Eric Schmidt, who led Google’s transformation into a tech giant, has left the company

Schmidt exited as a technical advisor at Google parent company Alphabet in February.

Eric Schmidt, who drove Google’s transformation from Silicon Valley start-up to global titan, is no longer an adviser to the search giant and its parent Alphabet, marking another milestone in recent personnel shake ups that have seen the company’s old guard bow out.

Schmidt, tapped as Google’s CEO in 2001, left his role as a technical advisor in February, according to a person familiar with the situation. His exit ends a 19-year tenure at Google. It comes three years after Schmidt said he was stepping down as executive chairman and would no longer serve in an operational role. […]

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