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Category: Public Figure — Corporate Executive and Board Chair Role: Executive Chairman, Chief Technology Officer, and Co-Founder, Oracle Corporation Board Tenure: 1977 (founding) – present Committee Memberships: Executive Committee Profile Type: Board Member Accountability — Anchor B (Documented Organizational Leadership)

> Basis for Inclusion: Larry Ellison holds a documented governance and executive leadership role at Oracle Corporation. Oracle Corporation is a major enterprise software and cloud computing company and made documented political donations to Trump-aligned entities. Oracle has significant U.S. federal government cloud computing contracts (including classified government cloud), is significantly affected by federal IT procurement policy, and Ellison has had documented personal and financial relationships with the Trump administration, including the TikTok acquisition discussions. This profile documents factual governance and political relationships, not personal political views unrelated to his business role.

> Subject Classification: Public Figure / Corporate Executive. His executive role, board leadership, and government relationships are matters of public record.

> What is NOT the basis for inclusion: Personal political opinions unrelated to his business role or protected speech are NOT the basis for inclusion. The basis includes documented personal interactions with the Trump administration and Oracle’s government contracting interests that create potential conflicts of interest meriting public accountability.

Biographical Overview

Lawrence Joseph Ellison co-founded Oracle Corporation in 1977 and has served as its CEO for most of its history, transitioning to Executive Chairman and CTO in 2014. He is one of the wealthiest people in the world, with a net worth consistently ranked among the top five globally. Ellison is known for his competitive instincts, his ownership of the island of Lanai in Hawaii, and his interest in healthcare through his philanthropic activities. He has maintained an active role in Oracle’s technology strategy and product direction despite stepping down from the day-to-day CEO role.

Documented Trump Administration Relationships: In January 2025, Ellison hosted a press conference at Mar-a-Lago alongside President Trump, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to announce the “Stargate” AI infrastructure investment initiative — a $500 billion commitment to build AI data centers in the United States. Ellison’s participation in this announcement, and Oracle’s role as a Stargate project partner, represents a direct and documented financial relationship between Oracle’s corporate interests and Trump administration AI policy. Ellison was also reportedly involved in discussions about a potential TikTok acquisition and Oracle’s role in managing TikTok’s U.S. data operations. These represent documented business-level relationships with the Trump administration, not political endorsements.

Board Role and Governance Authority

  • Company: Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL)
  • Board tenure: 1977 (founding) – present; Executive Chairman since 2014
  • Role: Founder, Executive Chairman, and CTO — the largest individual shareholder with controlling influence over board composition and strategic direction

Other Current Board Memberships (if applicable)

Ellison’s primary professional role is at Oracle. He has served on the boards of various technology companies including Tesla.

Parent Corporate Donor Profile

This profile is a governance-accountability companion to the Oracle Corporation corporate donor profile.

UFC Freedom 250 — White House Event (June 14, 2026)

See canonical record: UFC Freedom 250 — White House Event.

Larry Ellison is a director of Oracle Corporation; Oracle CEO Safra Catz is concurrently a director of Paramount Skydance Corporation (broadcast partner for UFC Freedom 250). The board-level connection is documented; no Oracle board action regarding the Hokit remark or the federal-property event has been reported as of June 16, 2026.

Cross-references: Paramount Skydance Corporation — Corporate Accountability Profile; [[profiles/safra-catz-board-member-profile]]; Oracle — Corporate Donor Profile.

Sources

  • Oracle Corporation DEF 14A Proxy Statement, 2025; SEC EDGAR
  • Stargate AI announcement, The White House / Oracle press release, January 2025 (public)
  • Reporting on TikTok acquisition discussions, 2024–2025 (public record)
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