Lansing, Michigan, U.S. Residence:Palo Alto, California, U.S. Nationality:American Alma mater:University of Michigan Stanford University Occupation:Computer scientist, internet entrepreneur Known for:Co-founder and CEO of Google Inc. Salary:US$1 Net worth:US$ 18.7 billion Title:CEO of Google Spouse:Lucinda Southworth start: Marriage: Lucinda Southworth to Larry Page Location: Children:1 Lawrence Larry Page is an American computer scientist and internet entrepreneur who, with Sergey Brin, is best known as the co-founder of Google. On April 4, 2011, he took on the role of chief executive officer of Google, replacing Eric Schmidt. As of 2012, his personal wealth is estimated to be $18.7 billion. He is the inventor of PageRank, which became the foundation of Googles search ranking algorithm. Early life and education Larry Page was born in Lansing, Michigan. His father, Carl Page, earned a Ph.D. in computer science in 1965 when the field was in its infancy, and is considered a pioneer in computer science and artificial intelligence. Both he and Pages mother were computer science professors at Michigan State University. Gloria Page, his mother, is Jewish but he was raised without religion. |