John Brown
$7.9B
Born
Sep 15, 1934
Age
91
Source of Wealth
Medical equipment
Residence
Atlanta, Georgia
Citizenship
United States
Marital Status
Married
Children
2
Education
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Auburn University
- John Brown ran Stryker Corp., a medical device and software company, for 32 years before retiring as chairman in 2009.
- Stryker's revenues climbed from $17 million to $6.7 billion under Brown's leadership. He led the IPO of Stryker in 1979.
- Brown is chairman emeritus of Stryker's board and owns slightly more than 5% of the company.
- Stryker Corp. was founded by orthopedic surgeon Dr. Homer Stryker from Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1941, who made devices to help with procedures.
- Brown sat on the board of St. Jude Medical until it was acquired by Abbott Labs in January 2017.
- Brown still walks 2 miles, 5 days a week, after an ankle injury forced him to give up running.
- Brown reads 6 newspapers a day: Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Financial Times, Investors Business Daily, USA Today and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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