About Chad Richison
- Chad Richison is founder and co-CEO of Paycom, one of the first companies to process payroll completely online.
- Richison, a former senior manager at payroll firm ADP, founded Paycom in 1998.
- He took Paycom public on the New York Stock Exchange in 2014 and owns about 14% of its shares.
- The company provides payroll and human resource services and joined the S&P 500 in 2020.
- Richison founded a nonprofit, the Green Shoe Foundation, which aims to improve people's mental health through counseling and therapy sessions.
Wealth History
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Personal Stats
- Age
- 53
- Source of Wealth
- Payroll processing, Self Made
- Residence
- Edmond, Oklahoma
- Citizenship
- United States
- Marital Status
- Married
- Children
- 4
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Central Oklahoma
Did you know
Richison was a wrestler in high school and college, placing at the state championships as a high school senior in his hometown of Tuttle, Oklahoma.
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