John Abele

John Abele is an American businessman and the co-founder and a director of Boston Scientific, a medical device company.

His father, LCDR Mannert Lincoln Abele, USN was Commanding Officer of the submarine USS Grunion when the vessel was lost in the Aleutians on July 31, 1942 presumably to enemy action. Abele funded research to locate the Grunion, which was found in the Bering Sea.[1]

Abele co-founded Boston Scientific with Peter Nicholas. In 2006, he was ranked #258 by Forbes Magazine's list of "The World's Richest People," with an estimated net worth of $2.7 billion.[2] In 2005 he was ranked #132 by Forbes Magazine's list of "The World's Richest People," with an estimated net worth of $4 billion.

He is a graduate of Amherst College, where he previously served as a trustee.[3]

He was the Founding Chairman of the Board for FIRST robotics,[4] and served as chairman from 2002 to 2010.[5]

Abele is also a member of the USA Science and Engineering Festival's Advisory Board.[6]

References

  1. ^ Homans, Charles (2006-08-26). "Long-Lost World War II Sub May Be Found". National Public Radio. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5715082. Retrieved 2007-07-05. 
  2. ^ "John Abele, The World's Richest People". Forbes.com. 2006-02-13. http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/10/111R.html. Retrieved 2010-06-09. 
  3. ^ "John E. Abele Profile - Forbes.com". Forbes.com. http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/10/111R.html. Retrieved 2010-06-09. 
  4. ^ "USFIRST.org". USFIRST.org. http://www.usfirst.org/aboutus/content.aspx?id=52. Retrieved 2010-06-09. 
  5. ^ "John E. Abele". FIRST. http://www.usfirst.org/aboutus/content.aspx?id=60. Retrieved 17 August 2011. 
  6. ^ http://www.usasciencefestival.org/about/advisors retrieved 2010-07-05