Awards & Recognition
★Marconi Foundation Prize (2004) - 'Highest Award in Engineering'
★Fortune Magazine 'Businessperson of the Year' (2014)
★World Economic Forum Global Leader for Tomorrow (2002)
★MIT Technology Review TR100 Top 100 Innovators under 35 (2002)
★IEEE Computer Society Computer Pioneer Award (2018)
★American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow (2005)
★Honorary MBA from IE Business School (2003)
★Honorary doctorate from University of Michigan (2009)
★Academy of Achievement Golden Plate Award (2004)
Notable Facts
→Co-founder and former CEO of Alphabet (Google's parent company)
→Net worth of approximately $269 billion, world's second-richest person
→Co-creator of the PageRank algorithm that powers Google search
→Known for extremely low public profile despite massive influence
→Recently moved businesses out of California to avoid proposed wealth tax
→Owns multiple private islands and $45M mega-yacht
→Has vocal cord paralysis affecting his speaking ability