Eric E. Schmidt, Chairman and CEO of Google Inc and a member of the Board of Directors of Apple Computer.

Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden holds a bilateral meeting with Eric Schmidt, before attending the Global Emerging Technology Summit in Washington D.C. Picture by Kirsty O'Connor/Cabinet Office.

Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden holds a bilateral meeting with Eric Schmidt, before attending the Global Emerging Technology Summit in Washington D.C. Picture by Kirsty O'Connor/Cabinet Office.

Eric E. Schmidt opening Google Zeitgeist 2012.

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter gives Eric Schmidt, software engineer, businessman, as well as the executive chairman of Alphabet Inc. and head of the Defense Innovation Advisory Board a tour of his office at the Pentagon, March 14, 2016. (DoD photo by Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)(Released)

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter meets with SD meets with Eric Schmidt, software engineer, businessman, as well as the executive chairman of Alphabet Inc. at the Pentagon, March 14, 2016. (DoD photo by Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)(Released)

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter gives Eric Schmidt, software engineer, businessman, as well as the executive chairman of Alphabet Inc. and head of the Defense Innovation Advisory Board a tour of his office at the Pentagon, March 14, 2016. (DoD photo by Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)(Released)

Ash Carter and Eric Schmidt meet.

Eric Schmidt and Wendy Schmidt, 2024.

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter speaks with members of the Defense Innovation Board Oct. 5, 2016, at the Pentagon in Arlington, VA (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley)