Larry Ellison
American businessman and entrepreneur
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| January 2025 | Joined Sam Altman of OpenAI and Masayoshi Son of Softbank at the White House to announce the Stargate Project. |
| 2024 | Ellison's software startup, Project Ronin, co-founded with David Agus and Dave Hodgson, closed down after aiming to transform cancer care through electronic medical records data analysis. |
| 2024 | Named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine, highlighting his global impact and significance. |
| February 23 2024 | The $1 billion lawsuit against Ellison was dismissed by the court. |
| 2023 | Established an additional campus for the Ellison Institute of Technology in Oxford, with plans to provide a scholarship program for 20 students annually. |
| 2022 | Purchased a 22-acre property in Manalapan, Florida for $173 million from Jim Clark, setting a new record for the most expensive residential property purchase in Florida history. |
| August 2022 | Ellison left the Tesla Board. |
| May 2022 | Participated in a conference call days after the 2020 presidential election focusing on strategies for challenging the election's legitimacy, alongside other notable political figures. |
| January 2022 | Donated $15 million to the Opportunity Matters Fund super PAC associated with Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), making one of the most significant financial contributions of the election cycle. |
| 2021 | Ellison reportedly offered Benjamin Netanyahu a post at Oracle and attempted to help him by lobbying Arnon Milchan to drop his lawyer in a corruption case. |
| 2020 | Ellison divorced Nikita Kahn after being in a relationship and married to her from 2010 to 2020. |
| 2020 | Allowed president Donald Trump to have a fundraiser at his Rancho Mirage estate, though Ellison was not personally present. |
| December 2020 | Left California and moved to Lānaʻi, an island of which he owns 98%. |
| November 2020 | Participated in a conference call focused on strategies for challenging the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election, alongside notable political figures. |
| 2019 | A $1 billion lawsuit was filed against Ellison and other Israel supporters, alleging conspiracy to ethnically cleanse Palestinians, commit war crimes, and fund genocide. |
| 2019 | Honored with the first Rebels With A Cause Award by the Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine of USC, recognizing his generous philanthropic support. |
| 2019 | Ellison was reported to have funded controversial illegal annexation projects in Jerusalem, drawing criticism from Palestinians, Israeli peace activists, and archaeologists. |
| 2019 | Launched SailGP international racing series in collaboration with Russell Coutts, using F50 foiling catamarans. Ellison committed to five years of funding and the first season attracted global audiences of over 1.8 billion. |
| December 2018 | Ellison became a director on the board of Tesla, Inc. after purchasing 3 million shares earlier that year. |
| 2017 | Ellison donated $16.6 million to the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces to support construction of well-being facilities for co-ed conscripts. |
| 2016 | Became one of the top donors to Conservative Solutions PAC, supporting Marco Rubio's presidential campaign with $4 million. |
| November 2016 | Oracle bought NetSuite for $9.3 billion, with Ellison owning 35% of NetSuite at the time, personally gaining $3.5 billion from the purchase. |
| May 2016 | Ellison donated $200 million to the University of Southern California to establish the Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine. |
| 2014 | Ellison donated $10 million to the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces. |
| December 2014 | Hosted Republican senator Rand Paul at a fundraiser at his home, showing his political networking and support. |
| December 2014 | Nikita restaurant owned by Larry Ellison was closed after approximately 17 months of operation. |
| September 18 2014 | Ellison appointed Mark Hurd as CEO of Oracle and Safra Catz as co-CEO, while he assumed the positions of chief technology officer and executive chairman. |
| 2013 | Inducted into the Bay Area Business Hall of Fame, acknowledging his substantial contributions to the business community. |
| September 25 2013 | Oracle Team USA, led by Ellison, defeated Emirates Team New Zealand to win the 34th America's Cup in San Francisco Bay, California. The team made a remarkable comeback from a 1-8 deficit to win 9-8, despite being penalized two points for cheating during warm-up events. |
| July 2013 | Larry Ellison opened Nikita, a restaurant located in Malibu. |
| 2012 | Ellison donated to both Democratic and Republican politicians, demonstrating his bipartisan political financial support. |
| June 2012 | Ellison agreed to buy 98 percent of the Hawaiian island of Lānaʻi from David Murdock's company, Castle & Cooke, for a reported price between $500 million and $600 million. |
| 2011 | Acquired the 249-acre Porcupine Creek Estate and private golf course in Rancho Mirage, California, for $42.9 million from creditors following the Blixseth family's divorce and bankruptcy. |
| 2010 | Purchased the Astors' Beechwood Mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, for $10.5 million. |
| 2010 | Ellison divorced Melanie Craft. |
| 2010 | Ellison acquired a 50% share of the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament. |
| 2010 | Ellison began a relationship with Ukrainian-American model and actress Nikita Kahn. |
| 2010 | Larry Ellison made a brief cameo appearance in the movie Iron Man 2, showcasing his involvement in entertainment beyond his tech career. |
| September 6 2010 | Oracle hired Mark Hurd as co-president alongside Safra Catz, with Ellison remaining in his current role. |
| August 2010 | Ellison was listed as one of the 40 billionaires who signed 'The Giving Pledge'. |
| August 9 2010 | Ellison publicly criticized Hewlett-Packard's board for firing CEO Mark Hurd, comparing it to Apple's previous firing of Steve Jobs. |
| February 14 2010 | Ellison's yacht USA 17 won the second race of the 33rd America's Cup in Valencia, Spain, securing a historic 'deed of gift' match victory and bringing the Cup back to American shores for the first time since 1995. Ellison personally served as a crew member in the second race. |
| January 21 2010 | The European Union approved Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems, recognizing its potential to create innovative products and giving Oracle control of MySQL. |
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