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Patrick Joseph McGovern

Billionaire businessman and entrepreneur

Patrick Joseph McGovern Jr. (August 11, 1937 – March 19, 2014) was an American businessman, and chairman and founder of International Data Group (IDG), a company with subsidiaries in technology publishing, research, event management and venture capital.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Patrick Joseph McGovern (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Aug 11, 1937, died Mar 19, 2014.¹

About

In September 2013, he was listed on the Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans, with a net worth of $5.1 billion.

From Wikipedia’s article on Patrick Joseph McGovern, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

International Data CorporationFounder¹²

Early life and education

Date not recordedMassachusetts Institute of Technology³

Career

Occupation: inventor, businessperson.⁷

Date not recordedFounded International Data Corporation⁴
Date not recordedFounded Computerworld⁵
Date not recordedFounded McGovern Institute for Brain Research⁶

Personal life

BornAug 11, 1937, Queens⁸
DiedMar 19, 2014, Palo Alto⁹
CitizenshipUnited States¹⁰
SpouseLore Harp McGovern¹¹

Although he was born in Queens, New York, his family moved when he was a child to Philadelphia, where he delivered newspapers at the age of eight. He was divorced once. He was the father of two children and two stepchildren, and divided his time between Hillsborough, California and Hollis, New Hampshire. He and his second wife donated $350 million to MIT to found the McGovern Institute for Brain Research. He was a trustee of MIT and of MIT's Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research. He also served on the board of trustees Society for Science & the Public.

At the time of his death, surviving family members included his wife, Lore Harp McGovern, a son, Patrick McGovern, daughter Elizabeth McGovern, stepdaughters Michelle Harp Bethel and Dina Jackson, and nine grandchildren.