Rank #599
John Sall
Net worth $6.7B
Software · United States
- Born
- Apr 04, 1948
- Age
- 78
- Source
- Software
- Residence
- Cary, North Carolina
- Citizenship
- United States
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 4
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts/Science, Beloit College; Master of Arts, Northern Illinois University
Net worth over time
Biography
- John Sall cofounded statistical software firm SAS with James Goodnight in 1976.
- The two partners met at North Carolina State, where Sall was studying graduate-level statistics and Goodnight was pursuing his Ph.D.
- SAS saw more than $3 billion in revenue in 2024 and has more than 83,000 customers, including banks, government agencies and insurance companies.
- SAS offers employees generous workplace perks, including an on-site health care center, pharmacy and daycare services.
- Sall and his wife, Ginger, have given nearly $280 million to their Sall Family Foundation, which invests in the environment, public health and science.
- Sall and Goodnight co-own a country club, hotel and spa in Cary, North Carolina.
- Sall and his wife Ginger, along with Goodnight and his wife Ann, cofounded the Cary Academy in 1997, a private school for students in grades six through twelve.