Jack Dangermond
$9.86B
$91.5M (0.9%)
as of 11/22/24
About Jack Dangermond
Jack Dangermond founded Esri, the industry leader in GIS technology, a specialized software used for creating digital maps.
He founded the company in 1969 with $1,100 in personal savings and is thought of as the godfather of digital mapping technology.
Esri has about a 40% share of the global geographic information system market.
Esri has pledged $1 billion worth of free GIS Software to all American K-12 schools.
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Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
Mapping softwareResidence
Redlands, CaliforniaMarital status
MarriedBirth date
07/23/45 (age 79)Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, California State Polytechnical University; Master of Science, Harvard University; Master of Science, University of MinnesotaSelf-made
self-madeJack Dangermond’s fortune is worth
164K
troy ounces of gold
152K
median U.S. household
99K
median U.S. income
0.197%
U.S. credit card volume
0.039%
GDP of the United States
0.029%
United States debt
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Dangermond and his wife Laura go to work together every morning.
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