Jim Goodnight Coverage

Epic Games' CEO closes on Jim Goodnight as richest person in NC
Tim Sweeney, the CEO and founder of Epic Games, appears well on his way to surpassing Jim Goodnight, the cofounder and CEO of SAS, as the richest person in North Carolina.

NC billionaires Sweeney, Goodnight, Sall face $800M hit under 'Make Billionaires Pay' proposal
North Carolina's three billionaires would pay more than $810 million in taxes under a proposed law from US Senator Bernie Sanders that would hit some of the world's wealthiest people whose fortunes have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cary billionaires Goodnight, Sall see wealth soar 40% during pandemic, Forbes says
US billionaires have become $565 billion richer since March 18, according to a report published Thursday by the Institute for Policy Studies, a progressive think tank,. Among those getting much richer are Jim Goodnight and John Sall, cofounders of Cary-based SAS.

Jim Goodnight, CNBC’s ‘godfather of AI,’ sees ‘computer vision’ as next big advance
Jim Goodnight, one of the first to develop and then pursue data analytics dating back to his days as a professor at N.C. State, is now the “godfather” of Artificial Intelligence, according to CNBC. And heres the big development he sees coming.

SAS, Goodnight keep demonstrating the power to do good
As Red Hat changed its world-famous red fedora logo this week, it's also time for SAS to change some branding - its slogan. Here's why.

Jim Goodnight: 'I can't retire yet - my golf game is terrible'
Jim Goodnight insists that he's not retiring as CEO of SAS, the software giant he has led the way in creating since his days at NCSU as a professor in 1976.

Red Hat, SAS leaders push for more slots for students in NC Pre-K
In response to a study out of Duke University that shows pre-kindergarten helps children succeed at least through eighth grade, a group of North Carolina CEOs has pulled together a series of recommendations to give that advantage to more students.

CEOs: Good Pre-K a sure way out of poverty
SAS CEO Jim Goodnight is passionate about Pre-K as a path out of poverty.