Lawrence Joseph "
Larry"
Ellison (born August 17, 1944) is an American
internet entrepreneur,
businessman and
philanthropist. He serves as executive chairman and chief technology officer of
Oracle Corporation, having previously been chief executive from its founding until September 2014. In 2014, he was listed by
Forbes magazine as the
third-wealthiest man in America and as the fifth-wealthiest person in the world, with a fortune of .