Who was the CEO of Sun Microsystems when it was acquired by Oracle in 2010?

Jonathan Schwartz was the CEO of Sun Microsystems when Oracle completed its acquisition of the company in 2010.

Schwartz became Sun’s CEO in April 2006, succeeding Scott McNealy. He led the company during a difficult period for its hardware business, while Sun continued promoting Java, Solaris, and other software technologies. Under his leadership, Sun pursued strategic options that ultimately included selling the company.

Oracle announced its agreement to acquire Sun on April 20, 2009, after negotiations involving several potential buyers. Regulatory review delayed the transaction, particularly because Oracle would gain control of MySQL, but the acquisition was completed on January 27, 2010, for approximately $7.4 billion. Schwartz resigned shortly afterward, on February 4, 2010.

A common mix-up is choosing Scott McNealy, Sun’s long-serving previous CEO, or naming Sun co-founder Bill Joy. Andy Bechtolsheim was also a major Sun figure, but neither he nor Joy was CEO at the time Oracle bought the company.