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Larry Ellison

1944 – ? American entrepreneur, Oracle co-founder

Oracle co-founder and one of the richest people alive.

Religion
Jewish background; non-religious.
Affiliations
Co-founded and chairs Oracle; a large Tesla shareholder and former board member; owns most of the Hawaiian island of Lanai. Backs the medical firm Sensei.

Lawrence Joseph Ellison was born in New York and raised by relatives in Chicago. He co-founded the database company Oracle in 1977 and built it into an enterprise software giant. He was a close friend of Steve Jobs and later a backer of Elon Musk.

Connections

  • ally of Elon Musk — Ellison invested in Tesla and joined its board.
  • mentor of Marc Benioff — Benioff worked under Ellison at Oracle before founding Salesforce.
  • student of Marc Benioff — Worked under Ellison at Oracle, which later invested in Salesforce.
  • ally of Steve Jobs — Close friends; Ellison supported Jobs's return to Apple.
  • ally of Steve Jobs — Close personal friends; Ellison backed Jobs's return to Apple.

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