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28 Mar 07

he became an honors graduate from the University of Michigan, where he earned a
bachelor of science degree in engineering, with a concentration on computer
engineering.
Larry's love of computers began at age six.
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- Co-founders Larry Page, president of Products, and Sergey Brin, president of Technology, brought Google to life in September 1998. Since then, the company has grown to more than 10,000 employees worldwide, with a management team that represents some of the most experienced technology professionals in the industry. Dr. Eric Schmidt joined Google as chairman and chief executive officer in 2001.
- Shona Brown
  
  Senior Vice President, Business Operations
- Dr. Eric Schmidt
  
  Chairman of the Executive Committee and Chief Executive Officer
- Larry Page
  
  Co-Founder & President, Products
- Sergey Brin
  
  Co-Founder & President, Technology
- Larry Page was Google's founding CEO and grew the company to more than 200 employees and profitability before moving into his role as President, Products in April 2001.
- Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin recruited Eric Schmidt from Novell, where he led that company's strategic planning, management and technology development as chairman and CEO.

Google has created services and tools for the general public and business environment alike, including Web applications, advertising networks and solutions for businesses.
While the company's primary market is in the web content arena, Google has begun to experiment with other markets, such as radio and print publications. On January 17, 2006, Google announced that it had purchased the radio advertising company dMarc, which provides an automated system that allows companies to advertise on the radio.^[27]
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- Like most large corporations, Google's businesses have drawn some controversy, such as copyright disputes in its book search project, or accusations of censorship of search results as it works with countries such as France, Germany, and China. Additionally, in the post September 11 era, several governments have raised concerns about the security risks posed by geographic details provided by Google Earth's satellite imaging.^[5]