James Goodnight

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1943 –

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Who is James Goodnight?

James Howard "Jim" Goodnight is a businessman and software programmer. He co-founded SAS Institute as a faculty member of North Carolina State University in 1976. Since then he has been the CEO for more than three decades. His leadership style and the work environment he created at SAS, now a multi-billion dollar company, have been studied by other businesses and by academics.

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Born
Jan 6, 1943
Salisbury
Also known as
  • Jim Goodnight
  • James "Jim" Goodnight
Parents
Spouses
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Doctorate, North Carolina State University
    Statistics
  • New Hanover High School
Employment
  • Chief Executive Officer, SAS Institute
    (1976 - )
  • Faculty member, North Carolina State University
    (1972 - 1976)
Lived in
  • Greensboro
  • Wilmington

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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