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David Risher Net Worth, Age, Height, Bio, Birthday, Wiki!

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David Risher Biography

David Risher is one of the most popular and richest Businessman who was born on July 15, 1965 in Bethesda, Maryland, United States.

In 1987 he graduated from Princeton University, where he majored in Comparative Literature and wrote his thesis on “The Changing Attitudes towards Language in Samuel Beckett’s early Metafiction.”

After graduating from college, he worked at L.E.K. Consulting, He bicycled across the United States before entering Harvard Business School, from which he graduated in 1991.

NameDavid Risher
First NameFrancesca
Last NameCarbone
OccupationBusinessman
BirthdayJuly 15
Birth Year1965
Place of BirthBethesda
Home TownMaryland
Birth CountryUnited States
Birth SignCancer
Full/Birth Name
ParentsJohn R. Risher
SiblingsNot Available
SpouseNot Known
Children(s)Not Available

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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After leaving Amazon in 2002, Risher taught at the University of Washington’s Foster Business School, where he created the University’s course on “Competing on the Internet.” He was elected Professor of the Year in 2004.

David Risher Net Worth

David Risher is one of the richest Businessman from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, David Risher's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

John David Risher (born July 15, 1965) is an American businessman and philanthropist. He is the CEO and Co-Founder of Worldreader, a non-profit organization that aims to bring digital books to the developing world through mobile phones and e-readers.

Net Worth$5 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeBusinessman
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

Worldreader is a US-based 501(c)(3) and European public charity that believes that “readers build a better world.” In March 2010, Worldreader launched a trial in Ayenyah, Ghana. Worldreader reports that, after receiving positive results, they were granted permission from Ghana’s Ministry of Education to distribute e-readers to additional schools in Ghana. Since then, the organization has helped 13 million readers.

At Microsoft, Risher was General Manager in charge of launching the company’s first database product, Access. He went on to found and manage Microsoft Investor. In 1997, he left Microsoft over Bill Gates’ objections to join Amazon.com as its first Vice President of Product and Store development. He later served as the company’s Senior Vice President, US Retail, leading the marketing and expanding into new categories to grow Amazon’s retail sales from $15 million to $4 billion. As a tribute to Risher’s leadership, Jeff Bezos created a hidden perpetual “easter egg” on the Amazon website when he left the company.

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Risher served as an executive at Microsoft Corporation, and was Senior Vice President of US Retail at Amazon.com from 1997 to 2002. In November 2009, together with Colin McElwee, he founded Worldreader.

Who is David Risher Dating?

According to our records, David Risher is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, David Risher’s is not dating anyone.

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In May 2020, Risher and his wife, author Jennifer Risher, created the HalfMyDAF challenge, with a goal of motivating donors to increase their charitable giving from Donor Advised Funds. Within 24 hours of the challenge’s launch, donors had committed over $400,000 to support non-profits.

Facts & Trivia

Francesca Ranked on the list of most popular Businessman. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. David Risher celebrates birthday on July 15 of every year.

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