Eric Schmidt

Eric Schmidt is an accomplished technologist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. As Google’s Chief Executive Officer, he pioneered the company’s transformation from a Silicon Valley startup to a global leader in technology. He served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman from 2001-2011, Executive Chairman from 2011-2018, and most recently as Technical Advisor. Under his leadership, Google dramatically scaled its infrastructure and diversified its product offerings while maintaining a strong culture of innovation.

 Eric currently serves as Chair of the Board of Trustees for The Broad Institute and as a board member for the Mayo Clinic and the Advisory Board at UC Berkeley, among others. His philanthropic efforts through The Schmidt Family Foundation and the Schmidt Ocean Institute with his wife Wendy, focus on climate change, including the support of ocean and marine life studies at sea, as well as education and cutting-edge research and technology in natural sciences and engineering.

Additionally, he is the co-founder of Schmidt Futures with his wife Wendy, which bets early on exceptional people making the world better, applying science and technology thoughtfully, and bringing people together across fields. Most recently, the couple co-founded Schmidt Sciences, a philanthropic venture to fund unconventional areas of exploration in science and tech.  

In 2021, he founded the Special Competitive Studies Project, a non-profit initiative focused on strengthening America’s long-term AI and technological competitiveness in national security, the economy, and society. Eric is also a commissioner on the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB). Eric is the co-author of the bestselling books The Age of AI: And Our Human Future, The New Digital Age, How Google Works, and Trillion Dollar Coach: The Leadership Playbook of Silicon Valley’s Bill Campbell.