Information | Detail |
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Date of birth | August 21, 1973 |
Nationality | American |
Residence | Los Altos, California |
Education | Stanford University |
Occupation | Co-founder of Google |
Sergey Brin is an American computer scientist and internet entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Google, one of the most successful and influential technology companies in the world. Brin was born in Moscow, Russia in 1973 and immigrated to the United States with his family in 1979. He attended Stanford University, where he met Larry Page, his future business partner.
In 1998, Brin and Page founded Google, a search engine that quickly became the most popular search engine on the web. Google went public in 2004 and has since become one of the most valuable companies in the world. Brin is currently the president of Alphabet Inc., Google's parent company.
Brin is also a philanthropist and has donated millions of dollars to various causes, including scientific research, education, and human rights. He is a board member of the X Prize Foundation, a non-profit organization that encourages technological innovation.
Sergey Brin was born in Moscow, Russia on August 21, 1973. His father, Mikhail Brin, was a mathematics professor at the University of Maryland, and his mother, Eugenia Brin, was a researcher at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. In 1979, the Brin family immigrated to the United States and settled in Adelphi, Maryland.
Brin attended Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, Maryland, where he excelled in mathematics and computer science. He then attended Stanford University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in computer science and a master's degree in computer science and mathematics.
In 1995, Brin and Larry Page, a fellow Stanford student, began working on a research project that would eventually become Google. The two developed a search engine that used a novel algorithm to rank web pages based on their relevance to a given query.
In 1998, Brin and Page founded Google, Inc. and launched their search engine. Google quickly became the most popular search engine on the web and the company went public in 2004.
In 2015, Brin and Page restructured Google into Alphabet Inc., a holding company that includes Google and several other subsidiaries. Brin is currently the president of Alphabet Inc.
Brin has been involved in several high-profile relationships with celebrities. In 2007, he began dating Anne Wojcicki, the co-founder of the genetic testing company 23andMe. The couple married in 2007 and divorced in 2015.
Brin has also been linked to Amanda Rosenberg, a former Google employee. The two were reportedly in a relationship from 2013 to 2014.
Brin is known for his outspoken views on a variety of topics. He has said:
"The perfect search engine would be like the mind of God."
"The ultimate search engine is something as smart as people—or smarter."
"The ultimate search engine would understand everything in the world, and it would always give you the right thing."
Brin has been criticized for his involvement in Google's controversial data collection practices. In 2010, Google was accused of collecting personal data from users without their consent. Brin defended the company's actions, arguing that the data was collected for the purpose of improving user experience.
Brin has also been criticized for his involvement in Google's tax avoidance strategies. In 2013, the company was accused of using offshore tax havens to avoid paying billions of dollars in taxes.
Brin is an avid pilot and owns several aircraft, including a Cirrus SR22 and a Boeing 767-200. He is also an investor in several startups, including the electric car company Tesla Motors.
Brin is a board member of the X Prize Foundation, a non-profit organization that encourages technological innovation. He is also a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.