POSITION
Founder
COMPANY
SAP
COUNTRY
Germany
AGE
83 years
Website
Est. Net Worth
$10.6 Billion Forbes
SCENE
Dietmar Hopp is one of Europe’s most prevalent philanthropists. Founder of enterprise software behemoth SAP, the German-born entrepreneur has to date donated around 20% of his $6 billion fortune to philanthropic causes.
He has donated a substantial part of his riches to a variety of Charities and has set up the Dietmar Hopp Stiftung, a foundation that supports education, sports and health in Germany and is one of the largest charitable foundations in Europe.
He also supports the Heidelberg Institute for Stem Cell Technology and Experimental Medicine, and the University Hospital Heidelberg.