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| Born | Blase Thomas Golisano November 14, 1941 Rochester, New York, U.S |
| Education | Alfred State College (AAS) |
| Political party | Independence (1991–2005) Republican (2005–present) |
| Spouse | Monica Seles |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | Golisano Foundation |
Blase Thomas Golisano (born November 14, 1941)[1] is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist.
He is the founder of Paychex, which offers payroll and human resources services to businesses. Golisano owned Greenlight Networks, a fiber internet provider based in Rochester, New York, from 2019 to 2022. He owned the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League and Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League from 2003 to 2011. Golisano unsuccessfully ran for Governor of New York as a third-party candidate in 1994, 1998, and 2002. As of 2020, Golisano had a net worth of US$5.2 billion.
- ^ "The World's Billionaires: #721 B. Thomas Golisano". Forbes. March 3, 2010. Archived from the original on March 14, 2010.