Lawrence Page
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Page speaking at the European Parliament on June 17, 2009
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Lawrence Edward Page March 26, 1973 East Lansing, Michigan, U.S. |
| Residence | Palo Alto, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater |
University of Michigan Stanford University |
| Occupation | Computer scientist, Internet entrepreneur |
| Known for | Co-founder of Google Inc., CEO of Alphabet Inc, PageRank |
| Net worth |
 US$49.3 billion (January 2017) |
| Title | CEO of Alphabet Inc |
| Spouse(s) | Lucinda Page (m. 2007) |
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Lawrence Edward Page (born March 26, 1973) is an American computer scientist and Internet entrepreneur who co-founded Google with Sergey Brin.
Page is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Google's parent company, Alphabet Inc. After stepping aside as Google CEO in August 2001 in favour of Eric Schmidt, he re-assumed the role in April 2011. He announced his intention to step aside a second time in July 2015 to become CEO of Alphabet, under which Google's assets would be reorganized. Under Page, Alphabet is seeking to deliver major advancements in a variety of industries.
As of March 2017, Page is the 12th richest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$40.7 billion.
Page is the inventor of PageRank, Google's best-known search ranking algorithm. Page received the Marconi Prize in 2004.
Page was born March 26, 1973 in East Lansing, Michigan. His mother was Jewish, and his grandfather later made aliyah to Israel, although Page does not follow any formal religion. His father, Carl Victor Page, Sr., earned a PhD in computer science from the University of Michigan in 1965, when the field was being established, and has been described by BBC reporter Will Smale as a "pioneer in computer science and artificial intelligence." He was a computer science professor at Michigan State University and Page's mother, Gloria, was an instructor in computer programming at Lyman Briggs College and at Michigan State University.
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