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Born of James Goodnight
He was born in January 6th, 1943 -
His first Job
First job: Hardware store
"When I was 12, my family moved down to Wilmington, North
Carolina, so my dad could open up a store called Hanover
Hardware. Of course, he put me to work and I did everything from stocking shelves to waiting on customers. -
His biggest accoomplisment
He has served as the company's CEO. His leadership style and the work environment he created at SAS, now a multibillion-dollar company, have been studied by other businesses and by academics. -
His college year
He and several other faculty members of North Carolina State University left the university in 1976 to co-found SAS Institute -
His biggest accomplishment 2
As the CEO of SAS, the world’s leading business analytics software vendor, Jim Goodnight has led the company since its inception in 1976, overseeing an unbroken chain of revenue growth and profitability that is unprecedented in the industry. -
His biggest accomplishment 3
He was a co founder of SAS -
His new job
While his career in finance was extremely lucrative, Goodnight chose to make a risky move into the nascent world of e-commerce. He quit his job in 1994, moved to Seattle and targeted the untapped potential of the internet market by opening an online bookstore. -
His setback
James Goodnight is worth 28th in the forbes list. -
Net Worth
It is about approximately $7.3 billion -
2 Personal Characterisitcs
he is very intelligent and hard working. -
Retirement
he has not retired yet -
Death
he is still alive
