Jack Dangermond

Jack Dangermond
Dangermond in 2012
Born 1945 (age 72–73)
Residence Redlands, California, US
Nationality American
Alma mater California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
University of Minnesota
Harvard University
Occupation President, ESRI
Known for Co-founder, Environmental Systems Research Institute
Net worth US$4.1 billion (August 2018)[1]
Spouse(s) Laura 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 (ESRI), a privately held geographic information systems (GIS) software company.

Dangermond is the company's president, and works at its headquarters in Redlands, California. Dangermond founded ESRI to perform land use analysis; however, its focus evolved into GIS software development, highlighted by the release of ARC/INFO in the early 1980s; the development and marketing of ARC/INFO positioned ESRI with the dominant market share among GIS software developers. Today ESRI is the largest GIS software developer in the world and its flagship product, ArcGIS, traces its heritage to Dangermond's initial efforts in developing ARC/INFO.

Early life and education

Jack Dangermond was born in 1945,[2] and grew up in Redlands, California, the son of Dutch immigrants.[3] His parents owned a plant nursery in Redlands.[4] Dangermond attended Redlands High School.

Dangermond completed his undergraduate work at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona), studying landscape architecture and environmental science.[4][5] He then earned a Master of Architecture degree in Urban Planning from the University of Minnesota, and a Master of Landscape Architecture degree from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design GSD in 1969.[4] His early work in the school's Laboratory for Computer Graphics and Spatial Analysis (LCGSA) led directly to the development of ESRI's ARC/INFO GIS software. He has been awarded 13 honorary doctoral degrees.

Philanthropy

In December 2017, Jack and Laura Dangermond donated $165 million to establish the Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve on the Pacific coast—the largest ever gift to the Nature Conservancy.[6][7]

Jack and Laura Dangermond have signed The Giving Pledge.[8]

Awards and honors

Dangermond has had a strong impact on the development of GIS methodologies, the GIS software market, GIS technology research and related analytical methods. He has received many awards reflecting the influence of his work, including:

References

  1. ↑ "Jack Dangermond". Forbes. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. ↑ http://www.ESRI.com/library/articles/mapping-the-future.pdf
  3. ↑ New York Times: "Corner Office – Conversations about leadership and management" retrieved May 3, 2013
  4. 1 2 3 Howell, Donna (2009-08-14). "Jack Dangermond's Digital Mapping Lays It All Out". Investor's Business Daily. Archived from the original on 2010-05-10. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
  5. ↑ "Alumnus Jack Dangermond to Earn Honorary Doctorate". PolyCentric. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
  6. ↑ Helft, Miguel, 'In largest-ever gift to Nature Conservancy, tech CEO preserves pristine stretch of California coast", Forbes, December 22, 2017.
  7. ↑ Hamm, Keith, "$165 million private donation to Nature Conservancy", independent.com, December 22, 2017. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  8. ↑ "Jack and Laura Dangermond (pledge statement)", The Giving Pledge, n.d.
  9. ↑ "2010 Medals and Awards". Royal Geographical Society. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
  10. ↑ Jack Dangermond and Roger Tomlinson receive National Geographic’s Bell Medal Archived 2010-11-01 at the Wayback Machine., GIS Lounge, July 12, 2010.
  11. ↑ David Braun (July 13, 2010). "Nat Geo awards Alexander Graham Bell Medals to GIS pioneers". National Geographic Society. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
  12. ↑ "You Can't Kill Jack Dangermond's Company. Try, And It Will Only Get Stronger". Forbes. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
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