John Brown
$7.27B
as of 07/05/24
About John Brown
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.
Personal stats
Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
Medical equipmentResidence
Atlanta, GeorgiaMarital status
MarriedBirth date
09/15/34 (age 89)Number of children
2Education
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Auburn UniversitySelf-made
self-madeJohn Brown’s fortune is worth
121K
troy ounces of gold
112K
median U.S. household
73K
median U.S. income
0.145%
U.S. credit card volume
0.029%
GDP of the United States
0.021%
United States debt
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Did you know?
Brown still walks 2 miles, 5 days a week, after an ankle injury forced him to give up running.
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Financial assets
NYSE | ABT-US
Abbott LaboratoriesNYSE | STJ-US
St. Jude Medical, Inc.NYSE | SYK-US
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