Eric Schmidt
Eric Schmidt
Eric Emerson Schmidtis an American software engineer, a businessperson, and the Executive Chairman of Alphabet, Inc...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth27 April 1955
CountryUnited States of America
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