ a b https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/profiles/lawrence-e-page/
  6. ↑ https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/03/larry-page-steps-down-as-ceo-of-alphabet.html
  7. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20170209225625/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/13/business/13sing.html
  8. ↑ https://su.org/about/faq/
  9. ↑ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12058017/The-Virgin-islands-locate-Google-founder-Larry-Page.html
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