Lawrence Joseph EllisonBiography,

Lawrence Ellison's Birth Name : Lawrence Joseph Ellison
Lawrence Ellison's Nick Name : "Larry" Ellison
Lawrence Ellison's Birth Date : 17-Aug-1944(1944-08-17) (age 65)
Lawrence Ellison's Birth Place : Bronx, Manhattan, New York, USA
Lawrence Ellison's Residence : (Redwood City, CA) United States of America
Lawrence Ellison's Citizenship : USA
Lawrence Ellison's Gender : Male
Lawrence Ellison's Religion : Jewish
Lawrence Ellison's Race or Ethnicity : White
Lawrence Ellison's Sexual orientation : Straight
Lawrence Ellison's Occupation : Businessman, Co-founder and CEO, Oracle Corporation
Lawrence Ellison's Nationality: United States
Lawrence Ellison's Executive summary : CEO of Oracle
Lawrence Ellison's Salary : $1,000,000
Lawrence Ellison's Total Annual Compensation : $1,000,000
Lawrence Ellison's Net worth : US$25.0 billion
Lawrence Ellison's Famous for : being the founder and billionaire CEO of the technology company Oracle. Ellison is one of the richest people in the world and
founded the Ellison Medical Foundation.
Lawrence Ellison's Industry : Software
Lawrence Ellison's Address: Oracle Corporation, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, California 94065

Lawrence Ellison's Cars and Jets :
Larry's fleet of cars includes his favorite Acura NSX, an Audi R8 and a McLaren F1.
Lawrence J Ellison Private Jet
Larry's collection includes fighter jets and some exotic aircraft. In 2001, he obtained a personal waiver from the San Jose Mineta International Airport that allowed him to take off and land late in the night at will.

Lawrence Ellison's Family Detail :
Lawrence Ellison's Mother Name : Florence Spellman (unwed mother, at age 19)
Lawrence Ellison's Father Name : Louis Ellison (adoptive father)
Lawrence Ellison's Mother Name : Lillian Ellison (adoptive mother)
Lawrence Ellison's Wife Name : Adda Quinn (Married 1967, Divorce 1974)
Lawrence Ellison's Wife Name : Nancy Wheeler (Married 1977, Divorce 1979)
Lawrence Ellison's Wife Name : Barbara Boothe (Married 1983, Divorce 1987)
Lawrence Ellison's Childrens From Barbara Boothe : 2
Lawrence Ellison's Son Name : David Ellison(DOb : January 1983)
Lawrence Ellison's Daughter Name : Margaret Elizabeth (DOB : December 1986)
Lawrence Ellison's Wife Name : Melanie Craft (romance novelist, Married 18-Dec-2003)
Lawrence Ellison's Childrens From Melanie Craft : 3
Lawrence Ellison's Girlfriend Name : Adelyn Lee

Lawrence Ellison's Education :
High School: South Shore High School, Chicago, IL
University: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (two years, dropped out)
University: University of Chicago (one quarter, dropped out)

Lawrence Ellison's Quote :
"If the Internet turns out not to be the future of computing, we're toast. But if it is, we're golden." -Lawrence J. Ellison

Lawrence Ellison's BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERSHIPS :
Director - Hyperion Solutions Corp. - 2007-Present
Former Director, Member of Audit Committee, Member of Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and Member of Compensation
Committee - Stellent Inc. - 2006-Present
Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Director - Oracle Corp. - 1995-2004
Former Director - Quark Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - 1995-2004
Co-Chairman - Pillar Data Systems, Inc. - 1995-2004
Co-founder and Director - Knowledge Universe - 1995-2004
Chairman and Chief Excutive Officer - nCUBE Corporation - 1995-2004
Director - SuperGen Inc. - 1995-2004
Director - Spring Group plc - 1995-2004

Lawrence Ellison's Trivia :
He was born out of wedlock to a 19-year-old girl, and was raised by her aunt.
Founded Oracle in 1977, putting up a mere $2000 of his own money. Took it public in 1986, a day before Microsoft.
Purchased 21 firms for more than $19 billion since the beginning of 2006.
In 2004, Forbes reported his net worth at around $13.7 billion, making him one of the 10 richest people in the U.S.
Ellison is a certified pilot and has owned several unusual aircraft, including fighter jets.
Still yearning to win yachting's most prestigious trophy, the America's Cup. Lost in 2007 to Luna Rossi.

Lawrence Ellison's Career Highlights :
Precision Instruments, 1976–1977, vice president, research and development; Software Development Laboratories (Oracle Corporation), 1977–, chief executive officer; Oracle Corporation, 1978–1996, president; 1990–1992, 1995–2004, chairman.

Lawrence Ellison's Awards :
Entrepreneur of the Year, Harvard Business School, 1990; Science Applications International Corporation Information Technology Leadership Award, Smithsonian Institution, 1994.