Douglas Pitt
| Douglas Pitt | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 2, 1966 St. Louis, Missouri |
| Residence | Springfield, Missouri |
| Nationality | American |
| Title | Goodwill Ambassador for the United Republic of Tanzania |
| Spouse(s) | Lisa Pitt |
| Children | Landon (born 1994), Sydney, Reagan |
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Douglas Mitchell "Doug" Pitt (born November 2, 1966) is an American businessman, investor and philanthropist. He is a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Republic of Tanzania, an appointment he has held since April 2010. Pitt is the founder of Care To Learn, a USA based domestic charity that funds emergent health, hunger and hygiene needs for children. His business career started with him founding ServiceWorld Computer Center in April 1991 which merged with TSI Global in July 2013. A large focus of his work is in East Africa doing water projects as a Board Member of WorldServe International. Pitt is the owner of Pitt Development Group, a firm that specializes in the development of medical office space.
Pitt was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Jane Etta (née Hillhouse), a school counselor, and William Alvin Pitt, who ran a trucking firm and is involved in real estate. He has a brother, actor Brad Pitt (three years older) and a sister, Julie (Pitt) Neal (two years younger). The Pitt siblings all engage in a variety of humanitarian activities in Africa.
Pitt attended schools in Springfield, graduating from Kickapoo High School. He graduated from Missouri State University in 1990. In 1991, he founded ServiceWorld Computer Center. In November 2007, Pitt sold a 75% interest in ServiceWorld Computer Center to Miami Nations Enterprises, the Indian Tribe of Miami, Oklahoma. Pitt remained an owner and principal operational partner of ServiceWorld. ServiceWorld is a past recipient of the W. Curtis Strube Small Business of the Year and in 2010 was awarded the SBJ Philanthropic Business of the Year. In 2012, Pitt formed TSI Integrated Services in partnership with TSI Global, a St. Louis corporation. In May 2013, the Tribe of Miami purchased a controlling interest in TSI Global. Pitt and the Tribe merged ServiceWorld into TSI Global in July 2013 where Pitt remains an operational member. As part of the technology family, Pitt had formed Nexus Underground in 2012, which provides cloud based services. Nexus Underground was sold by Pitt to the Miami Tribe and merged into TSI Global in August 2013. As a tribal owned entity, MBS and the Miami tribe were recognized in August 2013 as the 8a Business of the Year.
Outside of the technology industry, Pitt is a real estate investor and has interests in several real estate projects across the United States. In July 2013, Pitt launched an Innovation and Business Incubation Center in owned retail space in conjunction with the Ozark Chamber of Commerce in Ozark, Missouri. Pitt joined the Board of Directors of Great Southern Bank in January, 2015.
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