AUM

Estimated $10B+ (based on personal net worth)

Principals

Principal Net Worth

$14.0B

Data Flags

Net worth verified at $14B (Forbes real-time Jan 2026, #200 globally) and $13.8B (Bloomberg); SAS Institute founder/CEO; Richest person in North Carolina

Goodnight Family Office

SFOHigh Confidence

Cary, NC (SAS Campus)

Last verified: Jan 17, 2026

Details

Website: Unknown
Source of Wealth: Technology (SAS Institute - analytics software)
Assets Under Management: Estimated $10B+ (based on personal net worth)
Source File: research/organizations/goodnight-family-office.md
UID: fo-goodnight-family-office

Also Known As

James Goodnight Family OfficeJim Goodnight Family OfficeGoodnight Capital

Principals (2)

James GoodnightFounder/Principal; CEO of SAS InstituteOWNS

$14B

Ann GoodnightCo-founder, The Cary AcademyOWNS

Team Members (1)

James (Jim) GoodnightCEO & Co-founder, SAS Institute

WORKS_AT

Related Entities (4)

Goodnight Educational FoundationFoundation

Education philanthropy

Goodnight FoundationFoundation

General philanthropy

Goodnight Jr FoundationFoundation

Family philanthropy

SAS Institute Inc.Subsidiary

Business analytics software company (private, ~33% stake)

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Changelog

2026-01-17Upgraded to High confidence. Verified net worth at $14B (Forbes real-time Jan 2026) and $13.8B (Bloomberg). Added Forbes #200 global rank, Charlotte Observer #72 US rank. Added age (82), wife Ann Goodnight, education philanthropy details. Cross-verified with Bloomberg and Forbes.
2026-01-15Added LinkedIn URL, corrected HQ (Cary NC), cleaned erroneous team data, added background
2026-01-15Auto-generated from principal James Goodnight