Google CEO advises right wing, too--in the U.K.
Eric Schmidt is advising the U.K.'s Conservative Party on international business matters.
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Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt advised Barack Obama during his presidential campaign, but apparently he's willing to diversify when it comes to his influence.
Schmidt will be international business adviser to the U.K.'s Conservative Party, according to leader David Cameron, the Associated Press reported Monday.
It's not his first time in the group's orbit. Schmidt gave a speech at a U.K. Conservative Party event in 2006, too.
Another adviser is Christopher Gent, the former CEO of mobile phone network giant Vodafone, according to the report.