FormerStepped Down to CTO · Sep 18, 2014
Rank #6 Globally
Quick Answer & Tenure Summary
Larry Ellison served as Co-Founder & CEO of Oracle for a verified duration of 37 years 3 months (13,608 days), from Jun 16, 1977 until Sep 18, 2014. During this tenure, Larry Ellison guided Oracle across major corporate milestones before departing by stepped down.
In Office
37 years 3 months
13,608 days
Start Date
Jun 16, 1977
Appointed 1977
End Date
Sep 18, 2014
stepped down
Age at Appointment
32 years old
Born Aug 17, 1944
Executive Succession & Corporate Facts
- Predecessor
- None (Founding CEO)
- Successor
- Interim / Search in progress
- Global Tenure Rank
- #6 Longest-Serving CEO in Database (View Full Rankings →)
- Company Founded
- Jun 16, 1977 (Austin, Texas)
- Known Aliases
- Lawrence J. Ellison
Tenure Milestones & Transition Timeline
Jun 16, 1977Source ↗
Software Development Laboratories Founded
Co-founded the database software company that became Oracle Corporation.
Mar 12, 1986Source ↗
Oracle NASDAQ IPO
Led Oracle to its initial public offering on NASDAQ, achieving rapid enterprise database adoption.
Sep 18, 2014Source ↗
Stepped Down as CEO
Transitioned to Executive Chairman and Chief Technology Officer after 37 years and 3 months.
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