Pavel Baudiš
Czech software engineer and entrepreneur
Pavel Baudiš (born May 1960)is a Czech software engineer, entrepreneur and the co-founder of Avast along with Eduard Kučera. He became the largest Gen Digital individual or non-institutional shareholder.2
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Born May 15, 1960.1
About
As of 2024, he is the 8th wealthiest person in the Czech Republic, with a net worth of more than $2.3 billion according to Forbes.
From Wikipedia’s article on Pavel Baudiš, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- Gen DigitalBoard member 2022 to now14
- Avast SoftwareFounder15
- Avast LimitedBoard member 2018 to 202316
Holdings
Stock this person has reported owning, from the forms officers and directors file with the SEC. See the biggest insider stakes.
Shares held
Gen Digital GEN49,856,175 shares17$1.2B at $23.66Sep 11, 2026
As of each latest filing. The line shows shares held over time.
Recent filings
- Sep 9, 2026Shares withheld for tax 2,647 shares at $29.76 of Gen Digital17
- Sep 9, 2026Granted 9,072 shares of Gen Digital17
- Sep 9, 2025Shares withheld for tax 3,012 shares at $29.47 of Gen Digital18
- Sep 9, 2025Granted 8,822 shares of Gen Digital18
- Sep 12, 2024Shares withheld for tax 4,002 shares at $26.25 of Gen Digital19
- Sep 10, 2024Granted 10,038 shares of Gen Digital20
- Sep 12, 2023Granted 13,340 shares of Gen Digital21
- Sep 12, 2023Shares withheld for tax 3,591 shares at $19.49 of Gen Digital21
- Sep 13, 2022Granted 11,970 shares of Gen Digital22
- Sep 13, 2022Granted 11,970 shares of Gen Digital23
Career
Occupation: entrepreneur.8
- Since 2022Board member, Gen Digital7
- 2018 to 2023Board member, Avast Limited6
- Date not recordedFounded Avast Software3
- Date not recordedFounded Nadační fond AVAST4
- Date not recordedChief executive, PaBa Software5
After Avast became successful, Baudiš began investing in other Czech businesses. Together with Eduard Kučera he invested through the R2G group, including in companies such as Rohlik Group.
He also invested in the redevelopment of Prague's former InterContinental hotel into the Fairmont Golden Prague, and in 2025 became the majority owner of the company that owns the hotel.
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Personal life
Philanthropy
Baudiš has supported charitable causes since the 2000s, initially together with his wife Jarmila and later through the Avast Foundation.
In 2020, Baudiš, Eduard Kučera and their wives established the Abakus foundation, which is focused on palliative care and support for people with disabilities. By 2025, it had distributed nearly CZK 400 million.
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Links
Sources
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- 1WikidataPavel Baudiš on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaPavel Baudiš on Wikipedia
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- 13Wikidatanumber of children, as reported
- 14Wikidata and SEC EDGARGen Digital, Board member
- 15WikidataAvast Software, Founder
- 16WikidataAvast Limited, Board member
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- 18SEC EDGARForm 4 filed Sep 11, 2025
- 19SEC EDGARForm 4 filed Sep 13, 2024
- 20SEC EDGARForm 4 filed Sep 12, 2024
- 21SEC EDGARForm 4 filed Sep 14, 2023
- 22SEC EDGARForm 4 filed Sep 23, 2022
- 23SEC EDGARForm 4 filed Sep 15, 2022
- 24Wikimedia CommonsPavel Baudiš photo by Milan Bureš, CC BY-SA 4.0