Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner's wealth has expanded exponentially since she started the EHR company in a Wisconsin basement apartment in the late 1970s.
Ms. Faulkner has built Epic into an industry powerhouse since its humble beginnings. The company continues to grow its EHR market share lead, now covering more than half of U.S. acute care hospital beds.
Her net worth has grown in turn. In 2012, for instance, the company had $1.2 billion in revenue and 127 million patients using its EHR; today, those numbers are $4.9 billion and 325 million, respectively.
Here is Ms. Faulkner's net worth over the years, according to Forbes and previous Becker's reporting:
2024: $7.7 billion (as of Dec. 3)
2023: $7.1 billion
2022: $7 billion
2021: $6 billion
2020: $2.5 billion
2019: $3.6 billion
2018: $3.5 billion
2017: $2.4 billion
2016: $2.4 billion
2015: $2.8 billion
2014: $3 billion
2013: $2.3 billion
2012: $1.7 billion