Schmidt vs Jindal

Alphabet (Google) and JSW Steel.

The differences

Forbes puts Savitri Jindal about $0.3B ahead of Eric Schmidt.Forbes figures from 9 Oct 2026 and 9 Oct 2026.
Eric Schmidt: built it up. Savitri Jindal: through marriage.
Savitri Jindal is about 5 years older than Eric Schmidt.
Eric Schmidt is from United States; Savitri Jindal is from India.

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Schmidt

Jindal

Net worth, Forbes: $38BForbes, 9 Oct 2026; $38.3BForbes, 9 Oct 2026
Net worth, Bloomberg: $58.9BBloomberg, 11 Oct 2026; $32.7BBloomberg, 17 Oct 2026
Forbes rank: No. 58Real-Time list, 9 Oct 2026; No. 55Real-Time list, 9 Oct 2026
Billionaire since: Not stated; Not stated

How it started: Built it upNot a founder: joined Google as board chairman in March 2001, then CEO from 2001 to 2011; his fortune is mostly the Alphabet stock he acquired there; Through marriageTook over as chair of the O.P. Jindal Group and control of her husband's stake after his death in 2005; he founded the group in 1952
Main source: Alphabet stockBloomberg: 'The majority of Eric Schmidt's fortune is derived from a 1% economic interest in Alphabet'; O.P. Jindal Group: stakes in JSW Steel, JSW Energy, Jindal Steel & Power, Jindal Stainless, Jindal Saw, JSW Infrastructure and JSW Holdings
Companies: Alphabet (Google), Relativity SpaceAlphabet (Google): None; former CEO and chairman; Relativity Space: CEO and executive chairman; JSW Steel, Jindal StainlessJSW Steel: None stated; run by her son Sajjan Jindal; Jindal Stainless: Chairperson emeritus of the O.P. Jindal Group, listed on the board page
Biggest stake: Alphabet (Google)1% owned; JSW SteelStake not stated

Born: 27 Apr 1955Washington, D.C., United States; 20 Mar 1950Tinsukia, Assam, India
Country: United StatesLives in Atherton, California, United States; IndiaLives in Hisar, India
Education: Graduate degreeBS electrical engineering, Princeton (1976); MS (1979) and PhD (1982) in computer science, University of California, Berkeley; No universityMatriculation
Parents: Grew up in Blacksburg, Virginia, where his father Wilson Schmidt was a professor of economics at Virginia Tech; Not stated

Giving Pledge: Not a signer; Not a signer
Foundation: Schmidt Family FoundationWith his wife Wendy he also founded Schmidt Ocean Institute, Schmidt Futures (2017) and Schmidt Sciences (2024); Not stated
Lifetime giving: $2BForbes, date not stated. Forbes: Wendy Schmidt 'has helped direct more than $2 billion in philanthropy alongside her husband Eric'; a joint figure, undated; Not stated

Role now: Runs the companyCEO and executive chairman of Relativity Space; Chair of the boardChairperson emeritus of the O.P. Jindal Group; member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly for Hisar
Successor: Larry Page took back the Google CEO job from him in 2011No Schmidt family member is named in a Google executive role; Her four sons run the group's companies independently: Prithviraj (Jindal Saw), Sajjan (JSW Group), Ratan (Jindal Stainless) and Naveen (Jindal Steel)
Public office: Member, President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology; Chairman, Defense Innovation Board (US Department of Defense); Chairman, US National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence; Member, NASA National Space Council User Advisory Group2009-2017; 2016-2020; three years, including 2020; two years, including 2020; Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly for Hisar; Haryana power minister; Haryana minister of state for revenue, disaster management, rehabilitation and housing; Haryana minister for urban local bodies; Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly for Hisar2005-2014; until 2009; 2006; 2013; 2024-
Legal record: None found; 2013: Punjab and Haryana High CourtThe court directed her to vacate her official residence, held after her term as power minister ended in 2009, and imposed a penalty.