Gerda Tschira
$5.56B
as of 10/04/24
About Gerda Tschira
Gerda Tschira is the widow of Klaus Tschira, the software pioneer who cofounded SAP (Systems, Applications, Products) in 1972.
She and her two billionaire sons inherited Klaus Tschira's stake in SAP when he died in 2015. Klaus retired from the company in 1998 and left its board in 2007.
His sons carry on the activities of the Klaus Tschira Foundation, which promotes learning in natural sciences, mathematics and computer science.
His sons carry on the activities of the Klaus Tschira Foundation, which promotes learning in natural sciences, mathematics and computer science.
The foundation, one of Germany's largest philanthropies, has awarded more than $740 million in cash grants and in-kind donations.
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GermanySource of wealth
softwareResidence
GermanySelf-made
inheritedGerda Tschira’s fortune is worth
93K
troy ounces of gold
85K
median U.S. household
56K
median U.S. income
0.111%
U.S. credit card volume
0.022%
GDP of the United States
0.016%
United States debt
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