Gallery

Name

Carl Cook

Primary Residence

Bloomington, Indiana

Education

Bachelor of Arts/Science, Purdue University | Master of Business Administration, Tippie School of Management

Citizenship

United States

Forbes Self Made Score

Source Of Wealth

medical devices

Net Worth

$9,700,000,000

Forbes Profile

https://www.forbes.com/profile/carl-cook

Forbes 2019 Billionaires List Rank:

174

Forbes List Rank One: Title

The Richest Person In Every State 2019

Forbes List Rank One: Link

https://www.forbes.com/richest-in-each-state/

Forbes List Rank Two: Title

#178 Billionaires 2019

Forbes List Rank Two: Link

https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/

Forbes List Rank Three: Link

https://www.forbes.com/forbes-400/

Summary

Carl Cook took over as CEO of his parents' medical device manufacturer, Cook Group, when his father Bill died in 2011.The $2 billion (sales) company sold one of its subsidiaries Cook Pharmica to drug delivery technology company Catalent for $950 million in 2017.Cook's parents started the business in their Bloomington, Indiana apartment in 1963.

Did you know?

Cook's father, Bill, sold medical supplies in Chicago, but hated the city, so packed up the family and moved to Indiana.With $1,500, Bill Cook bought a soldering iron, a blowtorch and plastic tubing and made then-new cardiovascular catheters.

Age

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Cook