H. Ross Perot, Sr.
Henry Ross Perot was an American business magnate, billionaire, philanthropist, and politician. He was the founder and chief executive officer of Electronic Data Systems and Perot Systems.
- Ross Perot died in July 2019 at age 89 after a short battle with leukemia. He is survived by his wife, his five children and their families.
- Perot quit IBM to found Electronic Data Systems in 1962. He netted $1.5 billion selling it to G.M. in 1986.
- He ran for president in 1992 and 1996, while treating Americans to half-hour long primetime infomercials on how he intended to fix the economy.
- In 2009 he sold computer services firm Perot Systems to Dell Computer for $3.9 billion, netting $800 million.
- Perot’s son, Ross Perot Jr., founded real estate development company Hillwood and is also a billionaire.
