Ross perot biography

American businessman and politician (–)

Henry Ross Perot Sr. (pə-ROH; June 27, &#;– July 9, ) was an American businessman, politician and philanthropist.

He was the founder and chief executive officer of Electronic Data Systems and Perot Systems. He ran an independentcampaign in the U.S. presidential election and a third-partycampaign in the U.S. presidential election as the nominee of the Reform Party, which was formed by grassroots supporters of Perot's campaign.

Although he failed to carry a single state in either election, both campaigns were among the strongest presidential showings by a third party or independent candidate in U.S. history.

Ross perot biography

Born and raised in Texarkana, Texas, Perot became a salesman for IBM after serving in the United States Navy. In , he founded Electronic Data Systems, a data processing service company. In , General Motors bought a controlling interest in the company for $&#;billion ($6&#;billion in ).

Perot established Perot Systems in