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Bob Parsons Biography
Bob Parsons is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on November 27, 1950 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The founder of the Go Daddy companies, which was known for GoDaddy.com as the domain name registration service.
The duo of He and Jerry Yang both centered their entrepreneurial efforts on the internet. both focused their business efforts around the web.
After nearly flunking out of high school, Parsons enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. He was assigned to the 26th Marine Regiment, which was attached to and operated as part of the 1st Marine Division. In 1969, he served as a rifleman in the Delta Company of the 1st Battalion, 26th Marines, during a tour of duty in Vietnam, in the Quảng Nam Province.
In 1975, Parsons obtained an accounting degree from the University of Baltimore, graduating magna cum laude. He then began his career in IT and software sales industry
He got married to and was married to his partner Renee at the end of 2009.
| Name | Bob Parsons |
| First Name | Bob |
| Last Name | Parsons |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Birthday | November 27 |
| Birth Year | 1950 |
| Place of Birth | Baltimore |
| Home Town | Maryland |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Scorpio |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Renee Parsons |
| Children(s) | Robert Sean Parson |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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Parsons founded the Internet domain registrar and Web hosting company GoDaddy in 1997. In July 2011, Parsons sold approximately 70 percent of GoDaddy to a private equity consortium led by KKR & Co. L.P. and Silver Lake, and resigned his position as CEO. In June 2014, Parsons stepped down from his position as Executive Chairman. Parsons announced he would be fully stepping away from GoDaddy in October 2018, relinquishing his board seat.
Bob Parsons Net Worth
Bob Parsons is one of the richest Entrepreneur from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bob Parsons's net worth $1.8 Billion. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He earned his magna cumlaude degree with honors in the year 1975 at Baltimore’s University of Baltimore.
He was slammed by PETA after he posted an image of him killing and shooting the elephant of Zimbabwe.
Robert Ralph “Bob” Parsons (born November 27, 1950) is an American entrepreneur, billionaire, and philanthropist. In 1997, he founded the GoDaddy group of companies, including domain name registrar GoDaddy.com, reseller registrar Wild West Domains, and Blue Razor Domains. In July 2011, Parsons sold approximately 70 percent of GoDaddy to a private equity consortium and resigned his position as CEO. In June 2014, he stepped down from his position as Executive Chairman and served on the board until 2018.
| Net Worth | $1.8 Billion |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Entrepreneur |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
GoDaddy was criticized as sexist for advertising practices between its first Super Bowl ad in 2005 through the company’s IPO in 2014. “The Go Daddy girl was my idea,” Parsons said. “I told the ad agency, I want a really well-endowed, good-looking gal in a tight T-shirt, with our name right across her breasts.” He used his blog to draw attention to ads that were rejected from television as too racy.
The University of Baltimore conferred an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree on May 21, 2008.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Bob Parsons height 6 ft 4 in Bob weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
| Height | 6 ft 4 in |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
In 1984, he founded Parsons Technology in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and began selling MoneyCounts, a home accounting program. In late 1987, Parsons was able to quit his job and focus completely on selling and overseeing growth of MoneyCounts. Eventually, Parsons Technology grew to be a 1,000-employee, privately held company. On September 27, 1994, Parsons completed the sale of Parsons Technology to Intuit, Inc. for $64 million.
They have joined Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett’s The Giving Pledge in 2010 and agreed to donate half their wealth to charity. Since its inception, The foundation has donated over $10 million on a yearly basis, placing it among the state’s 10 biggest givers.
Who is Bob Parsons Dating?
According to our records, Bob Parsons married to Renee Parsons . As of December 1, 2023, Bob Parsons’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Bob Parsons. You may help us to build the dating records for Bob Parsons!The foundation receives funding requests from charities through its Web site, and subsequently evaluates them and makes donations based on the requesting charities needs. Its main focus areas can be categorized in disaster relief, veterans, and the Phoenix community. After the 2010 Haiti earthquake, The foundation pledged $500 thousand for Hope for Haiti and a further $4 million towards relief efforts. The Bob and Renee Parsons Foundation has supported several veterans’ organizations, mainly the Semper Fi Fund, with donations exceeding $8.5 million, mostly in the form of matching donations. In or around Phoenix, Arizona, it has donated more than $8 million to United Methodist Outreach Centers (UMOM) and its New Day Centers, which the organization spent in part to pay off the mortgage for one of its biggest facilities. It has also donated at least $10 million to the Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS, helping it open its new center.
Facts & Trivia
Bob Ranked on the list of most popular Entrepreneur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Bob Parsons celebrates birthday on November 27 of every year.
In 2011, Parsons was denounced by animal rights and other groups for tweeting a video in which he shoots and kills an elephant in Zimbabwe. In response to the shooting, Gawker called Parsons “insane” and “ridiculous.” NBC News said “It’s definitely the kind of thing only a super rich CEO/founder of a privately-held company could get away with.” Parsons said, “elephants are not endangered and probably there are too many of them.” According to Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora elephants are listed as Schedule II.
What companies does Bob Parsons own?
In addition to the golf club, he currently owns shopping malls, the Harley dealerships, an ad agency, a film production company and PXG, among others. Recently, Parsons started drive-in movie nights at two of his shopping centers to boost business for his restaurant tenants.
Why did Bob Parsons start PXG?
Parsons Xtreme Golf was founded in 2013 by billionaire and GoDaddy founder Bob Parsons who wanted to prove he could get more out of his golf equipment. With revolutionary patented technology, the world’s finest materials, and zero cost or time restraints, PXG products would be golf clubs without compromise.
Where did Bob Parsons make his money?
He sold software firm Parsons Technology to Intuit for $64 million in 1994; three years later he launched Jomax Technologies, later renamed GoDaddy. In 2014, Parsons founded PXG, which makes high-performance golf equipment and apparel.
Is Bob Parsons a veteran?
Bob Parsons is a U.S. Marine Corps Vietnam veteran and a recipient of the Purple Heart Medal, Combat Action Ribbon and Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry. He attended college at the University of Baltimore on the G.I. Bill and graduated magna cum laude.
Is Bob Parsons a billionaire?
Robert Ralph “Bob” Parsons (born November 27, 1950) is an American entrepreneur, billionaire, and philanthropist.
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