Who is Eric Schmidt? Meet ex-Google CEO whose 1% Anthropic stake could push his fortune close to $80 billion

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is among the early investors in artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, holding an approximately 1% stake in the company, according to a Bloomberg report. His investment, made when the company was valued at just $461 million in 2021, could translate into one of the biggest individual fortunes from Anthropic's anticipated initial public offering (IPO).Schmidt invested tens of millions of dollars in Anthropic's Series A funding round, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter who requested…