Who is Douglas Pitt? biography, career, net worth, fun facts and latest update
Better known for being the younger brother of well-known Hollywood actor Brad Pitt, Douglas Pitt is an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He has worked with several African nonprofits since the early 2000s, most notably WorldServe International, which supplies clean water, and he represents the United Republic of Tanzania as a goodwill ambassador. As the creator of the nonprofit organization “Care To Learn,” he has provided over a million children with funding for their urgent food, hygiene, and health needs over the past ten years.
Douglas Pitt Biography & Profile Summary
Known more for being the younger brother of well-known Hollywood actor Brad Pitt, Douglas Pitt is an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He has been a goodwill ambassador for the United Republic of Tanzania and has worked with several humanitarian organizations in Africa since the early 2000s, most notably WorldServe International, which supplies clean water. He founded the nonprofit organization “Care To Learn,” which for the past ten years has provided funding for over a million children’s urgent medical, nutritional, and hygienic requirements. Additionally, he raises money for Waterboys.org, a nonprofit that offers pure water, using his NFL contacts. As an entrepreneur, he had started ServiceWorld Computer Center, which is now a part of Pitt Technology Group after merging with TSI Global. He is on the Board of Directors of Great Southern Bank.
Also Known As | Douglas Mitchell Pitt |
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Age | 57 Years, 57 Year Old Males |
Family | Lisa, Brad, Jane and Williams |
Spouse/Ex- | Lisa Pitt (Married in 1990) |
Father | William Alvin Pitt |
Mother | Jane Etta Pitt |
Siblings | – Brad Pitt |
Career
Having founded ServiceWorld Computer Center in 1991, Douglas Pitt went on to receive the ‘W. Curtis Strube Small Business of the Year’ award.
To concentrate on his charitable endeavors, he sold Miami Nations Enterprises, an Indian tribe in Miami, Oklahoma, a 75% stake in ServiceWorld in 2007. Despite this, he continued to be an owner and the company’s major operating partner.
Along with the TSI Global, he formed the company TSI Integrated Services in 2012, in which the Tribe of Miami purchased a controlling interest in May 2013. In 2012, he also formed Nexus Underground (NU), a cloud based service provider, and merged both ServiceWorld and NU into TSI Global in 2013.
In July 2013, he launched an Innovation and Business Incubation Center in owned retail space in conjunction with the Ozark Chamber of Commerce in Ozark, Missouri. He founded Pitt Development Group in 2014 as a specialty development company in medical office space.
He eventually bought back his company from TSI Global in November 2017, following which the entity Pitt Technology Group was formed, consisting of Nexio Technologies, LoVo Integrations and Syndeo Solutions. Since then, the group has acquired the specialty software development company ConceptiCode in 2018 and the audio visual consulting and implementation company AVMAN in 2019.
Philanthropy
Douglas Pitt joined the board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, a nonprofit organization in Missouri, in 1995. Later on, he chaired the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce and served on the boards of several nonprofits, including Easter Seals, Make A Wish, and The Red Cross.
He later participated in Convoy of Hope’s hunger missions in Budapest and Portugal in the early 2000s. In 2005, he joined WorldServe International and went on to become a board member. Over two million Tanzanians now have access to clean water thanks to his assistance in the organization’s growth into one of the biggest private drilling enterprises in East Africa.
His efforts were recognized by Jakaya Kikwete, President of Tanzania, at an event in New York City in July 2010, where he was named the first ever Goodwill Ambassador for the United Republic of Tanzania.
In 2007, at a Springfield Chamber of Commerce meeting, he was “absolutely shocked and truly a little bit embarrassed” after hearing about the poverty and hardship children in his hometown went through. In April 2008, he founded the charity ‘Care To Learn’ (CTL) with the mission of funding child health, hunger and hygiene needs, and to advocate for children’s rights as well.
The charity had already grown to 35 chapters when he stepped down as President of the Board of Directors of CTL in 2017. In April 2019, as CTL completed its 10th anniversary, it also fulfilled the needs of one million children.
Married Life
Since 1990, Douglas Pitt and Lisa Pitt have been married. Together, they have three children: girls Sydney and Reagan and a son Landon. When it comes to his family, Douglas keeps things close to the vest. He even once struck a photographer in the face for being too nosy.
Trivia
- Douglas Pitt prefers to maintain a low-key life and has not sought public attention or the media spotlight.
FAQs
- What is the relationship between Douglas Pitt and Brad Pitt?
- Douglas Pitt is Brad Pitt’s younger brother. They are siblings and share the same parents.
- Has Douglas Pitt been involved in any charitable activities like his brother Brad?
- The Pitt family, including Douglas, has been involved in various philanthropic endeavors.
- Is Douglas Pitt an actor like his brother Brad?
- No, Douglas Pitt is not known for an acting career. He has led a more private life and does not have a public presence in the entertainment industry.