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

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

## Early life and education

Around 1966, Pitt was born in [St. Louis](/source/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](/source/Kickapoo_High_School_(Springfield,_Missouri)) in Springfield, Missouri, and earned a degree from [Southwest Missouri State University](/source/Southwest_Missouri_State_University) (now Missouri State University) in 1990.[3] Pitt was later inducted into the [Springfield Public Schools](/source/Springfield_Public_Schools_(Missouri)) (SPS) [Hall of Fame](/source/Hall_of_Fame) in 2011[4][5] and into the university's alumni Hall of Fame in 2019.[6]

## Career

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](/source/Miami_Tribe_of_Oklahoma#Economic_development) 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](/source/Virgin_Mobile_Australia)* campaign portraying a fictionalized version of himself as "The Second Most Famous Pitt," a humorous reference to his brother [Brad Pitt](/source/Brad_Pitt).[14]

In 2013, Pitt collaborated with the Ozark Chamber of Commerce to open an Innovation and Business Incubation Center in [Ozark, Missouri](/source/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](/source/Great_Southern_Bank).[17]

## Philanthropy

Pitt has served on boards of organizations including [Big Brothers Big Sisters](/source/Big_Brothers_Big_Sisters_of_America),[6] [Make A Wish](/source/Make-A-Wish_Foundation), [Easter Seals](/source/Easterseals_(U.S.)), and the [Red Cross](/source/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](/source/Enactus)[21] and joined the advisory council of The ONE Organization of Missouri in 2013.[6]

### Care to Learn

In 2008, Pitt founded *Care to Learn*, a nonprofit focused on providing health, hunger, and hygiene assistance to students in [Southwest Missouri](/source/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](/source/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]

### Tanzania

In July 2010, Pitt was appointed as the first [Goodwill Ambassador](/source/Goodwill_ambassador) for the [United Republic of Tanzania](/source/United_Republic_of_Tanzania) by President [Jakaya Kikwete](/source/Jakaya_Kikwete) during a ceremony in [New York City](/source/New_York_City).[28][29]

## Personal life

Pitt is married to Lisa, and the couple have three children.[30][2] In 2011, he climbed [Mount Kilimanjaro](/source/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](/source/U.S._Global_Leadership_Coalition).[32]

## References

1. ["Not just Brad's brother: The incredible life of Doug Pitt that you probably didn't know about"](https://en.as.com/entertainment/not-just-brads-brother-the-incredible-life-of-doug-pitt-that-you-probably-didnt-know-about-n-2/). *[AS USA](/source/AS_USA)*. Retrieved June 28, 2025.

1. ["Meet Brad Pitt's Succesful \[sic\] Younger Brother Doug Pitt"](https://www.hola.com/us/celebrities/20230824349566/7-facts-brad-pitt-younger-brother-doug-pitt/). *[¡Hola!](/source/%C2%A1Hola!)*. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2025.

1. ["Meet Biz 417's 2024 Biz 100"](https://www.biz417.com/awards/biz-100/2024-biz-100/). *The Magazine for Business in the Ozarks*. November 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2025.

1. ["Alumni | Class of 2011"](https://www.sps.org/Page/2605). *[Springfield Public Schools (Missouri)](/source/Springfield_Public_Schools_(Missouri))*. Retrieved 2 April 2025.

1. ["SPS makes Hall of Fame inductions"](https://sbj.net/stories/sps-makes-hall-of-fame-inductions,20768). *[Springfield Business Journal](/source/Springfield_metropolitan_area,_Missouri#Print)*. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2025.

1. ["Doug Pitt - Missouri Public Affairs Hall of Fame - Public Affairs - Missouri State"](https://publicaffairs.missouristate.edu/HallOfFame/Pitt.htm). *[Missouri State University](/source/Missouri_State_University)*. Retrieved 31 March 2025.

1. McGee, Jack (November 30, 2022). ["Third Acquisition for Tech Company"](https://sgfcitizen.org/economy-growth/business/springfield-tech-company-founded-by-doug-pitt-inks-third-acquisition-in-three-years/). *Springfield Daily Citizen*. Retrieved August 13, 2025.

1. ["ServiceWorld owner sells off majority share"](https://sbj.net/stories/serviceworld-owner-sells-off-majority-share,30271). *[Springfield Business Journal](/source/Springfield_metropolitan_area,_Missouri#Print)*. 6 January 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2025.

1. ["Philanthropic Business of the Year Winner: ServiceWorld Computer Center LLC"](https://sbj.net/stories/philanthropic-business-of-the-year-winner-serviceworld-computer-center-llc,23586). *[Springfield Business Journal](/source/Springfield_metropolitan_area,_Missouri#Print)*. 27 July 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2025.

1. ["ServiceWorld changes name after TSI merger"](https://sbj.net/stories/serviceworld-changes-name-after-tsi-merger,16561). *[Springfield Business Journal](/source/Springfield_metropolitan_area,_Missouri#Print)*. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2025.

1. ["Pitt buys back Springfield operations from TSI"](https://sbj.net/stories/breaking-news-pitt-buys-back-springfield-operations-from-tsi,56006). *[Springfield Business Journal](/source/Springfield_metropolitan_area,_Missouri#Print)*. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2025.

1. ["Pitt Technology Group expands ownership"](https://sbj.net/stories/pitt-technology-group-expands-ownership,96909). 27 September 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2025.

1. ["Pitt Technology Group pens 2 local acquisitions"](https://sbj.net/stories/pitt-technology-group-pens-2-local-acquisitions,61034). *[Springfield Business Journal](/source/Springfield_metropolitan_area,_Missouri#Print)*. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2025.

1. ["Meet Brad Pitt's Younger Brother Doug, Virgin Mobile Australia's Newest Spokesman"](https://www.businessinsider.com/meet-brad-pitts-younger-brother-doug-virgin-mobile-australias-newest-spokesman-2012-7). *[Business Insider](/source/Business_Insider)*. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2025.

1. ["Ozark chamber to launch business incubator"](https://sbj.net/stories/ozark-chamber-to-launch-business-incubator,16874). *[Springfield Business Journal](/source/Springfield_metropolitan_area,_Missouri#Print)*. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2025.

1. ["Businessman Pitt quietly developing Mercy clinics"](https://sbj.net/stories/businessman-pitt-quietly-developing-mercy-clinics,61279). *[Springfield Business Journal](/source/Springfield_metropolitan_area,_Missouri#Print)*. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2025.

1. ["Doug Pitt joins Great Southern Bank board"](https://sbj.net/stories/doug-pitt-joins-great-southern-bank-board,10932). *[Springfield Business Journal](/source/Springfield_metropolitan_area,_Missouri#Print)*. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2025.

1. ["Doug Pitt: Not easy to know but 'the guy who will step in'"](https://www.news-leader.com/story/life/2014/11/05/doug-pitt-easy-know-guy-will-step/18542171/). *[Springfield News-Leader](/source/Springfield_News-Leader)*. Retrieved 31 March 2025.

1. ["More than 450 young people between the ages of 11 and 22 are homeless in Springfield"](https://www.semissourian.com/news/more-than-450-young-people-homeless-in-springfield-1615307). *[Southeast Missourian](/source/Southeast_Missourian)*. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2025.

1. ["The work begins for the Every Child Promise"](https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/2014/01/21/the-work-begins-for-the-every-child-promise/4690371/). *[Springfield News-Leader](/source/Springfield_News-Leader)*. Retrieved 31 March 2025.

1. ["Biz 100: The Top Business Leaders in Southwest Missouri"](https://www.biz417.com/issues/november-december-2018/biz-100-business-leaders-mo/). *The Magazine for Business in the Ozarks*. November 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2025.

1. ["Group takes on challenges of poverty in schools"](https://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-sentinel-record/20100829/281715504853960?srsltid=AfmBOoow_th26C5314rpZoXRc7sWtut9stWIHxsQHOQSt--rPLC0-xwr). *[The Sentinel-Record](/source/The_Sentinel-Record)*. 29 August 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2025. – via [PressReader](/source/PressReader)

1. Karnes, Sara (May 10, 2019). ["'What's in the box?' Doug Pitt asks in Mother's Brewing Company video"](https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2019/05/09/mothers-brewing-company-doug-pitt-parody-video-seven-movie/1152073001/). *Springfield News-Leader*. Retrieved August 14, 2025.

1. ["Care to Learn celebrates 10 years, names new executive director"](https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2019/04/29/care-to-learn-nonprofit-organization-doug-pitt-springfield-missouri/3403758002/). *[Springfield News-Leader](/source/Springfield_News-Leader)*. Retrieved 31 March 2025.

1. ["Care to Learn celebrates a 3 million milestone of meeting needs"](https://sgfcitizen.org/schools/k12-education/care-to-learn-celebrates-a-3-million-milestone-of-meeting-needs/). *[Springfield Daily Citizen](/source/Springfield_metropolitan_area,_Missouri#Print)*. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2025.

1. ["Care to Learn hits milestone of 3M needs met"](https://sbj.net/stories/care-to-learn-hits-milestone-of-3m-needs-met,93277). *[Springfield Business Journal](/source/Springfield_metropolitan_area,_Missouri#Print)*. 27 December 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2025.

1. ["Care to Learn restructures board"](https://sbj.net/stories/care-to-learn-restructures-board,2524). *[Springfield Business Journal](/source/Springfield_metropolitan_area,_Missouri#Print)*. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2025.

1. ["Springfield's Doug Pitt: A Goodwill Ambassador to the People of Tanzania"](https://patch.com/missouri/eureka-wildwood/springfields-doug-pitt-a-goodwill-ambassador-to-the-p258ff5f63f). *[Patch Media](/source/Patch_Media)*. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2025.

1. ["Doug Pitt and WorldServe Bring Sustainable Water Wells to Tanzania"](https://www.barrons.com/articles/doug-pitt-and-worldserve-bring-sustainable-water-wells-to-tanzania-01555437674). *[Barron's](/source/Barron's)*. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2025.

1. ["Doug Pitt and What We Can Do When We Care to Learn"](https://www.biz417.com/advice/leadership/doug-pitt-talks-care-to-learn/). *The Magazine for Business in the Ozarks*. January 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2025.

1. ["How Doug Pitt Stepped Out of His Brother's Shadow"](https://www.stlmag.com/news/how-doug-pitt-stepped-out-of-his-brothers-shadow/). *[St. Louis Magazine](/source/St._Louis_Magazine)*. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2025.

1. ["Missouri Advisory Committee"](https://www.usglc.org/downloads/advisory-committees/MO-Advisory-Committee.pdf). *[U.S. Global Leadership Coalition](/source/U.S._Global_Leadership_Coalition)*. Retrieved 4 April 2025.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.dougpitt.org)

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