Larry's World

Oracle Team USA's comeback from an 8-1 deficit to capture the America's Cup was another feather in the cap for Larry Ellison, the richest and oldest member of the Bay Area billionaires' club. Over the past 35 years Oracle Corporation, which Ellison founded, has brushed aside and absorbed former high-fliers like Siebel Systems, PeopleSoft, and Sun Microsystems.

Last year he acquired most of the Island of Lanai and is transforming it into a laboratory for eco-friendly ways to live.

Oracle Team USA's come-from-behind victory was historic not only in the history of yachting but of all sports. For Larry Ellison it's just another chapter in a unique bio that includes both curfew violations for flying his Gulfstream over San Jose residences and a promise to donate most of his estate to charity. At the still-vigorous age of 69, Larry Ellison doesn't appear to be done yet. © 2013 Stephen Yuen