Eric Schmidt on its list of the 50 most important people on the Web, along with Google co-founders Page and Brin. Schmidt is one of a few people who became billionaires (in United States dollars) based on stock options received as employees in corporations of which they were neither the founders nor relatives of the founders. In its 2011 'World's Billionaires' list, "Forbes" ranked Schmidt as the 136th-richest person in the world, with an estimated wealth of $7 billion. On 20 January 2011, Google announced that Schmidt would step down as the CEO of Google but continue as the executive chairman of
Robert Crants (CEO) Robert Crants (CEO) Robert Crants (born 1944) is an American businessman. He is a co-founder of the Corrections Corporation of America. He served as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 1994 to 1999. Doctor Robert Crants was born on November 17, 1944 in Salamanca, New York. His mother gave him the first name of "Doctor", but he has not generally used it as an adult. He is one quarter Seneca from his maternal side, and he grew up on a Seneca reservation in New York. He was educated at Lansing Central High School. He graduated from the United States