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 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.
For our teams that do great work, we have a tradition of giving Rolex watches. If you see all the key guys with their Rolexes, that's sort of our Medal of Honor if you do something big.
I like basketball, but please don't ask me basketball questions because I've got a lot to learn.
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Modern politics has become little more than shirking responsibility and blaming somebody else.