Ross Perot (super cool guy)---Brittini

Henry Ross Perot was not only the creator and CEO of EDS (Electronic Data Systems), he was also an activist, a presidential candidate and one overall tough cookie. He is said to be worth more than $3 billion dollars. Ross "The Boss" graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy as the president of his class, and later in life was made an honorary Green Beret. His service and riches led him to fund the rescue of two POWs who were employees of EDS. He attempted to improve the way American POWs were treated and tried sending care packages to them which, unsurprisingly, the Vietnamese didn't allow them to receive. He also had a campaign to improve the school system in Texas and contributed to many schools and educational institutions. Mr. Perot created a very successful company (EDS) after IBM refused to listen to his ideas. The company was later purchased by General Motors for $2.5 billion. Mr. Perot remained the head of EDS, and was anointed to the board of directors of GM. He often went on record insulting the government and the state of the U.S. Mr. Perot ran for president as an independent in 1992 and 1996 and got surprisingly large support from voters, however he didn't receive any electoral votes. He started the reform party, but he was later overshadowed by the governor of Minnesota, Jesse Ventura.