# Larry Page ![[50 Resources/51 Attachments/51.03 Public/2025-08-23_Larry_Page.jpg|400]] **Lawrence Edward Page** (born March 26, 1973) is an American businessman, computer engineer and computer scientist best known for co-founding Google with Sergey Brin. Page was chief executive officer of Google from 1997 until August 2001 when he stepped down in favor of Eric Schmidt, and then again from April 2011 until July 2015 when he became CEO of its newly formed parent organization Alphabet Inc. He held that post until December 4, 2019. Page is the co-creator and namesake of PageRank, a search ranking algorithm for Google for which he received the Marconi Prize in 2004. He has an estimated net worth of $159 billion as of June 2025, making him one of the richest people in the world. ## Quotes <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #type/quote AND [[Larry Page]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> <!-- SerializedQuery: LIST FROM #type/quote AND [[Larry Page]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> - [[Always deliver more than expected]] <!-- SerializedQuery END --> ## Books <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #books AND [[Larry Page]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC -->