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
Half of this business is politics. As real estate developers, it's our job to go in there and get beat up.
While we share the same set of values, we can - and do - have different business interests. Dad has been there to give me career advice along the way, but he has always let me call the play.
What I like about land is I can drive out and check on it. It doesn't go anywhere. It's hard to steal land.
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