Eric Schmidt
American businessman and software engineer
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| 2024 | Eric Schmidt discussed potential AI startup strategies in an interview with Stanford University students, highlighting the Silicon Valley approach of 'move fast and break things' and potential legal risk-taking with intellectual property. |
| 2024 | Appointed an Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to philanthropy. |
| 2024 | Appointed an Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to philanthropy. |
| 2024 | Eric Schmidt discussed potential AI startup strategies in an interview with Stanford University students, highlighting the Silicon Valley approach of 'move fast and break things' and potential legal risk-taking with intellectual property. |
| 2023 | Appointed to the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology, a legislative commission tasked with making policy recommendations to Congress and the Executive Branch. |
| 2023 | Appointed to the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology, a legislative commission tasked with making policy recommendations to Congress and the Executive Branch. |
| March 2023 | Testified at a U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability hearing regarding AI. |
| March 2023 | Testified at a U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability hearing regarding AI. |
| 2022 | Became part of an investment group led by Josh Harris that purchased the Washington Commanders NFL team for $6.05 billion, setting a record for the highest price paid for a sports team. |
| 2022 | Became chairman of Sandbox AQ, a Palo Alto-based quantum computing and AI company that spun off from Alphabet Inc. |
| 2022 | Eric Schmidt and Wendy Schmidt donated $12.6 million to UC Berkeley to establish the Schmidt Center for Data Science and the Environment, also contributing to the university's International House and Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing. |
| 2022 | Eric Schmidt and Wendy Schmidt donated $12.6 million to UC Berkeley to establish the Schmidt Center for Data Science and the Environment, also contributing to the university's International House and Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing. |
| 2022 | Became chairman of Sandbox AQ, a Palo Alto-based quantum computing and AI company that spun off from Alphabet Inc. |
| 2022 | Became part of an investment group led by Josh Harris that purchased the Washington Commanders NFL team for $6.05 billion, setting a record for the highest price paid for a sports team. |
| October 2022 | Co-authored an article titled 'America Could Lose the Tech Contest With China' for Foreign Affairs with Ylli Bajraktari. |
| October 2022 | Co-authored an article titled 'America Could Lose the Tech Contest With China' for Foreign Affairs with Ylli Bajraktari. |
| 2021 | Co-authored the book 'The Age of AI: And Our Human Future' with Henry Kissinger and Daniel Huttenlocher, exploring the implications of artificial intelligence on human society and future. |
| 2021 | Co-authored the book 'The Age of AI: And Our Human Future' with Henry Kissinger and Daniel Huttenlocher, exploring the implications of artificial intelligence on human society and future. |
| December 2021 | Joined Chainlink Labs as a strategic advisor. |
| December 2021 | Joined Chainlink Labs as a strategic advisor. |
| October 2021 | Founds the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) and serves as its chairman. |
| October 2021 | Founds the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) and serves as its chairman. |
| November 2020 | Schmidt exited his position on the Defense Innovation Advisory Board. |
| November 2020 | Reported to be finalizing plans to become a citizen of Cyprus through an immigrant investor program. |
| November 2020 | Reported to be finalizing plans to become a citizen of Cyprus through an immigrant investor program. |
| November 2020 | Schmidt exited his position on the Defense Innovation Advisory Board. |
| October 2020 | Publicly criticized social networking services, stating they are 'amplifiers for idiots and crazy people', contrary to the original intentions of Big Tech firms. |
| October 2020 | Publicly criticized social networking services, stating they are 'amplifiers for idiots and crazy people', contrary to the original intentions of Big Tech firms. |
| September 2020 | Purchased Montecito Mansion, a 22,000-square-foot estate overlooking Santa Barbara, for $30.8 million. |
| September 2020 | Purchased Montecito Mansion, a 22,000-square-foot estate overlooking Santa Barbara, for $30.8 million. |
| August 2020 | Launched the podcast 'Reimagine with Eric Schmidt'. |
| August 2020 | Launched the podcast 'Reimagine with Eric Schmidt'. |
| July 2020 | Began working with the U.S. government to create a tech college aimed at educating future coders, cyber-security experts, and scientists. |
| July 2020 | Began working with the U.S. government to create a tech college aimed at educating future coders, cyber-security experts, and scientists. |
| February 2020 | Schmidt left his post as technical advisor of Alphabet after 19 years with the company. |
| February 2020 | Schmidt left his post as technical advisor of Alphabet after 19 years with the company. |
| 2019 | Schmidt publicly denied being an art collector, despite previous recognition for his art collection. |
| 2019 | Schmidt began co-chairing the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence with Robert O. Work. |
| 2019 | Schmidt publicly denied being an art collector, despite previous recognition for his art collection. |
| 2019 | Schmidt began co-chairing the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence with Robert O. Work. |
| 2018 | Becomes the first chair of the U.S. National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence. |
| 2018 | Becomes the first chair of the U.S. National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence. |
| 2017 | Founds philanthropic venture Schmidt Futures and becomes a technical advisor at Alphabet, serving until 2020. |
| 2017 | Founds philanthropic venture Schmidt Futures and becomes a technical advisor at Alphabet, serving until 2020. |
| December 21 2017 | Schmidt announced he would be stepping down as executive chairman of Alphabet. |
| December 21 2017 | Schmidt announced he would be stepping down as executive chairman of Alphabet. |
| May 2016 | By May 2016, Hillary Clinton's campaign had spent $500,000 on The Groundwork, a start-up company Schmidt was invested in through Timshel. |
| May 2016 | By May 2016, Hillary Clinton's campaign had spent $500,000 on The Groundwork, a start-up company Schmidt was invested in through Timshel. |
| March 2 2016 | Secretary of Defense Ash Carter appointed Schmidt as chairman of the DoD Innovation Advisory Board, tasked with helping the Pentagon become more innovative and adaptive. |
| March 2 2016 | Secretary of Defense Ash Carter appointed Schmidt as chairman of the DoD Innovation Advisory Board, tasked with helping the Pentagon become more innovative and adaptive. |
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