O ▁and ▁co - found er ▁of ▁V ee va , ▁which ▁helps ▁companies ▁in ▁the ▁ph arma ce ut ical ▁industry ▁manage ▁their ▁drug ▁development ▁and ▁commercial ization ▁processes . ▁With ▁a ▁net ▁worth ▁of ▁US $ 3 . 3 ▁billion , ▁he ▁is ▁ranked ▁ 8 3 6 th ▁by ▁For bes ▁on ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁billion aires ▁world wide . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁of ▁Zo om ▁Video ▁Communic ations . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁G ass ner ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Port land , ▁Oregon , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Swiss ▁imm igr ants . ▁His ▁father ▁owned ▁a ▁machine ▁shop . ▁Peter ▁is ▁the ▁third ▁of ▁six ▁children . ▁When ▁he ▁was ▁ 8 ▁years ▁old , ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁paper boy . ▁He ▁later ▁worked ▁m ow ing ▁la wn s , ▁in ▁a ▁restaurant , ▁and ▁then , ▁in ▁high ▁school , ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁roof ing ▁business . ▁In ▁high ▁school , ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁wrest ling ▁team . ▁A ▁math ▁teacher ▁recommended ▁that ▁he ▁take ▁a ▁computer ▁science ▁class , ▁which ▁influenced ▁his ▁career . ▁ ▁G ass ner ▁kept ▁starting ▁and ▁stopping ▁college , ▁taking ▁extended ▁breaks ▁in ▁Hawai i , ▁Australia , ▁and ▁Th ailand , ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁tre kk ing ▁guide . ▁ ▁When ▁he ▁was ▁ 2 1 ▁years ▁old , ▁he ▁was ▁ro bb ed ▁of ▁all ▁his ▁belong ings ▁while ▁h itch h ik ing ▁through ▁Malays ia