Jon Yarbrough (born 1956/1957) is an American billionaire, the founder of Video Gaming Technologies.
Jon Yarbrough | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1956 or 1957 (age 67–68)[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Tennessee Technological University |
| Known for | Founder, Video Gaming Technologies |
| Spouse | married |
| Children | 2 |
Early life
editJon 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]
Career
editIn 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]
Personal life
editYarbrough is married with two children and lives in Franklin, Tennessee.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Jon Yarbrough". Forbes. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "EC Hall of Fame: The Class of 2015". Nashville Post. June 21, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
- ^ Fontevecchia, Agustino (September 30, 2014). "Forbes 400 Newcomer: From A Single Foosball Table To A Billion-Dollar Gaming Empire". Forbes. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
- ^ Kennedy, Eleanor (July 8, 2014). "Advice from a man who just sold his company for $1.3 billion". Nashville Business Journal. Retrieved February 4, 2016.