Sergey Brin
Co-founder of Google; Alphabet board member, working on Gemini.
At a glance
What they own
Holds stakes in Alphabet (25% of votes).
Roles
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- Sergey Brin co-founded Google with Larry Page while a Stanford graduate student.
- He was president of Alphabet until December 2019.
- He came out of retirement in 2023 to work on AI at Alphabet.
- In 2026 Demis Hassabis said Brin has been programming on the Gemini models.
Why it matters
- For anyone following Google or Gemini: he is hands-on in its AI work and, with Larry Page, holds voting control of Alphabet.
Key facts
- Current role
- Alphabet board member and co-founder; works on AI at Alphabet since 20231
- Born
- August 21, 1973, Moscow, Soviet Union1
- Education
- University of Maryland (BS, computer science, 1993); Stanford University (MS, computer science, 1995); left his Stanford PhD to start Google1
- Met Larry Page at Stanford in 1995; Google Inc. was formed in August 19982
- Alphabet president
- From 2015 to December 20193
- Gemini
- "Sergey has been in the weeds, programming", Demis Hassabis said in February 20265
- Other
- Backer of the airship maker LTA Research; appointed to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology in March 20261
- Net worth
- US$264.9 billion (August 2026)1
What they own
Shareholder in
- Alphabet25% of votes
as of Apr 2026 · 25.3% of the votes (42.9% of Class B shares), April 2026 source on Alphabet
Roles
On the board of
Connections
Related
- Larry PagePerson
co-founded Google together; met at Stanford in 1995 source on Larry Page
Links
Sources
- Sergey Brin (Wikipedia) (opens en.wikipedia.org)
- Our story (Google) (opens about.google)
- 2015 Founders' Letter (Alphabet) (opens abc.xyz)
- A letter from Larry and Sergey (Google blog), December 3, 2019 (opens blog.google)
- Google's Gemini boss on the founders' return (Fortune), February 12, 2026 (opens fortune.com)
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