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Larry Page

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Larry Page is the former CEO of Alphabet Inc.

Last updated Oct 6, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team

Role
Co-founder and Director, Alphabet
Based
Palo Alto, California, United States
Boards
1
Connections
5

AI-drafted from public sources17 sources cited

Years in industry
27 years

Bio

Larry Page is the former CEO of Alphabet Inc. Google began selling text-based advertisements tied to search keywords in 2000, with the ad model's value rooted in its ability to deliver ads directly matched to user interests. Google also acquired DoubleClick for $3.1 billion, whose technology directs display advertising to users based on their search behavior, further expanding the company's online advertising capabilities. Source 1: wikipedia.org — Larry Page Source 2: achievement.org — Larry Page

Career

Roles with a cited source. All linked roles are in the Roles tab.

Expertise & education

Expertise

Search AdvertisingAuction-Based Ad PricingProgrammatic AdvertisingContextual AdvertisingDigital Advertising InfrastructureData-Driven MarketingAd Technology PlatformsMachine Learning in Advertising

Education

  • BS, Computer Engineering, University of Michigan
  • MS (incomplete), Computer Science, Stanford University

Recognition

Publications

  • The Anatomy of a Large-Scale Hypertextual Web Search Engine (1998, co-authored with Sergey Brin)
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