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James Goodnight

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American businessman

United StatesFoundersBorn 1943 · age 83
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James Howard Goodnight is an American billionaire businessman and software developer. He has been the CEO of SAS since 1976, which he co-founded that year with other faculty members of North Carolina State University.

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1981Fellow of the American Statistical Association

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R. G. D. AllenAlso won Fellow of the American Statistical AssociationLeo BreimanAlso won Fellow of the American Statistical AssociationGertrude Mary CoxAlso won Fellow of the American Statistical AssociationErich Leo LehmannAlso won Fellow of the American Statistical AssociationJacob MincerAlso won Fellow of the American Statistical AssociationEmery BrownAlso won Fellow of the American Statistical Association

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James Howard Goodnight is an American billionaire businessman and software developer. He has been the CEO of SAS since 1976, which he co-founded that year with other faculty members of North Carolina State University. As of 2025, his net worth was estimated at US$18.5 billion, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index and he is regarded as the richest person in North Carolina.

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United States
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Founders
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Founder
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living
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Born 1943 · age 83
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