Difference between revisions of "Larry Ellison"
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| − | + | '''Lawrence Joseph Ellison''', born August 17, 1944 in [[New York City]], is an American [[business]]man, best known as the co-founder and chief executive officer of [[Oracle Corporation]]. | |
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| + | Larry Ellison has been CEO of Oracle Corporation since he founded the company in 1977. He also races sailboats, flies planes, and plays tennis and guitar. | ||
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| − | + | According to FORBES, Ellison is #5 among billionaires with $48 Billion as of March 2014. Ellison supports [[Marco Rubio]] for president and has donated $4 million to a Super PAC. | |
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Oracle Corporation]] | ||
| + | * [[Steve Jobs]] and [[Steve Wozniak]], [[Linus Torvalds]], [[Bill Gates]] | ||
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| + | ==Further reading== | ||
| + | * {{cite book|last=Stone |first=Florence M. |title=The Oracle of Oracle: The Story of Volatile CEO Larry Ellison and the Strategies Behind His Company's Phenomenal Success |publisher=AMACOM |edition=1 |year=2002 |ISBN=978-0-8144-0639-7}} | ||
| + | * {{cite book|last=Symonds, Matthew |title=Softwar: An Intimate Portrait of Larry Ellison and Oracle |publisher=Simon & Schuster |year=2004 |ISBN=978-0-7432-2505-2}} | ||
| + | * {{cite book|last=Wilson |first=Mike |title=The Difference Between God and Larry Ellison: *God Doesn't Think He's Larry Ellison | ||
| + | |publisher=Harper Paperbacks |year=2003 |ISBN=978-0-06-000876-5}} | ||
| + | * {{cite book|last=Filion, Avra Amar |title=The Ellison Effect |publisher=Motivational Press |year=2014 |ISBN=978-1-6286-5124-9}} | ||
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| + | == External links == | ||
| + | * [http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/executives/ellison/index.html Larry Ellison.] | ||
| + | * [http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/BoardofDirectors/016334.htm Profile] at [[Oracle Corporation]] | ||
| + | * [http://www.forbes.com/profile/larry-ellison Profile] at [[Forbes]] | ||
| + | * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/business/2000/microsoft/635364.stm Biography] at [[BBC News]] | ||
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Revision as of 20:13, October 27, 2016
Lawrence Joseph Ellison, born August 17, 1944 in New York City, is an American businessman, best known as the co-founder and chief executive officer of Oracle Corporation.
Larry Ellison has been CEO of Oracle Corporation since he founded the company in 1977. He also races sailboats, flies planes, and plays tennis and guitar.
According to FORBES, Ellison is #5 among billionaires with $48 Billion as of March 2014. Ellison supports Marco Rubio for president and has donated $4 million to a Super PAC.
See also
Further reading
Stone, Florence M. (2002). The Oracle of Oracle: The Story of Volatile CEO Larry Ellison and the Strategies Behind His Company's Phenomenal Success, 1, AMACOM.
Symonds, Matthew (2004). Softwar: An Intimate Portrait of Larry Ellison and Oracle. Simon & Schuster.
Wilson, Mike (2003). The Difference Between God and Larry Ellison: *God Doesn't Think He's Larry Ellison. Harper Paperbacks.
Filion, Avra Amar (2014). The Ellison Effect. Motivational Press.