Larry Ellison is the co-founder, executive chairman, and chief technology officer of Oracle Corporation. He has been deeply involved with Oracle since its founding in 1977, serving as its CEO until 2014, after which he transitioned to his current roles. Ellison remains a major shareholder and influential leader at Oracle, steering the company especially in cloud computing and artificial intelligence infrastructure. He played a key role in Oracle's recent growth driven by AI demand and Oracle's cloud business. Besides his business endeavors, Ellison owns 98% of Lānaʻi, a Hawaiian island, and has interests in sailing and sports. He briefly became the world's richest person in 2025 due to Oracle's stock surge and is still very active in shaping the company's future.