Daniel Dines
Daniel Dines | |
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Born | Daniel Solomon Dines January 1972 Onești, Romania |
Education | University of Bucharest |
Occupation | Businessman |
Known for | Co-founder and CEO, UiPath |
Spouse(s) | Alexandra Dines |
Children | 1 |
Daniel Solomon Dines (born January 1972) is a Romanian entrepreneur, and the co-founder and CEO of UiPath, a robotic process automation platform. According to Forbes, his net worth is about $8.3 billion.[1] He is nicknamed Boss of the Bots, becoming the first bot billionaire.[2]
As of December 3, 2020, Dines was listed as the wealthiest person in Romania, with an estimated net worth of $8.3 billion.[3]
Early life[]
Dines' father was an engineer and his mother a teacher.[4]
Career[]
Dines worked for Microsoft in Seattle, Washington, US, from 2000 to 2005. He later returned to Romania.[5] Dines started DeskOver in 2005 in Bucharest, Romania. He later renamed it UiPath and moved its headquarters to New York City in 2018.[1]
He stated that he wanted UiPath to be a kind of Google or Facebook in Romania.[5]
Philanthropy[]
In April 2019, Dines donated €1 million to help rebuild Notre-Dame.[6]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Forbes profile: Daniel Dines". Forbes. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "From Communism To Coding: How Daniel Dines Of $7 Billion UiPath Became The First Bot Billionaire". Forbes. 11 September 2019.
- ^ "TOP Forbes – Clasamentul celor mai bogați români în 2020. Cine sunt cei mai influenți oameni de afaceri din România?". Rorbes (in Romanian). 3 December 2020.
- ^ Ce rețea de firme deține miliardarul Daniel Dines în România
- ^ a b "Istoria fabuloasă a lui Daniel Dines, IT-istul român care a lucrat pentru Microsoft, dar care s-a întors în ţară pentru a crea UiPath, cea mai valoroasă companie pornită în România". Ziarul Financiar (in Romanian). 20 March 2019.
- ^ "UiPath Founder Daniel Dines On The Cover Of Forbes Magazine As The Richest Romanian". Romania Journal (in Romanian). 12 September 2019.
External links[]
- 1972 births
- Living people
- People from Onești
- Businesspeople in information technology
- University of Bucharest alumni
- Romanian technology company founders
- Romanian technology chief executives
- Romanian billionaires
- Microsoft employees
- Romanian expatriates in the United States