{"id":1261,"date":"2020-10-01T16:54:42","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T23:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/?p=1261"},"modified":"2020-10-01T16:54:44","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T23:54:44","slug":"jack-dangermond-esri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522\/2020\/10\/01\/jack-dangermond-esri\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Dangermond – ESRI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Jack Dangermond<\/strong> – Founder and President of ESRI<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jack Dangermond is the founder and president of ESRI (Environmental Systems Research Institute), which is a private company that specializes in GIS software technology.\u00a0 ESRI is the global market leader in GIS and spatial intelligence having 49 offices, 11 research centers, and 350,000 organization users around the world. The company is most well known for their leading software product called ArcGIS, a geographic information system used to compile geographic\/spatial data to create maps and analysis. Although not specifically considered\u00a0 a learning technology, ArcGIS\u00a0 is a powerful tool that can be used by parents and teachers to support their children and students’ learning. Students can develop their mapping and spatial analysis skills to engage in and help solve real problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Biography<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jack was born in the US in 1945 to Dutch immigrants. He grew up in Redlands, California where his parents owned a plant nursery. After an undergrad degree studying landscape architecture and environmental science at Cal Poly, he went on to earn master’s degrees in Urban Planning from the University of Minnesota and in Landscape Architecture from Harvard University. During his young career he worked in Harvard\u2019s laboratory for Computer Graphics and Spatial Analysis and from his work there he developed the interest in GIS software. In 1969, with a small amount of personal savings, he and his wife Laura started the company ESRI. From then until now he has grown his company to become the leading GIS company in the world which has attained approximately $1.1 billion in revenue per year. Over the years, Jack has accumulated a lot of wealth and is very active in philanthropy. In 2017 he and his wife donated $165 to The Nature Conservancy and most recently donated $60 million in ESRI products and services to the government, furloughed workers, and educators. Jack has also been awarded 13 honorary doctoral degrees as well as many other awards over his long career including the Audubon Award which is one of America\u2019s most prestigious environmental awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jack is a true entrepreneur and pioneer. Once, when asked about why he hasn’t taken his company public, even with much interest from investment bankers, he said, \u201cYou have to decide who you are going to serve – stockholders or your customers. I could have stayed on at university, but I was passionate about getting the technology out to customers.\u201d\u00a0 What I really admire about Jack is his perseverance and the true belief he has in his products and services. He puts the customer first, strongly values innovation, and gives back to the world twofold. These are just some of the reasons why I admire Jack Dangermond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/author\/jdangermond<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/1c7cd40aa1b940a4b7ded4acfb09ba4c<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/5744ba70-8ea6-11df-8a67-00144feab49a<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/profile\/jack-dangermond\/#4e008aaf6c6e<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/miguelhelft\/2015\/03\/31\/you-cant-kill-jack-dangermonds-company-try-and-it-will-only-get-stronger\/#573092135cd7<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jack Dangermond – Founder and President of ESRI. Jack Dangermond is the founder and president of ESRI (Environmental Systems Research Institute), which is a private…<\/p>\n

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