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James Goodnight Net Worth: James Goodnight is an American businessman and software programmer with a net worth of $10 billion. James Goodnett was born on January 6, 1943 in Salisbury, North Carolina. He is the CEO of SAS Institute, a business analytics software company. He co-founded the company in 1976 with billionaire John Sall.
SAS is known for its employee-friendly programs, 35-hour workweek, and on-site daycare. Goodnight, who owns two-thirds of the company, has been CEO for more than three decades. The leadership style and work environment he created at SAS (now a multi-billion dollar company) has been studied by other businesses and academics. Goodnight and Sall also own the Prestonwood Country Club and the Umstead Hotel & Spa in Cary, North Carolina. They are also credited with starting the private school Cary Academy. Goodnight’s computing career began with his sophomore computer program at North Carolina State University, where he earned a master’s degree in statistics in 1968. During his master’s studies, he was sent to the moon for a man. His programming skills helped him land a job at a company that made electronics for the ground station that communicated with the Apollo capsules. Goodnight is interested in improving education, especially primary and secondary education. In 1996, Goodnight founded Cary Academy, an independent preparatory school, with his wife and his business partner John Sall and his wife Ginger. Both Good Nights got involved with the local Cary, NC community. His wife runs An Cuisines, an Asian fusion restaurant in Cary, North Carolina.
