34 Facts About Douglas Pitt

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Douglas Mitchell Pitt was born on November 2,1966 and is an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist.

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Douglas Pitt holds the title of "Goodwill Ambassador for the United Republic of Tanzania", an appointment he has held since April 2010.

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Douglas Pitt acquired this company back in 2017, re-establishing it as Pitt Technology Group.

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Douglas Pitt is the owner of Douglas Pitt Development Group, a firm that specializes in the development of medical office space.

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Douglas Pitt has an older brother, the actor Brad Pitt, and a younger sister, Julie Neal.

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Douglas Pitt attended schools in Springfield, graduating from Kickapoo High School.

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Douglas Pitt graduated from Southwest Missouri State University in 1990.

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Douglas Pitt is married to Lisa and has three children: Landon, Sydney and Reagan.

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Douglas Pitt remains an owner and principal operational partner of ServiceWorld.

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In 2012, Douglas Pitt formed TSI Integrated Services in partnership with TSI Global, a St Louis corporation.

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In November 2017, Douglas Pitt purchased back his computer company from TSI.

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In July 2013, Douglas Pitt launched an Innovation and Business Incubation Center in owned retail space in conjunction with the Ozark Chamber of Commerce in Ozark, Missouri.

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Douglas Pitt joined the Board of Directors of Great Southern Bank in January 2015.

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Outside of the technology industry, Douglas Pitt is a real estate investor.

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Douglas Pitt has served on many boards in Missouri starting with Big Brothers Big Sisters in 1995.

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Douglas Pitt has served on many community task forces including co-chairing the Homeless Task Force in 2010 and serving on the Ready To Learn child project in 2013.

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In 2013, Douglas Pitt was named to the advisory council of The ONE Organization of Missouri.

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Douglas Pitt has been an Executive Consultant for Enactus since 2011.

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In late 2007, Douglas Pitt heard sobering statistics on poverty in Southwest Missouri, including humiliating stories of students in need.

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Douglas Pitt serves as founder and board member at large, having stepped down In 2017 as president of the board of directors.

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Douglas Pitt first began his International service with Convoy of Hope, doing hunger missions in Budapest and Portugal.

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Douglas Pitt is a current board member of WorldServe and helped the organization grow into one of the largest private drilling companies in East Africa, via MajiTech, a Tanzanian wholly owned company of WorldServe.

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In July 2010, Douglas Pitt was recognized by President of Tanzania, Jakaya Kikwete, in New York City at an event where he was named Tanzania's first ever Goodwill Ambassador for the United Republic of Tanzania.

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Douglas Pitt's duties include working with the Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Water, agriculture, education and wildlife.

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In 2014, Douglas Pitt has partnered with both private and government groups to address anti-poaching measures in Tanzania.

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In July 2013, Douglas Pitt hosted NFL future Hall of Famer Ray Lewis on his first trip to Tanzania, raising funds for clean water.

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In March 2019, Douglas Pitt climbed Kilimanjaro for the third time as part of the Waterboys Conquering Kili 2019 Class which included several veterans along with founder Chris Long and fellow NFL players Haloti Ngata, Beau Allen, Jason Kelce and Rob Ninkovich.

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Douglas Pitt has been a photographic enthusiast for over 20 years.

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Douglas Pitt has done photo exhibits in galleries in New York, Pennsylvania, California, Minnesota and Missouri, with proceeds going to clean water.

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Douglas Pitt's photos have been featured in numerous domestic and international publications.

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In 2019, Douglas Pitt parodied the iconic ending of the movie Se7en for Mother's Brewing Company and a beer named after his likeness called Doin' Good.

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Douglas Pitt is an avid mountain, road, and urban cyclist who supports numerous biking organizations.

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In January 2011, Douglas Pitt became the first American on record to climb Mount Kilimanjaro and descend on a mountain bike.

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Douglas Pitt duplicated this effort in March 2013 hosting a mountain biking trip down Kilimanjaro that netted $250,000 for clean water.