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Eric Schmidt was born on April 27, 1955 in Washington, D.C., United States and is credited as an art collector, engineer and university teacher. As of 2026, Eric Schmidt is 71 years old. Schooling on record includes Yorktown High School and University of California, Berkeley. Listed accolades include IEEE Founders Medal (2014) and Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
My Take
Schmidt fascinates me as the quintessential adult-in-the-room operator. He didn't found Google, yet he steered it through its most explosive decade, turning a brilliant startup into a global institution. What I find most telling is the pivot from CEO to executive chairman to technical advisor, a graceful step-back that few powerful people manage. The art collecting detail humanizes him for me; here is an engineer who values beauty and channels his fortune toward culture. I read him as a strategist who preferred influence over spotlight, the kind of figure history underrates precisely because he made the machine run quietly.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Eric Schmidt
- Name (Japanese)
- エリック・シュミット
- Reading
- えりっく・しゅみっと
- Born
- April 27, 1955 (age 71)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Goat
- Origin
- Washington, D.C., United States
- Occupation
- art collector / engineer / university teacher / computer scientist / businessperson
2. Background
- High school
- Yorktown High School
- University
- University of California, Berkeley
Awards & achievements
- 2014 IEEE Founders Medal
- Ellis Island Medal of Honor
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://ericschmidt.com/
- Xhttps://x.com/ericschmidt
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric%20Schmidt
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%9F%E3%83%83%E3%83%88
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q92747
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Eric Schmidt born?
Born April 27, 1955 (age 71).
Where is Eric Schmidt from?
Eric Schmidt is from Washington, D.C., United States.
What does Eric Schmidt do?
Eric Schmidt works as art collector, engineer, university teacher, computer scientist, businessperson.
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