Doug Pitt

Douglas Mitchell Pitt (born 1966)^[1] is an American businessman and philanthropist. He is the younger brother of actor Brad Pitt.^[2]

Pitt is the founder of Care to Learn, a charitable organization based in the United States.^[1]

Around 1966, Pitt was born in St. Louis, Missouri to Jane Etta (née Hillhouse), a school counselor, and William Alvin Pitt, who worked in trucking and real estate industries.^[2]

Pitt graduated from Kickapoo High School in Springfield, Missouri, and earned a degree from Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State University) in 1990.^[3] Pitt was later inducted into the Springfield Public Schools (SPS) Hall of Fame in 2011^[4][5] and into the university's alumni Hall of Fame in 2019.^[6]

In 1991, Pitt founded the technology firm ServiceWorld Computer Center.^[7] In 2007, he sold a majority stake in the company to Miami Nations Enterprises but continued as an owner and operational partner.^[8] The business received the Springfield Business Journal Philanthropic Business of the Year recognition in 2010.^[9]

Pitt co-founded TSI Integrated Services in 2012, partnering with TSI Global, a company based in St. Louis.^[10] In 2017, he repurchased his original computer company and reorganized it under the name Pitt Technology Group with co-owner Kevin Waterland.^[11][12] The company subsequently acquired software development firm ConceptiCode in 2018 and audiovisual consultancy AVMAN in 2019.^[13]

In 2012, Pitt appeared in a Virgin Mobile Australia campaign portraying a fictionalized version of himself as "The Second Most Famous Pitt," a humorous reference to his brother Brad Pitt.^[14]

In 2013, Pitt collaborated with the Ozark Chamber of Commerce to open an Innovation and Business Incubation Center in Ozark, Missouri.^[15] In 2014, Pitt founded Pitt Development Group, a real estate investment firm that initially developed apartments and retail centers before focusing on medical office space and land development.^[16] In 2015, he joined the Board of Directors of Great Southern Bank.^[17]

Pitt has served on boards of organizations including Big Brothers Big Sisters,^[6] Make A Wish, Easter Seals, and the Red Cross. He chaired the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce^[18] and has participated in community initiatives, such as co-chairing the Springfield Homeless Task Force in 2010^[19] and serving on the Early Childhood Committee for the Every Child Promise in 2013.^[20]

Since 2011, Pitt has been an Executive Consultant for Enactus^[21] and joined the advisory council of The ONE Organization of Missouri in 2013.^[6]

In 2008, Pitt founded Care to Learn, a nonprofit focused on providing health, hunger, and hygiene assistance to students in Southwest Missouri.^[22] The organization partners with schools to meet students' immediate needs and has expanded its services statewide. In 2019, he appeared in a parody video of the film Seven, created with Mother's Brewing Company to promote a beer called "Doin' Good," with proceeds benefiting Care to Learn.^[23] According to the charity, by 2023 it had assisted more than three million individuals.^{[2][24][25][26][27]}

In July 2010, Pitt was appointed as the first Goodwill Ambassador for the United Republic of Tanzania by President Jakaya Kikwete during a ceremony in New York City.^[28][29]

Pitt is married to Lisa, and the couple have three children.^[30][2] In 2011, he climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and descended by mountain bike, reportedly becoming the first American to do so.^[31] He serves on the Missouri Advisory Committee of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition.^[32]

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