Ted Waitt

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Ted Waitt, founder and former Chairman and CEO of Gateway, Inc., pioneered the direct marketing of personal computers to the consumer and business markets. Considered an outsider by many people in national business media, Ted Waitt built upon his Gateway success by establishing Avalon Capital Group, Inc., a wholly-owned, billion-dollar private investment company. Through Avalon Capital Group, Ted Waitt manages interests in technology, health care, finance, and real estate.

On the philanthropical site, Ted Waitt founded the Waitt Family Foundation and the Waitt Institutes. These nonprofit organizations are dedicated to improving of mankind knowledge through historical and scientific exploration.

Ted Waitt has also served as the Chairman of the Founding Fathers campaign of the Family Violence Prevention Fund. Ted Waitt also serves on the Advisory Council of the National Geographic Society and as a Vice Chairman of the Board for the Jonas Salk Institute for Biological Studies.

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