The Ledger / Jim Kavanaugh
Jim Kavanaugh
◼ Origin
Co-founded World Wide Technology (WWT) in 1990 with David Steward from a blank office selling PCs and printers to telecom companies; grew it into a $20B-revenue IT solutions provider serving Citi, Verizon, and the US federal government. Was a professional soccer player and 1984 Olympic team member before business.
◼ Self-Made Verdict — YES
Co-founded WWT in 1990 from a blank slate; personally drove one of the first orders in a rented truck. Built to $20B in revenue from zero.
◼ Documented marks
01
CEO and co-founder of World Wide Technology (WWT), a $20B-revenue private IT solutions provider based in St. Louis; WWT acts as a systems integrator and distributor for Cisco, Dell, Apple, and other major vendors, earning margin on hardware, software, and services.
02
WWT's co-founder David Steward (separately a billionaire) is one of the wealthiest African Americans in the US; the company's $20B scale makes it one of the largest privately held companies in the US, insulated from public market scrutiny.
03
WWT is a significant federal government IT contractor; its contracts with intelligence agencies and defense departments are largely classified, making independent auditing of taxpayer value from these contracts impossible.
No inheritance, or primary accounts documented for this billionaire yet.
◼ List of charges
No documented charges yet.
These are moral charges, not legal ones. The actual legal system has not — and will not — bring them.
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