Larry Page

A new era for Google dawns as co-founder Larry Page

Lawrence "Larry" Page (born March 26, 1973) is an American computer scientist andsoftware developer who, with Sergey Brin, is best known as the co-founder of Google. He is also the current Chief Executive Officer of Google, as announced on January 21, 2011 through a blog post. As of 2011, his personal wealth is estimated to be $19.8 billion.


Business:
In 1998, Brin and Page founded Google, Inc. Page ran Google as co-president along with Brin until 2001 when they hired Eric Schmidt as Chairman and CEO of Google. In January 2011 Google announced that Page would replace Schmidt as CEO in April the same year. Both Page and Brin earn an annual compensation of one dollar. On April 4, 2011, Page has officially become the chief executive officer of Google, while Schmidt stepped down to become executive chairman.


Personal Life:
Page married Lucinda Southworth at Richard Branson's Caribbean island, Necker Island in 2007. Southworth is a research scientist and sister of actress and model Carrie Southworth.