The octogenarian founded the Oracle database management company in 1977. The MAGNANT DE LA Tech currently has a heritage of $ 213 billion.
For ordinary people, the name of Larry Ellison does not mention anything special. However, this 80 -year -old man is one of the world’s largest fortunes. It is even fourth in our ranking Forbeswith an estimated heritage of $ 213 billion (187 billion euros). The boss of Oracle has already tied up the peaks while reaching several times the third step of the podium, thanks to an unexpected renaissance of his business in 2024. The entrepreneur is also a close friend of the American president Donald Trump.
Born in 1944 in New York, Lawrence Joseph Ellison is abandoned by his mother when he was only nine months old. His uncle and aunt collect him and raise him to Chicago. After a passage through scientific studies, the young man left the “city of winds” for California in the late 1970s. He began a career as a computer programmer in an electronics company. His missions are however very sensitive: he is responsible for developing a database on behalf of the CIA. A project nicknamed… Oracle. It will be necessary to remember it.
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Like any good Silicon Valley entrepreneur, Larry Ellison is experiencing a first failure with this project. But that does not discourage it. He decided to take advantage of this experience to co -found, in 1977, a company specializing in data management systems. Quickly renamed Oracle, the company was a dazzling success, in particular thanks to its database management system. Despite certain difficult periods, society has established itself as a truck in digital.
On a personal level, Larry Ellison is described as an authoritarian. He also cultivates an image of Playboy, illustrated by numerous shots aboard luxury cars or yachts. His competitive spirit is also expressed in sport: in the 2000s, he embarked on the famous sailing race, the America’s Cup, which he won in 2007. Too easy for some: his giant trimaran largely surpasses the ships of his competitors.
Proximity to the Republican Party
Unlike Elon Musk, Larry Ellison has long signed up in politics. Faithful support from the Republican Party, he provided financial assistance to figures like Rand Paul and Marco Rubio. In 2016, he organized a fundraising for Donald Trump in his luxurious residence of Porcupine Creek, California. According to The Washington Posthe would even have participated in a conference call with the billionaire team to challenge Joe Biden’s victory in 2020.
Since the re -election of the Republican last November, the honeymoon between the two businessmen has continued to extend. If Larry Ellison was absent from the inauguration ceremony, he is among the influential personalities with the American president. Oracle was even chosen to participate in the Stargate project, a program of $ 500 billion devoted to artificial intelligence.
In addition, Larry Ellison maintains close ties with Benyamin Netanyahu and would have contributed to the financing of controversial land annexation projects in Jerusalem, according to the review The great continent. These plans have since been called into question for their illegal character.
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