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Jim Goodnight steers SAS through AI disruption at 83
SAS CEO Jim Goodnight, aged 83, continues to lead the 50-year-old analytics firm as it adapts its strategy amid growing AI competition, holding a ~67% stake valued at $13.3B.
Phoebe Liu / Forbes: A profile of SAS CEO Jim Goodnight, the 83-year-old who co-founded the 50-year-old analytics firm and holds a ~67% stake worth $13.3B, as AI tests SAS' strategy — Unlike most of today's biggest AI companies, SAS—once America's largest privately held software company—has always operated slowly, steadily and profitably.
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