Jack Dangermond
Jack Dangermond (born 1945) is an American billionaire businessman and environmental scientist, who in 1969 co-founded, with Laura Dangermond, the Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri), a privately held geographic information systems (GIS) software company. As of July 2023, his net worth was estimated at US$9.3 billion.
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Dangermond in 2012. | |
| Born | Jack Dangermond 1945 (age 78–79) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | California State Polytechnic University, Pomona University of Minnesota Harvard University |
| Known for | Co-founder and president, Esri |
| Spouse | Laura Dangermond |
| Website | esri |
Dangermond, Esri's president, works at its headquarters in Redlands, California. He founded the company 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. Esri's flagship product, ArcGIS, traces its heritage to Dangermond's initial efforts in developing ARC/INFO.