#55 James Goodnight |
Medio: forbes.com |
Fuente: Internet Tipo de nota: Nota común |
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CEO, SAS Institute REAL TIME NET WORTH $9.3B as of 2/25/19 James Goodnight cofounded the analytics software firm SAS in 1976 with John Sall, whom he met while a PhD student at North Carolina State University. Goodnight has been at the helm since the company's inception, when its software was developed to analyze agricultural data. Its products are now used by more than 83,000 organizations around the world, and 2017 revenue was $3.24 billion. Goodnight and Sall, also a billionaire, founded private school Cary Academy together and co-own a country club and a hotel. |
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ON FORBES LISTS #55 Forbes 400 2018 The Richest Person In Every State 2018 #172 Billionaires 2018 #30 Richest In Tech 2017 The Richest Person In America’s 50 Largest Cities 2016 STATS AGE76 SOURCE OF WEALTH software, Self Made SELF-MADE SCORE 8 PHILANTHROPY SCORE 3 RESIDENCE Cary, North Carolina CITIZENSHIP United States MARITAL STATUS Married CHILDREN 3 EDUCATION Bachelor of Arts/Science, North Carolina State University; Doctorate, North Carolina State University; Master of Science, North Carolina State University DID YOU KNOW Goodnight considered taking SAS public in 1999 while the dotcom boom approached its peak, but resisted the urge and avoided the steep market drop. Ninety-five percent of my assets drive out the gate every evening. It's my job to maintain a work environment that keeps those people coming back every morning. James Goodnight. |