09/07/2026
GoDaddy founder Bob Parsons credits the Marines with shaping the person—and entrepreneur—he became. But his 13 months serving in Vietnam also left him with PTSD that followed him for decades.
In 2018, Parsons turned to psychedelic-assisted therapy. He says the experience changed his life and helped him finally “come home” nearly 50 years after the war.
Now worth $4.1 billion, Parsons has donated millions to psychedelic research in hopes of helping other veterans heal from trauma. Read more: https://www.forbes.com/sites/willyakowicz/2026/08/13/bob-parsons-never-ending-mission-veterans-psychedelics/?utm_source=ForbesMainFacebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ForbesMainFB (📸: Ethan Pines for Forbes)