The rise of Google, the rise of Facebook, the rise of Apple, I think are proof that there is a place for computer science as something that solves problems that people face every day.

Schmidt left Novell after the acquisition of Cambridge Technology Partners. Schmidt had legal responsibilities typically assigned to the CEO of a public company and focused on management of the vice presidents and the sales organization. He succeeded founding chairman James Fallows in 2008.

Eric Emerson Schmidt (born April 27 1955) is an American software engineer businessman and the Executive Chairman of Google. 5 billion.