> Sergey Mikhailovich Brin (Russian: Сергей Михайлович Брин; born August 21, 1973) is an American business magnate who co-founded [[Google]] with [[Larry Page]]. Brin was the president of [[Google]]'s parent company, Alphabet Inc., until stepping down from the role on December 3, 2019. He and Page remain at Alphabet as co-founders, controlling shareholders and board members. As of May 2023, Brin is the 10th-richest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of $93.2 billion. Brin emigrated to the United States from the Soviet Union at the age of six. He earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Maryland, College Park, following in his father's and grandfather's footsteps by studying mathematics as well as computer science. After graduation, he enrolled in Stanford University to acquire a PhD in computer science. There he met Page, with whom he built a web search engine. The program became popular at Stanford, and they suspended their PhD studies to start up [[Google]] in Susan Wojcicki's garage in Menlo Park. > > [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey%20Brin)