Background
Schmidt, Eric Emerson was born on April 27, 1955 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Wilson Emerson and Eleanor Schmidt.
information technology executive
Schmidt, Eric Emerson was born on April 27, 1955 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Wilson Emerson and Eleanor Schmidt.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, New Jersey, 1976. Master of Science in Computer Science, University California, Berkeley, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science, University California, Berkeley, 1982.
Formerly with Bell Laboratories, Zilog. Research intern Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, Palo Alto, California, 1979-1980, member research staff, 1980-1983. Software manager Sun Microsystems, Mountain View, 1983-1984, software director, 1984-1985, vice president, general manager software products division, 1985-1988, vice president general systems group, 1988-1991, chief technical officer, 1994—1997.
President Sun Technology Enterprises, Inc., 1991-1994. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer Novell, Inc., Provo, Utah, 1997—2001, Google, Inc., Mountain View, since 2001. Board directors Google, Inc., since 2001, Apple Inc., 2006—2009.
Chairman New America Foundation, since 2008. Member President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), since 2009.
Board trustee Princeton University. Fellow: American Academy Arts & Sciences. Member: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Association Computing Machinery, Sigma Xi.
Married Wendy Susan Boyle, June 28,1980. Children: Virginia Alison, Sophie Elizabeth.