Larry Ellison
Larry Ellison | |
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Ellison in 2016 | |
| Born | Lawrence Joseph Ellison August 17, 1944 New York City, U.S. |
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| Title | Co-founder, executive chairman and CTO of Oracle Corporation |
| Spouses | Adda Quinn
(m. 1967; div. 1974)Nancy Wheeler Jenkins
(m. 1977; div. 1978)Barbara Boothe
(m. 1983; div. 1986)Melanie Craft
(m. 2003; div. 2010)Nikita Kahn
(m. 2015; div. 2020)Jolin (Keren) Zhu (m. 2023) |
| Children | 6, including |
Lawrence Joseph Ellison (born August 17, 1944) is an American businessman. He co-founded the software company Oracle Corporation, and was its CEO from 1977 to 2014. He now serves as its CTO and executive chairman. According to Forbes, as of early 2026, Ellison's estimated net worth is $198 billion, making him the world's sixth-richest person.
On September 10, 2025, Ellison was briefly the wealthiest person in the world after an increase in Oracle stock price, with an estimated net worth of $393 billion. He is also known for his ownership of 98% of the land on Lānaʻi, the sixth-largest of the Hawaiian Islands.