Jack Dangermond

Jack Dangermond is an American billionaire businessman and environmental scientist. In 1969, he co-founded with his wife Laura the Environmental Systems Research Institute, a privately held geographic information systems software company.

  • Jack Dangermond founded Esri, the industry leader in GIS technology, a specialized software used for creating digital maps.
  • He founded the company in 1969 with $1,100 in personal savings and is thought of as the godfather of digital mapping technology.
  • Esri has about a 40% share of the global geographic information system market.
  • Growing up in Redlands, California, Dangermond’s first job was working at his father’s plant nursery.

 

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