Bob Parsons Height, Weight, Religion, Net Worth, Age, Biography

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Bob Parsons (Robert Ralph Parsons)

Last Updated: 02 Apr, 2024 | Views: 414

Age: 74

Profession: Business Men

Other Profession(s): Philanthropist, Entrepreneur

Famous For: Founderof the GoDaddy

Higher Education: Graduated

Net Worth: US $3.4 billion

Bob Parsons Religion, Birthday, Age

Date of Birth

27 Nov, 1950 (74 Years 03 Months 24 Days)

Birth Country

United States

Birth State/Province

Maryland

Birth District

Baltimore

Birth Sign

Sagittarius

Religion

Christianity

Nationalities

American

Bob Parsons Early life, Education, Career, Awards, Achievements, Controversy, Unknown Facts

About (Profile/Biography):
On November 27, 1950, Bob Parsons was born in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. Bob Parsons's father was a furniture salesman for Montgomery Ward, and his mother was a stay-at-home mom. Bob Parsons graduated with honors from the University of Baltimore with a degree in accountancy. Bob Parsons started off in the software and IT sales sector.
Bob Parsons Career:
Bob Parsons Founded Parsons Technology
• In 1997, Bob Parsons launched GoDaddy, a Web hosting and Internet domain registrar.
• In July 2011, Bob Parsons sold a private equity group headed by KKR & Co. L.P. about 70% of GoDaddy.
Bob Parsons founded the Scottsdale, Arizona-based YAM Worldwide
• In 2012, Bob Parsons established YAM Worldwide Inc., "home of entrepreneurship operations," located in Scottsdale, Arizona.
• Bob Parsons specializes in lending for commercial real estate and buying closely held middle-market businesses.
Bob Parsons Multi-brand Motorcycle Dealerships
• Bob Parsons revealed intentions to construct the "world's largest Harley-Davidson dealership" in Scottsdale.
• Bob Parsons has Harley-Davidson and multi-brand motorcycle dealerships in Arizona, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
Bob Parsons Purchased The Golf Club Scottsdale
• Bob Parsons paid $600,000 and unknown debt to acquire The Golf Club Scottsdale, a 292-acre private golf facility.
• For an estimated $55 million, Bob Parsons acquired undeveloped land in 2014, including a 223-acre plot, next to his golf course.
The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation
• The Bob and Renee Parsons Foundation was founded in 2012 by Bob and Renee Parsons.
• Through its website, Bob Parsons collects funding requests from charitable organizations. It then assesses these requests and donates money in accordance with the needs of the asking organizations.
Bob Parsons Awards:
• Purple Heart
• Combat Action Ribbon
• Vietnam Gallantry Cross
Bob Parsons Unknown Facts:
• Animal rights organizations and other groups attacked Bob Parsons in 2011 for tweeting a video showing him shooting and killing an elephant while on a safari in Zimbabwe.
• Bob Parsons used his blog to call attention to television commercials that were turned down because they were too sexual.