Oracle founder unveils campus plans in Nashville: ‘Center of our future’

Oracle Corp. co-founder Larry Ellison revealed Tuesday that the software giant’s long-term plan for its 70-acre riverfront estate in downtown Nashville is a “world headquarters.”

Ellison made his comments during a fireside chat with former U.S. Senator and longtime Nashville businessman and physician Bill Frist at the Oracle Health Summit. The conference was held at the Conrad Nashville Hotel.

“In the places you’ve lived and the worlds you’ve traveled, why did you choose Nashville to make this commitment?” Frist asked Ellison during a discussion about improving healthcare technologies.

Ellison said Nashville’s prominent healthcare sector is a big draw for the company due to its increasing emphasis on healthcare software products.

“Nashville is already a health center,” Ellison said. “We are moving this massive campus, which will eventually become our international headquarters, to Nashville.”

After making the statement, he mentioned the governor of Texas and said, “I shouldn’t have said that.” Oracle is headquartered in Austin, Texas. Oracle officials have previously said the Nashville and Austin campuses will both be U.S. headquarters.

The decision to build an office campus in Nashville was also influenced by employee surveys, he said.

“We want to be in a health center and we want to be in a community and I use that word very precisely. We want to be part of a community where people want to live. Nashville is a great place to live. It’s a great place to live.” It’s a place to raise a family. It has a unique and vibrant culture. As we surveyed our employees, Nashville ticked all the boxes. It is the center of the sector we are most concerned about, which is healthcare.”

Ellison also said his son, David Ellison, spends most of his time in Nashville and loves the city.

Ellison shared insights into the design plans for the large parcel of land the company purchased in 2021 for approximately $250 million. Construction on the offices hasn’t started yet, but Metro Nashville leaders have struck a deal in which the company would invest in a pedestrian bridge connecting the two sides of the river. river. It’s not clear when the bridge will be built, but company officials initially said the offices would be open and operational by 2030.

Ellison also shared new insights into the vision for the country.

“We found this beautiful campus right on the river. It’s not going to look like a corporate campus at all. What we’re building is a park. First a park with buildings in it. Those buildings are not just office buildings and include a community clinic with the very latest versions of our software,” he said.

“There will be a concert venue, a lake with a floating stage where we can hold concerts for the community. We want to be part of the community. Our people love it here and we think this is the center of our future.”

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