
James H. Goodnight, PhD
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Executive Officer

As the CEO of SAS, the world’s leading business analytics software vendor, Jim Goodnight has led the company since its inception in 1976, overseeing an unbroken chain of revenue growth and profitability unprecedented in the industry. He is recognized globally for being a trailblazer among companies that top great workplace rankings, including being No. 1 on several country and multinational lists. Harvard Business School named Goodnight a Great American Business Leader, and he was named one of America’s 25 Most Fascinating Entrepreneurs by Inc. magazine. A champion of education reform, Goodnight sees education as critical to the success of individuals, organizations and nations.
CEO Roundtable on Cancer
Charles A. Sanders Life Sciences Award Winner
2013 Recipient
CEO Cancer Gold Standard™
Gold Standard Employer
Since 2007
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CEO Cancer Gold Standard accreditation is an extension of our ongoing commitment to the health and well-being of our employees. Together, the Gold Standard companies are making a strong statement that cancer can be prevented and lives can be prolonged.
Gold Standard Task Force Participation
Task Force Member(s): Christy Crumpler, PHR, Senior Benefits Analyst
Life Sciences Consortium
LSC Task Force Participation
Task Force Member(s): Gail Stephens, Vice President, Research and Development
Project Data Sphere, LLC
Executive Leadership Team
Jim Goodnight, PhD: Vice President, Project Data Sphere, LLC
Further Support
CEO Roundtable on Cancer Office Space 2007- Present: Provides office and telecommunications support to CEO Roundtable on Cancer Staff
CEO Roundtable on Cancer Annual Meeting Host 2011- Present: Meetings held at the Executive Briefing Center on the SAS Campus in Cary, NC and support by the SAS Event Planning Team
Founding Member, CEO Roundtable on Cancer – China
Provides data hosting, IT, and project management support to Project Data Sphere, LLC, 2013 - present
SAS
SAS is the leader in analytics. Through innovative analytics, business intelligence and data management software and services, SAS helps customers at more than 80,000 sites make better decisions faster. Since 1976, SAS has been giving customers around the world THE POWER TO KNOW®.