Coming in at #158, Jack Dangermond is on The Forbes 400 Richest Americans list.  His net worth comes in at two billion dollars. Dangermond is new to the list for his creation of a Mapping Empire.  ESRI was created in 1969 and is a privately owned company. I find it interesting that Jack was able to start this company with only $1100.  This is pretty good evidence that GIS/Mapping has come a long way and still has a lot of potential to come.

Check out The Forbes Entry: Jack Dangermond 2009