Jon Yarbrough | |
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Born | 1956 or 1957 (age 66–67) [1] |
Nationality | American |
Education | Tennessee Technological University |
Known for | Founder, Video Gaming Technologies |
Spouse | married |
Children | 2 |
Jon Yarbrough (born 1956/1957) is an American billionaire, the founder of Video Gaming Technologies.
Jon Yarbrough has a bachelor's degree from Tennessee Technological University. [1] His first entrepreneurial experience was selling with Southwestern Advantage. [2] An aficionado of foosball, he then purchased a foosball table and struck a deal with a bar in Cookeville, Tennessee (where Tennessee Tech is located): if they would store the table for him, he would split the proceeds earned from games played by the bar's clients. [1]
In 1991, Yarbrough founded Video Gaming Technologies. In October 2014, he sold it to the Australian company Aristocrat Leisure for $1.28 billion. [1] [3] [4]
As of September 2015, he had a net worth of US$1.7 billion. [1] In 2020, he ranked No. 327 on the Forbes 400 list of America's richest people. [1]
Yarbrough is married with two children and lives in Franklin, Tennessee. [1]
Jon Yarbrough | |
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Born | 1956 or 1957 (age 66–67) [1] |
Nationality | American |
Education | Tennessee Technological University |
Known for | Founder, Video Gaming Technologies |
Spouse | married |
Children | 2 |
Jon Yarbrough (born 1956/1957) is an American billionaire, the founder of Video Gaming Technologies.
Jon Yarbrough has a bachelor's degree from Tennessee Technological University. [1] His first entrepreneurial experience was selling with Southwestern Advantage. [2] An aficionado of foosball, he then purchased a foosball table and struck a deal with a bar in Cookeville, Tennessee (where Tennessee Tech is located): if they would store the table for him, he would split the proceeds earned from games played by the bar's clients. [1]
In 1991, Yarbrough founded Video Gaming Technologies. In October 2014, he sold it to the Australian company Aristocrat Leisure for $1.28 billion. [1] [3] [4]
As of September 2015, he had a net worth of US$1.7 billion. [1] In 2020, he ranked No. 327 on the Forbes 400 list of America's richest people. [1]
Yarbrough is married with two children and lives in Franklin, Tennessee. [1]