Jim Kavanaugh
St. Louis, Missouri
Bachelor of Arts/Science, St. Louis University
United States
IT provider, Self Made
$1,900,000,000
1227
#1227 Billionaires 2019
Jim Kavanaugh is the co-founder and CEO of IT provider World Wide Technology. With David Steward, he started the St. Louis-based company in 1990 by selling computers and printers to telecom companies like AT&T.Kavanaugh personally fulfilled one of the company's first orders by renting a truck and driving 500 PCs to Omaha.WWT is now a $11.2 billion (sales) company that sells software and hardware to customers including Citi, Verizon and the federal government.Before starting WWT, Kavanaugh was a professional soccer player and was on the 1984 Olympic team.
Kavanaugh is a part owner of the St. Louis Blues NHL team.WWT's president and chief financial officer played soccer with Kavanaugh during college.
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