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James Truchard
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- software
- Industry
- Technology
- Residence
- Austin, Texas
- Education
- The University of Texas at Austin (Doctorate)
- Marital Status
- Married
- Children
- 4
Assets
- National Instruments Corp.0 shares @ --NATI-US
Biography
James Truchard cofounded National Instruments, a supplier of testing and measurement equipment and software for scientists and engineers, in 1976.
A Texas native, he got a PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Texas, Austin in 1974.
He launched National Instruments while working as managing director of the acoustical measurements division at the university's applied research lab.
He retired as chairman in 2019. National Instruments was acquired by manufacturing giant Emerson Electric in 2023.
About
A gardening and photography enthusiast, Truchard published "Memories from a Hill Country Garden: Flowers, Stones, and Critters" in 2013.