Eric Schmidt
software engineer, businessman, former Google CEO
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Eric Schmidt is a California-based technology executive and software engineer, born in 1955, with an estimated net worth of ~$12.9B Wikidata. He is described as a former Google CEO and businessman, and the SEC data shows extensive filing activity tied to his holdings and ownership interests Wikidata SEC EDGAR.
Business & SEC Activity
Schmidt’s wealth is tied to technology leadership, including his role as former CEO of Google Wikidata. SEC records show 1,000 total filings and 998 insider filings, including repeated Schedule 13G/A amendments, which are filings used to report significant ownership stakes and updates to those stakes SEC EDGAR. Recent filings also include Form 4 submissions, which report insider transactions in company securities SEC EDGAR.
Philanthropy
The Schmidt Family Foundation reported $1,106,545 in grants paid in tax year 2023 and $8,803,930 in assets ProPublica 990. Two other family foundations listed in the data, the John Schmidt Foundation and Geoffrey Schmidt Foundation, also reported grants paid, bringing total grants across the three foundations to $2,804,320 and total foundation assets to $10,154,894 ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC records show 100 contributions totaling $2,934.82 in the listed date range FEC. The largest recipients were ACTBLUE, the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association Rural Broadband PAC, and the DSCC, and the party breakdown shows $695 to Democrats, $23.75 to Republicans, and $2,216.07 to PACs or other recipients FEC.
In the News
Recent articles connect Schmidt to space and academic projects. Scientific American reported that Relativity Space, linked to Schmidt, was selected for an upcoming NASA Mars orbiter mission, and Princeton reported the groundbreaking for Eric and Wendy Schmidt Hall for computer science NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
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Associated Companies
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Recent Insider Filings
Score Breakdown
The PBS is a weighted average of 2 components. The formula is open and versioned — the weight percentages below show how much each component contributes to the final score.
Evidenced charitable giving — built on what they actually give each year, not parked assets. Dominated by generosity (annual giving relative to net worth — the share of your fortune you give), plus the absolute scale of that giving, plus a small nudge for signing the Giving Pledge (a commitment, not a realized action).
Data: ProPublica 990 charitable disbursements, net worth, The Giving Pledge registry
How much sourced, public accountability data exists — net worth, political contributions, SEC filings, foundation 990s, news coverage, and a verified profile. More public disclosure scores higher.
Data: FEC, SEC EDGAR, ProPublica 990s, GDELT / NewsAPI, Wikidata
Formula (v2): PBS = 65% x Philanthropy + 35% x Transparency
Scored on 6/23/2026 on a 0–100 scale. The score uses only the signals we have populated data for. Goal Impact, Controversy, and Community Approval are deferred until that data exists — Phase 1 goal adoption, controversy detection, and community votes respectively.
All data is sourced from public records. Each section links to its original source. View on Wikidata