Ross Perot
Ross Perot
Henry Ross Perot, known as Ross Perot, is an American businessman best known for being an independent presidential candidate in 1992 and the Reform party presidential candidate in 1996. Perot founded Electronic Data Systemsin 1962, sold the company to General Motors in 1984, and founded Perot Systems in 1988...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth27 June 1930
CityTexarkana, TX
CountryUnited States of America
I like basketball, but please don't ask me basketball questions because I've got a lot to learn.
I never really thought I'd have the opportunity to run this business. It's an industry I grew up in. I watched EDS being formed in our living room at night.
Every time there's a dip in the market, we buy. If you don't buy the land right, it ain't going to work.
I used to collect computer punch cards from the data centers.
You really need to be on top of what you own, and you've got to be on top of your record-keeping. Imagine one day if a major bank is taken down and the records are gone.
I got to see the American Dream unfold in my living room.
If we can't have a great team and a winning team, then I will not be an N.B.A. owner very long.
The only hard-and-fast rules a Perot must operate under are getting a sound education; being honest and ethical in our business dealings; treating the people who work for us with respect and dignity; and, finally, a Perot cannot be afraid to take risks when appropriate.
My father will always be my hero. He pioneered two successful companies that paved the way for the technology services industry and has devoted much of his life to helping people in need and those who serve our nation in the armed forces.
It wasn't really part of the program in the Perot family. Rebellion was not an option.
Dad endorsed my learning to fly so he would have a live-in pilot, one he could get in touch with at any time.
A lot of people look at a basketball team as an anchor tenant for an arena. I look at an arena as the anchor tenant for a much larger program.
I put it in the back of my mind that someday I would fly around the world.
The real estate business was something Dad and I could do together.