Daniel Dines

Daniel Solomon Dines (born January 1972) is a Romanian billionaire entrepreneur, and the co-founder and CEO of UiPath, a robotic process automation platform. According to Forbes, his estimated net worth is US$2.9 billion, as of March 2022.[1] He is nicknamed Boss of the Bots, becoming the first bot billionaire.[2]

Daniel Dines
Dines in 2021
Born
Daniel Solomon Dines

January 1972
Onești, Romania
EducationUniversity of Bucharest
OccupationBusinessman
Known forCo-founder and CEO, UiPath
Spouse(s)Alexandra Dines
Children1

In December 2020, Dines was the wealthiest person in Romania, with an estimated net worth of $8.3 billion.[3]

Early life

Dines' father was an engineer and his mother a teacher.[4] Dines earned a degree from the University of Bucharest.[1]

Career

Dines worked for Microsoft in Seattle, Washington, US, from 2000 to 2005, then later returned to Romania.[5] Dines started DeskOver in 2005 in Bucharest, Romania, and later renamed it UiPath and moved its headquarters to New York City in 2018.[1] He has stated that he wanted UiPath to be a kind of Romanian Google or Facebook.[5]

Philanthropy

In April 2019, Dines donated €1 million to help rebuild Notre-Dame.[6]

References
  1. "Forbes profile: Daniel Dines". Forbes. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  2. "From Communism To Coding: How Daniel Dines Of $7 Billion UiPath Became The First Bot Billionaire". Forbes. 11 September 2019.
  3. "TOP Forbes – Clasamentul celor mai bogați români în 2020. Cine sunt cei mai influenți oameni de afaceri din România?". Rorbes (in Romanian). 3 December 2020.
  4. Ce rețea de firme deține miliardarul Daniel Dines în România
  5. "Istoria fabuloasă a lui Daniel Dines, IT-istul român care a lucrat pentru Microsoft, dar care s-a întors în ţară pentru a crea UiPath, cea mai valoroasă companie pornită în România". Ziarul Financiar (in Romanian). 20 March 2019.
  6. "UiPath Founder Daniel Dines On The Cover Of Forbes Magazine As The Richest Romanian". Romania Journal (in Romanian). 12 September 2019.
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