Larry Ellison

{ "bio": [ "Larry Ellison is chairman, chief technology officer and cofounder of software giant Oracle, of which he owns roughly 40%.", "Ellison gave up the Oracle CEO role in 2014 after 37 years at the helm.", "In September 2025, he became the second person ever worth more than $400 billion, thanks to an AI-driven boom in Oracle's stock price.", "In 2012, he bought nearly all of the Hawaii island of Lanai for $300 million.", "Ellison sat on Tesla's board from 2018 to 2022. He owned 45 million split-adjusted shares before stepping down as a director.", "Ellison also owns nearly 50% of media giant Paramount Skydance, which formed after the nearly $28 billion (enterprise value) merger of Paramount and his son David's Skydance in August 2025." ], "about": [ "Ellison never finished college. He started out building databases for the CIA.", "Daughter Megan has financed films such as Zero Dark Thirty and American Hustle; son David produced mainstream movies like The Terminator and Mission: Impossible." ] }