Rod Canion

Joseph Rodney Canion is an American-based scientist cum businessman, who’s also known to be the Compaq computer corporation’s co-founder. Rod was the very first president and the CEO of the company. He along with two colleagues Jim Haris and Ronald L Fisher established an Insource Technology group in which Rod was appointed the chairman until the year 2006.

Well, how well do you know about Rod Canion? If not much, we have compiled all you need to know about Rod Canion’s net worth in 2021, his age, height, weight, wife, kids, biography and complete details about his life. Well, if you’re all set, here is what we know about Rod Canion to date.

Biography and Early Life

Joseph Rodney ‘Rod’ Canion was born and brought up on January 19, 1945, in Houston, Texas respectively. Not much is known about him as he doesn’t like sharing information about his social life  in public. They changed it from Compaq and changed it and gradually outgrew IBM. There is even a documentary film, ‘silicon cowboys,’ based on Compaq’s story in 2016, emphasizing Rod.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Rod Canion in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Rod Canion’s age is 76 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 19 January 1945. Though, he is 5′ 5″ in feet and inches and 161 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 154.2 lbs in Pound and 71kg in Kilograms.

Education

Joseph Rodney ‘Rod’ Canion studied at the University of Houston, Texas. He did electrical engineering there. He pursued his graduation from the university with a BS degree in electrical engineering and an MS in electrical engineering, prioritizing computer science in the year 1968. He then started working for Texas instruments the same year till 1981.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

Rod Canion is a computer scientist and businessman from American. He is quite secretive about his personal life and usually keeps it anonymous from the mass attention. A very little is known about his past and present relations. He is dedicated to his work and prefers to concentrate on that and business.

Even there is no such information about his marital status. Neither there is any information about him being a father. Simultaneously, we can’t conclude him to be anything else because there are no such rumours. Joseph Rodney ‘Rod’ Canion studied at the University of Houston, Texas.

He did electrical engineering there. He pursued his graduation from the university with a BS degree in electrical engineering and an MS in electrical engineering, prioritizing computer science in the year 1968. He then started working for Texas Instruments the same year till 1981.

Is Rod Canion Gay?

There is not much known about his marital status or children. Even there’s not much information about his past relationships. But there are no such rumors of him being anyway connected to any gay. So we can’t conclude him to be gay for the timing.

Professional Career

Rod Canion was an electrical engineering student at the University of Houston, Texas. Canion pursued his BA as well as completed his masters from the University of Houston. He then started working for Texas Instruments the very same year and continued there till 1981.

It is said that Rod Canion, Jim Harris and Bill Murto were once having lunch at a restaurant and that’s when they came up with the idea of Compaq, and they used a napkin to draw the prototype of their design. Later those three men decided to put a $1000 each to make Compaq computer corporation company in 1982. Compaq set a record of more than $111 million in revenue generated and shipped more than 53000 portable PCs. The company earned a public stock offering raised by $67 million within a year.

In the second year of their business, the company again gained a massive order of over 150000 PCs shipped worldwide and record revenue of $329 million. Rod and Jim Harris and Robert L Fisher also established the Insource Technology company and appointed Rod as the chairman.

He initiated investment rounds for “Questia media inc.” In 1999, this company enabled users to use online libraries for research purposes. He was capable of raising 150 million dollars for the company and was appointed its chairman.

Canion has been appointed as a member of various groups like “AMVESCAP”, “Blue Arc”, and “Young Life and Health link” etc. where he continues his work. Rod has been appointed as the Director of “Emeritus of the Houston Technology Centre”.

Awards

Rod Canion wasn’t able to win any awards or achievements. His field is not so rewarding in any particular way. But let’s not forget to give him all the credit for his dedication to his work and business and excellent work in technology. His ideas and hard work helped the companies led by him get huge benefits.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Rod Canion in August 2021:

As of 2021, Rod has an estimated net worth of $2 million. He owns more than ten grand units of Invesco stock that cost over $1,046,304, and in the last eight years, he had sold IVC stock worth nil. His accumulation is through his business being co-founder of Compaq computer corporation company and chairman of in-sourcing technology group till 2006. Apart from that, he is also a member of board advisors at Sternhill partners. All this adding up to his net worth.

Some Interesting Facts You Need To Know-

• A documentary known as “Silicon Cowboys” was made on Rod Canion and his colleagues’ lives and inventions like the “Compaq.”
• Rod Canion, with his inventions, revolutionized the IBM personal computers industry.

Rod Canion is an excellent scientist and businessman in America. He was very talented and hardworking, and he started at a very early age, with his devotion and effort he was able to establish an technological empire worth millions. He has now become one of the most successful businessmen of all time and it is reported that his company earned a public stock offering raised by $67 million within a year of business.