|
Born in
Plainview Texas March 23, 1944, James H Clark is a billionaire
entrepreneur and computer scientist. A high-school dropout, he founded
and co-founded several
major
Silicon Valley technology companies, including Silicon Graphics,
Inc., Netscape Communications Corporation, myCFO, and Healtheon.
Jim's mother worked in a
doctor's office; his father did odd jobs and reportedly had a
drinking problem and a violent temper. His parents divorced when he
was fourteen, leaving his mother to support the family, which
included Jim's brother and sister, on $225 a month. Clark attended
Plainview High School but was bored. He was suspended in his junior
year for talking back to a teacher.
He never returned.
Instead, he joined the navy. After completing his four-year hitch,
Clark passed his high school equivalency test and entered college.
By 1971 he had received a master's degree in physics from the
University of New Orleans, and in 1974 he earned a doctorate in
computer science at the University of Utah. He spent four years in the Navy where he was introduced
to electronics. Clark began taking night courses at Tulane
University's University College where, despite his lack of a high
school diploma, he was able to earn enough credits to be admitted to
the University of New Orleans. There, Clark earned his bachelor's
and a master's degrees in physics, followed by a PhD in computer
science from the University of Utah in 1974.
In 2024 Mr. Clark had an
estimated net worth of $3.8 billion according to Forbes.
|
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
