Lawrence Edward Page (born March 26, 1973) is an American computer scientist, and Internet entrepreneur. He is best known as one of the co-founders of Google, along with Sergey Brin.
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),[a post he held until December 4, 2019. He remains an Alphabet board member, employee, and controlling shareholder.
3. ABOUT LARRY PAGE
Larry Page is a famous US Computer scientist & Internet Entrepreneur.
Best known as the cofounder of Google, alongside with Sergey Brin.
Later he became CEO of Google, Alphabets and board member of Google
Also, he is the 6th richest person in America and is ranked the most
important person on the Web, by PC World Magazine
4. EARLY LIFE
• Page was born in East Lansing, Michigan, United States (U.S.)
• His father, Carl Page, was a computer science professor at Michigan State University.
• Page's mother, Gloria was an instructor in Lyman Briggs College at Michigan State
University.
• Page is Jewish on his mother's side, and was raised without religion.
• Page attended the Okemos Montessori School in Okemos, Michigan from 1975 to
1979, and graduated from East Lansing High School in 1991.
5. CONT’D
Master of Science in computer science from Stanford
University.
Page founded Google, Inc. with Brin.
chief executive of Google.
#8 on the Forbes400 American list of billionaires
6. THE UPS, DOWNS AND TURNING POINTS OF
HIS CAREER
Larry page managed to download the entire Web and by examining the links
He is the Steve Jobs of Google.
Google’s investors ignored.
Page came back with wild ambitions and a new resolve.
The truth is that Google is a creation of Larry Page, helped along by Sergey
Brin.
Google again fantastic shape.
“Always work hard on something uncomfortably exciting.” - Larry Page
7. INNER KEYS TO SUCCESS
BE AN EDUCATED RISK-TAKER
GO BACK TO YOUR ROOTS, WHAT DID YOU ENJOY AS A KID
YOUR FEELINGS CREATE REALITY, START “FEELING SUCCESS”
8. HIS APPROACH TOWARDS WORK
o Page is very engaged in what challenges people face • Page insisted on being
involved in every hire at Google.
o Page and his recruiters continue to seek thousands of bright young graduates to
join Google, he is quietly cutting or reassigning middle management and
bureaucracy.
o Page is working to cultivate a faster, more nimble management approach at
Google, which employs 26,000 people around the world.
o Page is also looking to encourage faster decisions and openness. Top executives
are said to sit around together for one day a week for collaboration and quick
choices
“Build your team, avoid bureaucracy” -Larry Page
9. PERSONALITY
Larry Page, CEO and co-founder of Google
He is so introverted.
Larry Page is an extremely creative individual
INTP (Introvert, Intuition, Thinking, Perceiving.
He is also goal oriented
“Basically, our goal is to organize the world's information and
to make it universally accessible and useful.” -Larry Page
10. AWARDS/MILESTONES/WEALTH
ACCUMULATED
doctorate from the University of Michigan.
forbs list of billionaires
Google is "the most influential company of the digital era“
America's Most Popular Chief Executives
citizenship of Agrigento, Italy