Jay S. Walker
- January 9, 2024
- Entrepreneur
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Jay S. Walker |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Date Of Birth | Nov 5, 1955(1955-11-05) |
| Age | 69 |
| Birthplace | Forest Hills |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | Forest Hills |
| Horoscope | Capricorn |
Jay S. Walker Biography
| Name | Jay S. Walker |
| Birthday | Nov 5 |
| Birth Year | 1955 |
| Place Of Birth | Forest Hills |
| Home Town | Forest Hills |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
| Spouse | Eileen Walker |
| Children(s) | 2 |
Jay S. Walker is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on November 5, 1955 in Forest Hills, Forest Hills, United States. Jay Scott Walker (born November 5, 1955) is an American inventor, entrepreneur and chairman of Walker Digital, a privately held research and development lab focused on using digital networks to create new business systems. Walker is also curator of TEDMED since 2011, and a founder of Priceline.com (now known as Booking Holdings) and Synapse Group, Inc. In 2000, Forbes estimated his net worth at $1.6 billion. By October 2000, his estimated worth was down to $333 million. As of 2013, he is not on the Forbes list of the world’s billionaires.
Walker Digital launched Priceline.com in 1998, partially self-funding the startup company. Loeb also assisted with the early funding of Priceline. Priceline sold an estimated 40,000 tickets in its first quarter of operation. In 1999, Priceline went public. Walker left Priceline in late 2000.
In 2001 Time Warner purchased a controlling stake in Synapse for a sum in excess of $500 million, completing the transaction in 2006.
In January 2001, the Connecticut Attorney General filed suit against Walker Digital. Faced with mounting financial losses, Jay Walker laid off 106 of his 125 employees, violating Federal employment law requiring 60 days notice when laying off more than 33% of the workforce. On September 4, 2002, Walker Digital settled for $275,000 to be split amongst the laid off employees. In October 15, 2009 Walker Digital, LLC filed its first patent infringement action. The suit against Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, and Dell, Inc., was decided on January 3, 2011 as non-infringed.
In 1992 Walker and Michael Loeb co-founded New Sub Services, today known as Synapse Group, a company that used the credit card network to process magazine subscriptions. By 1998 Synapse had sold 30 million magazine subscriptions, with sales approaching $300 million. For his work, Walker won the Direct Marketing Association’s “Direct Marketer of the Year” award in 1999. In 2004, and again in 2005, Synapse was named one of the 25 “Best Places to Work in America” among medium-sized companies by the Great Place to Work Institute. As of 2011 Synapse employs more than 250 people.
Jay S. Walker Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Entrepreneur |
| House | Living in own house. |
Jay S. Walker is one of the richest Entrepreneur from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jay S. Walker 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Walker attended Cornell University where he majored in Industrial and Labor Relations and was a member of the Quill and Dagger society and the Sigma Phi Society. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 1978.
Walker married Eileen McManus on April 18, 1982. They have two children. Eileen Walker is a trustee for Cornell University, Chair of the Board of Trustees Harvey School in Westchester County, New York and a former personnel executive at IBM.
In 1999 the Industry Standard named him the year’s “Most Influential New Business Strategist”.
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Who is Jay S. Walker Dating?
According to our records, Jay S. Walker married to Eileen Walker. As of December 1, 2023, Jay S. Walker’s is not dating anyone.
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In April 2011, Walker Purchased TEDMED from Marc Hodosh.
Facts & Trivia
Jay Ranked on the list of most popular Entrepreneur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jay S. Walker celebrates birthday on November 5 of every year.
Walker funded the development of two public policy documentary films about the space race and the role of science in American life. The first film focused on the impact of Sputnik on America’s education system. The second film, “Sputnik Mania”, explored broader U.S. cultural reactions to Sputnik.
What is Jay Walker worth?
Jay S. Walker
Nationality| American
Alma mater| Cornell University (BS)
Occupation| Chairman of Walker Digital
Spouse(s)| Eileen Walker (m. 1978 – present)
How did Jay Walker become a billionaire?
He made it to the Billionaire Club Quickly Walker is one of the billionaires who amassed his wealth at neck-killing speed. After he founded Priceline.com, a website presenting different discount offering , he boasted of a $1.8 billion net worth (on paper, but never in assets) after just one year in early 2000.
Who got rich the fastest?
- Jay Walker – 1 year.
- Gary Winnick – 1.5 years. …
- Andrew Mason – 3 years. …
- Eric Lefkofsky – 3 years. …
- Pierre Omidyar – 3 years. …
- Cheng Wei – 3 years. …
- Bobby Murphy – 3 years. …
- Evan Spiegel – 3 years. …
How much is Elon Musk worth?
218.1 billion USD (2022)
Who is the youngest billionaire?
Austin Russell , who became the world’s youngest self-made billionaire when his automotive sensor firm Luminar Technologies went public in December 2020, has also seen his fortune slide. Now 27, Russell’s net worth is down by one-third, to an estimated $1.6 billion.