Larry Ellison
Lawrence Joseph Ellison (born August 17, 1944) is an American businessman, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He is a co-founder of Oracle Corporation.
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| Born | Lawrence Joseph Ellison August 17, 1944 (aged 81) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Executive Chairman and CTO of Oracle Corporation[1] |
| Years active | 1966–present |
| Known for | Co-founder and former CEO of Oracle Corporation |
| Net worth | US$65.4 billion (April 2019)[2] |
| Board member of | |
| Spouse(s) | Adda Quinn
(m. 1967; div. 1974)Nancy Wheeler Jenkins
(m. 1977; div. 1978)Barbara Boothe
(m. 1983; div. 1986) |
| Children | |
| Website | Larry Ellison bio at Oracle |
Between 1977 and 2014, he was chief executive officer of Oracle.[3] Today, he is executive chairman and chief technology officer.[4]
As of March 2019, he was listed by Forbes magazine as the fourth-richest person in the United States and as the seventh-richest in the world, with a fortune of $63.5 billion, up from $54.5 billion in 2018.[2]
Early life
Larry Ellison was born on August 17, 1944, in New York City. His mother, Florence Spellman, is Jewish.[5][6] He grew up in a Reform Jewish household with his adoptive parents.[7]
Recognition
In 1997, Ellison was given the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement.[8][9]
In 2013, Ellison was admitted into the Bay Area Business Hall of Fame.[10]
In 2019, the Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine of USC honored Ellison with the first Rebels With A Cause Award in recognition of his generous support across many years.[11]
In 2024, Ellison was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine.[12][13]
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Larry Ellison lecturing at the Oracle OpenWorld, San Francisco 2010
Ellison (right) with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in 2020
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References
- ↑ Lawrence J. Ellison - Executive Biography. Oracle. http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/executives/ellison/index.html. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Larry Ellison. https://www.forbes.com/profile/larry-ellison/. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
- ↑ Mohamed, Theron. Oracle's Larry Ellison is now the world's 4th-richest person after a $57 billion wealth surge this year (in en-US). Business Insider. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
- ↑ Larry Ellison. Forbes. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ↑ The Jewish Billionaires of Forbes'. Jspace (March 14, 2012). Retrieved March 7, 2026.
- ↑ The world's 50 Richest Jews: 1–10. September 7, 2010. https://www.jpost.com/Jewish-World/Jewish-Features/The-worlds-50-Richest-Jews-1-10. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
- ↑ Symonds and Ellison, pp. 19–20 Archived May 16, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement. achievement.orgAmerican Academy of Achievement. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ↑ Larry Ellison Biography and Interview (1997). Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ↑ "Ellison, Jobs honored: Business titans inductees to the Bay Area Business Hall of Fame". Daily Journal. July 25, 2013. https://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/ellison-jobs-honored-business-titans-inductees-to-the-bay-area-business-hall-of-fame/article_8e10fb1f-5082-54f1-bd30-ddeda4ddff0d.html. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ↑ Infusio, Jillian (October 25, 2019). "Rebels with a Cause Gala Honors Larry Ellison, Raises $12.1 Million Benefitting the Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine of USC". University of Southern California. https://ellison.usc.edu/2019/10/25/rwac2019/. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ↑ Blair, Tony (April 17, 2024). "Time 100: Larry Ellison". Time. https://time.com/6964931/larry-ellison/. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
- ↑ Ho, Karen K.. Jenny Holzer, Thelma Golden, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Jonathan Anderson and Larry Ellison Included In Time Magazine's 2024 List of Most Influential People. ARTnews (April 18, 2024).
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