Larry Ellison
Larry Ellison | |
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Ellison in 2016 | |
| Born | Lawrence Joseph Ellison August 17, 1944 New York City, U.S. |
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| Title | Co-founder, executive chairman and CTO of Oracle Corporation |
| Spouses | Adda Quinn
(m. 1967; div. 1974)Nancy Wheeler Jenkins
(m. 1977; div. 1978)Barbara Boothe
(m. 1983; div. 1986)Melanie Craft
(m. 2003; div. 2010)Nikita Kahn (div. 2020)Jolin (Keren) Zhu (m. 2023) |
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Lawrence Joseph Ellison (born August 17, 1944) is an American businessman and entrepreneur who co-founded software company Oracle Corporation. He was Oracle's chief executive officer from 1977 to 2014 and is now its chief technology officer and executive chairman.
As of June 2025, Ellison is the third-wealthiest person in the world, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index, with an estimated net worth of US$234 billion, and the second-wealthiest person in the world according to Forbes, with an estimated net worth of US$258.8 billion. Ellison is also known for his ownership of 98% of Lānaʻi, the sixth-largest island in the Hawaiian Islands.