#382 Patrick McGovernAge: 68
Fortune: self made
Net Worth: 2.0
Country Of Citizenship: United States
Residence: Hollis, New Hampshire, United States, North America
Marital Status: married, 4 children
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Bachelor of Arts / Science
Construction manager's son built computer program unbeatable in tic-tac-toe. Won scholarship to MIT, edited student newspaper there. Founded International Data Group 1964 to provide research for computer market. Launched Computerworld in 1967; later, PC World, Macworld. Added books (popular Dummies series), trade shows, Internet sites. Sales: $2.7 billion, still privately held. Recent growth in Asia. Publishes 41 magazines and newspapers in China, manages tech venture funds in India, Vietnam.
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