Serge Godin
$2.97B
as of 04/30/25
About Serge Godin
Serge Godin founded Canadian tech firm CGI Group in 1976 at age 26.
One of nine children, Godin started working for his father (who had just a fifth-grade education) at the family's sawmill at age 12.
He studied computer science and got an MBA from Quebec's Université Laval, then worked in consulting before using $5,000 in savings to start CGI.
Godin serves as co-chair of the $10 billion (revenue) company; he was president and CEO until 2006. His daughter, Julie, was appointed executive chair in January 2025.
He has overseen more than 100 acquisitions, including the 1998 purchase of Bell Sygma, which nearly doubled the size of the company at the time.
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CanadaSource of wealth
Information technologyResidence
Westmount, CanadaMarital status
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11/17/49 (age 75)Number of children
2Education
Master of Business Administration, Laval UniversitySelf-made
self-madeSerge Godin’s fortune is worth
49K
troy ounces of gold
46K
median U.S. household
30K
median U.S. income
0.059%
U.S. credit card volume
0.012%
GDP of the United States
0.009%
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When his father's uninsured mill burned down, a young Godin worked at a convenience store after school and at a dry cleaner's on Saturdays to help pay the bills.
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