Judy Faulkner

Judy Faulkner

Judy Faulkner (#365)

Global Rank #365
Country Rank #145
Country United States

"I always liked making things out of clay. And the computer was clay of the mind. Instead of physical, it was mental."

  • $ 10 B
  • Healthcare software
  • United States
  • F
  • 82 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #365
Country Rank #145
Net Worth $9.6B
Previous Worth $9.6B
Worth Change +$0.0B
Country United States
Industry Healthcare software
Age 82 Years
Gender F
Worth As Of May 4, 2026
Citizenship United States
Self Made Score 8
World Billionaires List United States Billionaires Healthcare software

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 82
Source Of Wealth Healthcare software, Self Made
Self Made Score 8
Philanthropy Score 2
Citizenship United States
Marital Status Married
Children 3
Education Bachelor of Arts/Science, Dickinson College; Master of Science, University of Wisconsin
Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth
Previous Net Worth $9.6B
Current Net Worth $9.6B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Judy Faulkner founded medical-record software provider Epic Systems in a Wisconsin basement in 1979. Faulkner, a computer programmer, is CEO of the $5.7 billion (2024 sales) company, of which she owns an estimated 43%. Epic supports the medical records of over 250 million patients and is used by top medical centers such as Johns Hopkins and Mayo Clinic. The company has never raised venture capital or made an acquisition, and develops all its software in-house. Faulkner signed the Giving Pledge in 2015 and has agreed to eventually give 99% of her assets to a private charitable foundation. In 2024 she told Forbes that she was regularly selling around $100 million of her Epic shares a year back to the company, with proceeds going to her charitable foundation, Roots & Wings.

Achievements

Forbes List Highlights

A snapshot of the list placements and rankings connected to Judy Faulkner.

#477
Billionaires (2026)
#54
Power Women (2025)
#181
Forbes 400 (2025)
#6
World's Richest Self-Made Women (2025)
#2
America's Richest Self-Made Women (2025)
Ranked
50 Over 50 - Entrepreneurs (2022)
Ranked
America's Top 50 Women in Tech (2018)
#73
Richest In Tech (2017)

Insights

Did You Know?

Faulkner started Epic, originally named Human Services Computing, with $70,000; she wrote the original code on a Data General Eclipse 16-bit minicomputer.

Perks at her Epic's headquarters in Verona, Wisconsin include a tree house and an Indiana Jones-inspired cave walkway.

Wealth Growth

Net Worth Growth Over Time

Tracking Judy Faulkner's net worth journey over the years, highlighting key growth phases and financial milestones.

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Current Net Worth: $9.6B (May 4, 2026)

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