When was Jack Dangermond born?

Jack Dangermond was born on 25 July 1945 in Loma Linda.

Where did Jack Dangermond study?

Jack Dangermond was educated at Harvard University, University of Minnesota, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Harvard Graduate School of Design.

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Jack Dangermond

American businessman and founder of ESRI

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Paul Jacob Dangermond (born July 23, 1945) bka Jack Dangermond is an American billionaire businessman and environmental scientist. He is the co-founder and president of the Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri), a privately held geographic information systems (GIS) software company that he started with his wife Laura in 1969. As of April 2026, his net worth was estimated at US$13.4 billion.

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Born: 25 July 1945 wd
Place of birth: Loma Linda wd
Citizenship: United States wd
Occupation: geographer, businessperson wd
Education: Harvard University, University of Minnesota, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Harvard Graduate School of Design, Redlands High School wd
Spouse: Laura Dangermond wd
Social media: LinkedIn wd

Awards wd

Patron’s Medal (2010)
John Wesley Powell Award (1996)
Champions of the Earth (2013)
Cullum Geographical Medal (1999)
Audubon Medal (2015)
honorary doctor of the Clark University (2011)
Carl Mannerfelt Gold Medal (2007)

About

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.

Dangermond is the founder of GIS Day: an annual, worldwide event taking place since 1999 to celebrate accomplishments and to promote the use of GIS and its technology.

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When was Jack Dangermond born?: Jack Dangermond was born on 25 July 1945 in Loma Linda.
Where did Jack Dangermond study?: Jack Dangermond was educated at Harvard University, University of Minnesota, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Harvard Graduate School of Design.

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