Sergey Brin No:26 Billionaire 2009

Net Worth:$12.0 bil
Fortune:self made
Source:Google
Age:35
Country Of Citizenship:United States
Residence:Palo Alto, California
Industry:Internet
Education:University of Maryland, Bachelor of Arts / Science, Stanford University, Master of Science
Marital Status:married, 1 child



Google cofounder continues to dominate search business despite facing strong headwinds. Stock down 30% in past 6 months, slicing $3.9 billion from personal balance sheet. Company posted better-than-expected earnings in January; trimmed staff and employee perks. Added oceans to Google Earth, but pulled the plug on radio and print ad projects. Android phone has had mixed reviews. Professor's son emigrated from Russia, met partner Larry Page in computer science Ph.D. program at Stanford. Duo dropped out in 1998 to start Google from friend's garage. Initial financing came from angel investors K. Ram Shriram, Andy von Bechtolsheim, professor David Cheriton. Venture capital firms Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Sequoia Capital pitched in $25 million. Longtime tech exec Eric Schmidt brought on 2001; took company public 2004. Sales: $21.8 billion. Net margins: 19%. Brin focuses on Google's technology sector.