#2710

Jared Smith

United States 51 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth
Cloud computing
Industry
Technology
Residence
Provo, Utah
Education
London School of Economics (Bachelor of Science)
Marital Status
Married

Biography

Jared Smith cofounded the software company Qualtrics in Provo, Utah in 2002 with his brother, Ryan, and father, Scott; Ryan was the CEO, Jared was president.

Three days before its scheduled IPO in January 2019, Qualtrics was acquired by German software firm SAP for $8 billion in cash.

Jared owned about 14% of the company at the time of the sale.

Qualtrics sold a second time in March 2023 to Silver Lake and CPP Investments at $12.5 billion valuation.