Hasso Plattner & family
$12.42B
as of 07/05/24
About Hasso Plattner & family
Hasso Plattner and four colleagues left IBM in 1972 to launch German enterprise software company SAP, which went public in 1988.
He has served as chairman of the SAP supervisory board since May 2003, when he stepped down as CEO.
His nonprofit Hasso Plattner Institute focuses on research and teaching in IT systems engineering, offering degree programs and free online courses.
The institute has established Design Thinking schools at the University of Potsdam, Stanford University and the University of Cape Town.
A signee of the Giving Pledge, Plattner has supported HIV/AIDS and TB prevention, youth care and education, and conservation research in Africa.
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Citizenship
GermanySource of wealth
SoftwareResidence
Heidelberg, GermanyMarital status
MarriedBirth date
01/21/44 (age 80)Number of children
2Education
Master of Science, University of KarlsruheSelf-made
self-madeHasso Plattner & family’s fortune is worth
207K
troy ounces of gold
191K
median U.S. household
124K
median U.S. income
0.248%
U.S. credit card volume
0.05%
GDP of the United States
0.037%
United States debt
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Did you know?
The Plattner-funded Museum Barberini in Potsdam, which opened in 2017, features his extensive collection of impressionist and modernist works.
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