Awards & Recognition
★Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement (1997)
★Bay Area Business Hall of Fame inductee (2013)
★TIME 100 Most Influential People (2024)
★America's Cup sailing victory (2010, 2013)
Notable Facts
→Co-founder and Executive Chairman/CTO of Oracle Corporation since 1977
→Net worth of $201-203 billion, briefly world's richest person in Sept 2025
→Owns 98% of Hawaiian island Lānaʻi
→Leading investor group acquiring TikTok's US operations
→Close ally of President Trump, involved in major AI infrastructure projects
→Son David Ellison acquired Paramount and eyeing Warner Bros Discovery
→Oracle moving headquarters from Austin to Nashville
→Published 'Softwar: An Intimate Portrait' biography with Matthew Symonds
→Licensed pilot with extensive aircraft collection
→Professional yacht racing competitor, America's Cup winner