Profil Financier
Tom Golisano occupe actuellement le rang #751 du classement mondial StarFortune (secteur services). Fortune nette estimée : $5.6 B (+$210 sur 24h).
Tom Golisano founded payroll giant Paychex in 1971 with just $3,000 and a credit card.
He served as CEO until 2004 and remains a director of the publicly traded company.
Born in Rochester, New York, to a macaroni salesman and a seamstress, Golisano ran for governor three times under the Independence Party of New York.
In 2011, he sold the Buffalo Sabres to billionaire Terry Pegula for $189 million, after rejecting a higher bid that would have taken them out of town.
The father of a son with special needs, Golisano has pledged or donated more than $300 million to support children with autism and other disabilities.
Golisano is married to former tennis star Monica Seles.
Golisano moved to Florida in 2009 because it would save him $13,800 a day in income taxes.