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Larry Page

Co-founder of Google and former CEO of AlphabetSource [3]Source [7]

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Larry Page is a computer scientist and the co-founder of Google, which he started with Sergey Brin after the two met at Stanford University in 1995. Working as graduate students, they built a search engine that ranked web pages by the links pointing to them, first called BackRub and soon renamed Google.Source [1]Source [2]

Google Inc. was incorporated in 1998 after Sun co-founder Andy Bechtolsheim wrote the pair a $100,000 check. Page was the company's first CEO from September 1998 to July 2001 and also its CFO until 2002, then led products as President, Products from 2001 to 2011.Source [1]Source [3]Source [4]

Page returned as Google's CEO in April 2011. In August 2015 he announced Alphabet, a new holding company with Google as its largest unit, and served as Alphabet's CEO from October 2015 until December 2019, when he and Brin handed day-to-day leadership to Sundar Pichai.Source [3]Source [5]Source [6]Source [7]

He remains an Alphabet director and chairs the board's Executive Committee. Through Alphabet's dual class share structure, which the founders set out in their 2004 IPO letter, he held 27.4% of total voting power as of April 6, 2026, and shareholders re-elected him to the board on June 5, 2026.Source [3]Source [8]Source [9]

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Career

Google
1998 to 2015
Alphabet
2015 to now
CompanyYearsRoleStatus
Alphabet

Announced Alphabet in August 2015 and served as its CEO from October 2015 until December 2019, when Sundar Pichai took over. He remains a director, chairs the board's Executive Committee, and held 27.4% of total voting power through Class B shares as of April 6, 2026; shareholders re-elected him on June 5, 2026.Source [5]Source [7]Source [3]Source [9]

  • Announced the creation of Alphabet in August 2015 as a holding company for Google and other ventures, with Sundar Pichai becoming Google's CEO.Source [5]
  • Became CEO of Alphabet when the holding company reorganization took effect on October 2, 2015.Source [6]Source [3]
  • Stepped down as CEO in December 2019, with Pichai becoming CEO of both Alphabet and Google.Source [7]Source [3]
  • Chairs the board's Executive Committee and held 27.4% of total voting power as of April 6, 2026.Source [3]

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2015 to nowCEOSource [6]Source [3]Source [7]Board memberSource [6]Source [3]Source [9]IPO
Google

Co-founded Google with Sergey Brin after the two met at Stanford. He was CEO from September 1998 to July 2001, President, Products from 2001 to April 2011, and CEO again from April 2011 until October 2015, when Google became a subsidiary of Alphabet.Source [1]Source [3]Source [6]

  • Co-authored with Sergey Brin the Stanford paper describing the Google prototype search engine, which used the link structure of the web to rank pages.Source [2]Source [1]
  • Served as Google's first CEO from September 1998 to July 2001 and as CFO until July 2002.Source [3]
  • As President, Products, presented Gmail when Google announced it in April 2004.Source [10]Source [3]
  • Co-wrote the 2004 Founders' IPO Letter, which set out Google's dual class voting structure; the shares priced at $85 in August 2004.Source [8]Source [11]
  • Returned as CEO from April 2011 to October 2015.Source [3]

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1998 to 2015Co-founderSource [1]Source [8]Source [3]CEOSource [3]CFOSource [3]President, ProductsSource [3]CEOSource [3]Source [5]Board memberSource [3]Source [6]IPO

Milestones

  1. 2026-06Re-elected to Alphabet's board of directors at the 2026 annual meeting.Source [9]
  2. 2019-12Stepped down as Alphabet CEO; Sundar Pichai became CEO of Alphabet and Google.Source [7]Source [3]
  3. 2015-10Became CEO of Alphabet as the new holding company took over Google.Source [6]Source [3]
  4. 2015-08Announced the creation of Alphabet.Source [5]
  5. 2011-04Became Google's CEO for a second time.Source [3]
  6. 2004-08Google went public at $85 a share.Source [11]Source [8]
  7. 2004Received the Marconi Prize with Sergey Brin and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering.Source [12]Source [4]
  8. 2004-04Google announced Gmail, with Page quoted as co-founder and President, Products.Source [10]
  9. 2001-07Moved from CEO to President, Products at Google.Source [3]
  10. 1998-09Became Google's first CEO and CFO.Source [3]
  11. 1998-08Google Inc. was formed after Andy Bechtolsheim invested $100,000.Source [1]
  12. 1998Published the Google prototype paper with Sergey Brin at Stanford.Source [2]
  13. 1995Met Sergey Brin at Stanford University.Source [1]

Boards, investments and other roles

OrganizationRoleYears
The Carl Victor Page Memorial FoundationNonprofitMemberSource [3]
University of Michigan College of Engineering, National Advisory CommitteeAdvisorMemberSource [4]

Education

  • Stanford University, Master of Science; left the PhD program on leave, Computer scienceSource [3]Source [4]
  • University of Michigan, Bachelor of Science in engineering, Computer engineeringSource [3]Source [4]

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Sources

  1. Our story, Google. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
  2. The Anatomy of a Large-Scale Hypertextual Web Search Engine, Stanford University Computer Science Department. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
  3. Alphabet Inc. 2026 Proxy Statement (Form DEF 14A), Alphabet Inc. via SEC EDGAR, 2026-04-24. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
  4. Larry Page profile, XPRIZE Foundation. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
  5. 2015 Founders' Letter (G is for Google), Alphabet. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
  6. Alphabet Inc. Form 8-K12B: holding company reorganization, Alphabet Inc. via SEC EDGAR, 2015-10-02. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
  7. A letter from Larry and Sergey, Google, 2019-12-03. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
  8. 2004 Founders' IPO Letter, Alphabet. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
  9. Alphabet Inc. Form 8-K: results of the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Alphabet Inc. via SEC EDGAR, 2026-06-11. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
  10. Google Gets the Message, Launches Gmail, Google, 2004-04-01. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
  11. Google Prices at $85, CFO.com, 2004-08-19. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
  12. Google founders win Marconi engineering award, ZDNET, 2004-09-23. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
  13. Sergey Brin, Wikipedia. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.

History

  • Sep 28, 2026: Profile created from public sources (Founded editors)
  • Oct 2, 2026: Enriched profile (v2): about, education, roles, milestones, awards, links (Founded editors)

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