James Goodnight
Technology · United States
Net worth
$4.5B
Lifetime giving
$0M
Share of wealth given
0.0%
Impact Score
36
Impact rank
#85
Hypothetical wealth
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James H. Goodnight, known as Jim Goodnight, is the chief executive officer and largest shareholder of SAS Institute, a closely held software company he co-founded in 1976. He began developing the ideas behind SAS while working on his doctorate at North Carolina State University, and later co-founded Cary Academy with his wife, Ann.[1]