Hasso Plattner

Hasso Plattner is a German businessman. A co-founder of SAP SE software company, he has been chairman of the supervisory board of SAP SE since May 2003. As of March 2018, Forbes reported that he had a net worth of $13.1 billion.

Hasso Plattner and four colleagues left IBM in 1972 to launch German software company SAP, which went public in 1988.
He has served as chairman of the SAP supervisory board since May 2003, when he stepped down as CEO.
His nonprofit Hasso Plattner Institute focuses on research and teaching in IT systems engineering, offering degree programs and free online courses.
The institute has established Design Thinking schools at the University of Potsdam, Stanford University and the University of Cape Town.
A signee of the Giving Pledge, Plattner has supported HIV/AIDS research and has promoted healthcare and health education in South Africa.

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