Tim Gill

Tim Gill
Born (1953-10-18) October 18, 1953 (age 71)
Hobart, Indiana, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Colorado, Boulder (BS)
Occupation(s)Founder of the Gill Foundation and Quark, Inc.
Known forPhilanthropy
LGBTQ Rights Activism
Computer Software Programming
SpouseScott Miller

Tim Gill (born October 18, 1953) is an American computer software programmer, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and LGBTQ rights activist. He was among the first openly gay people to be on the Forbes 400 list of America's richest people.[1]

He is the founder and co-chair of the Gill Foundation, a private Denver-based philanthropic organization supporting efforts to secure nationwide civil rights for LGBTQ Americans.[2] As of 2019, he was the single largest individual donor to the LGBTQ rights movement in U.S. history, having personally committed more than $500 million since the early 1990s.[3]

Gill is also the founder of the pioneering page layout software company Quark, Inc.[2] Gill sold his fifty percent stake in the company in 1999 for a reported $500 million. Following the sale of his stake in Quark, Inc., Gill set aside sixty percent of his assets – more than $300 million – to fight for LGBTQ rights.[4]

He is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Josh.ai.[5]

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  2. ^ a b Healy, Rita (April 4, 2007). "The Gay Mogul Changing U.S. Politics". Time. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
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  4. ^ Kroll, Andy (June 23, 2017). "Meet the Megadonor Behind the LGBTQ Rights Movement". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  5. ^ Josh (2017-07-11). "Josh.ai Raises $11M in Funding for a Premium Artificial Intelligence Experience in the Home". Medium. Retrieved 2022-07-14.