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Jared Smith

Net worth $1.4B

Cloud computing · United States

Born
Oct 02, 1974
Age
51
Source
Cloud computing
Residence
Provo, Utah
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Married
Children
0
Education
Bachelor of Science, London School of Economics

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Jared Smith cofounded the software company Qualtrics in Provo, Utah in 2002 with his brother, Ryan, and father, Scott; Ryan was the CEO, Jared was president.
  • Three days before its scheduled IPO in January 2019, Qualtrics was acquired by German software firm SAP for $8 billion in cash.
  • Jared owned about 14% of the company at the time of the sale.
  • Qualtrics sold a second time in March 2023 to Silver Lake and CPP Investments at $12.5 billion valuation.