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Sergey Brin
Sergey Brin
Born Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin
Russian: Серге́й Миха́йлович Брин
August 21, 1973
Moscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Residence Los Altos, California, U.S.
Nationality American
Ethnicity Jewish
Alma mater University of Maryland (B.S. 1993)
Stanford University (M.S. 1995)
Occupation Computer scientist, Internet entrepreneur
Known for Co-founder of Google
Salary $1[1]Net worth US$ 18.7 billion (2012)[1]Spouse Anne Wojcicki[2]Children 1
SignatureWebsiteGoogle.com - Sergey Brin [3]Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin (Russian: Сергей Михайлович Брин; born August 21, 1973) is a Russian-born
American computer scientist and Internet entrepreneur who, with Larry Page, co-founded Google, one of the most
profitable Internet companies.[4][5] As of 2012, his personal wealth is estimated to be $18.7 billion.[1]
Brin immigrated to the United States from the Soviet Union at the age of six. He earned his undergraduate degree at
the University of Maryland, following in his father's and grandfather's footsteps by studying mathematics, as well as
computer science. After graduation, he moved to Stanford University to acquire a Ph.D in computer science. There
he met Larry Page, with whom he later became friends. They crammed their dormitory room with inexpensive
computers and applied Brin's data mining system to build a superior search engine. The program became popular at
Stanford and they suspended their PhD studies to start up Google in a rented garage.
The Economist magazine referred to Brin as an "Enlightenment Man", and someone who believes that "knowledge is
always good, and certainly always better than ignorance", a philosophy that is summed up by Google’s motto of