Larry Ellison

1944-

US software executive

Ellison was adopted by a Jewish family and raised in Chicago. Although he nevergraduated from college, with two others, he founded the Oracle Corporation in 1977,developing computer database software. He turned his initial investment of $1,200into a fortune of $7 billion, making him one of the richest men in the world.

He isalso on the board of Steven Jobs' Apple Computers. [Last updated: 14 AUG 1999]

References

Who's Who in America, 1999Microsoft Encarta 98 Encyclopedia, 1993-97 Wilson, Mike. The Difference Between God and Larry Ellison: Inside OracleCorporation. (New York: William Morrow & Company, 1997) Todd, Richard. "Who Me, Rich?," Worth (September 1997). Also available at:[1] [Last visited: 14 August 1999]