H. Ross Perot, Sr.
REAL TIME NET WORTH — as of 4/24/17
$3.9 B
Long before he was a presidential candidate (in 1992 and 1996), H. Ross Perot Sr. was the son of a cotton broker from Texarkana and a salesman at IBM. He quit Big Blue when they wouldn’t give him more computers to sell after he hit his annual quota by March. In 1962 he founded Electronic Data Systems, and netted about $1.5 billion selling it to GM. in 1984. In 1986 he was a key investor in Steve Jobs’ NEXT computer company. Later he launched Perot Systems, which Dell bought for $3.9 billion in 2009. Long a champion of POW/MIA efforts, in 1978 he recruited military vets to rescue two EDS employees imprisoned in Iran, a saga recounted in Ken Follett’s “On Wings of Eagles.”
Ross Perot Sr. has an estimated net worth of $4 billion as of December 2015, according to Forbes. Known to be the founder of Electronic Data Systems (EDS), Ross Perot is an American businessman who ran for the US Presidency in 1992 and 1996. In 1962, Ross Perot founded Electronic Data Systems. In 1984, he sold EDS to General Motors. Four years later, he founded the Perot Systems and in 2009, he sold the company to Dell for $3.9 billion.
This billionaire is currently married to Margot Birmingham. The couple has five children together named Carolyn, Katherine, Suzanne, Nancy and Ross Jr. As of 2012, Ross Perot was reported to have 16 grandchildren already.
Source:
1. forbes
2. therichest