Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt, 70, spotted with 27-year-old daughter of German politician: report
Eric Schmidt, the 70-year-old billionaire and former Google CEO, is romantically linked to a model more than four decades his junior — the New York-based daughter of Bavaria’s powerful minister-president, according to a report.Gloria-Sophie Burkandt, 27, who is believed to be working on her PhD thesis in the Big Apple, was seen alongside Schmidt at the World Economic Forum in Davos last month, according to German daily Bild.“Who is the woman Eric Schmidt (70) has fallen in love with?” read a Bild headline, which ran with a photo of Burkandt wearing a dirndl — traditional Bavarian dress typically worn at Oktoberfest and other folk festivals.“Who is the woman who appeared at the side of tech billionaire Eric Schmidt and is now captivating all of America?” the outlet wrote.A rep for Schmidt declined to comment.Burkandt was not immediately available for comment.A source close to the former Google boss told The Post that while Burkandt was part of Schmidt’s entourage in Davos, “this is just a friendship, not a relationship.”“Gloria-Sophie Burkandt, the daughter of Bavarian Minister-President Markus Söder, is far more than a friend of the former Google CEO,” Bild reported, adding that she has “an impressive background as an economist, model, and author.”The German tabloid noted that Burkandt splits her time among New York, Los Angeles and Germany, moving comfortably in elite political, business and cultural circles.Property records obtained by The Post indicate that Burkandt is residing in a luxury rental apartment tower in Midtown South.Burkandt completed undergraduate studies in business management and economics and later earned a master’s degree in business management, according to published reports.Her international modeling résumé includes appearances in Vogue Turkey.Burkandt has also written for Teen Vogue, including a December 2022 article in which she said she had “experienced sexual harassment, assault and sexual coercion in my...