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- Eric Schmidt, who drove Google's transformation from Silicon Valley start-up to global titan, is no longer an adviser to the search giant and its parent Alphabet, marking another milestone in recent personnel shake-ups that've seen the company's old guard bow out.
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From 2018-2020, Eric served as the Technical Advisor to Alphabet, the holding company of Google, advising its leaders on technology, business, and policy issues. He was also the Executive Chairman of Alphabet from 2015-2018 and remained as the Chairman of Google until 2015.
To avoid potential conflicts of interest within the role, where Schmidt retained his role as technical adviser to Alphabet, and where Google's bidding for the multi-million dollar Pentagon cloud contract, the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure, or JEDI, was ongoing: Schmidt screened emails and other communications, stating, "“There’s a ...
Eric Schmidt is a technologist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He joined Google in 2001, helping the company grow from a Silicon Valley startup to a global technological leader. He served as...
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May 11, 2020 · Eric Schmidt, the former Google CEO who led the company to global dominance, quietly left his role as technical advisor at parent company Alphabet in February, according to a CNET report. Schmidt left his role with no press release or media note, ending a 19 year association with Google.
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May 10, 2020 · Eric Schmidt, the man behind the technical transformation of Google from a start-up to a global giant with 1,20,000 employees world over, has left his position as the advisor to the world’s largest search engine and its parent company Alphabet after a 19-year-long tenure.
May 9, 2020 · CNET this morning reported that Eric Schmidt is no longer at Alphabet after leaving his “technical advisor on science and technology issues” position in February of 2020.
