Jay S. Walker
Jay S. Walker Born (1955-11-05) November 5, 1955 (age 59) Forest Hills, Queens, New York Residence Ridgefield, Connecticut Nationality American Alma mater Cornell University (BS) Occupation Chairman of Walker Digital Spouse(s) Eileen Walker (m. 1978 - present) Children 2 Website www.walkerdigital.com Jay Scott Walker (born November 5, 1955) is an American inventor, entrepreneur and chairman of Walker Digital, a privately held research and development lab focused on using digital networks to create new business systems. Walker is also curator of TEDMED since 2011, and a founder of Priceline.com and Synapse Group, Inc. In 2000, Forbes estimated his net worth at $1.6 billion. By October 2000, his estimated worth was down to $333 million. As of 2013, he is not on the Forbes list of the world's billionaires. A 1999 Forbes profile of Walker questioned if he was "An Edison for a New Age," noting his reliance on patents as a business model. He is a prolific inventor and has been granted 719 U.S. utility patents as of June 25, 2013. Businessweek featured him as one of the "Businessweek e.biz 25" in 1999.