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
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.
AllianceTexas is a cash machine for our public partners.
I put it in the back of my mind that someday I would fly around the world.
Dad endorsed my learning to fly so he would have a live-in pilot, one he could get in touch with at any time.
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.
I got to see the American Dream unfold in my living room.
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.
It wasn't really part of the program in the Perot family. Rebellion was not an option.
I used to collect computer punch cards from the data centers.
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.
Half of this business is politics. As real estate developers, it's our job to go in there and get beat up.
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.
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.
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.