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John E. Abele
Founding Chairman, Retired, Boston Scientific Corporation
John Abele served on the FIRST Board of Directors from 1997-2022; he was Chairman from 2002-2010, and also previously served as the Chairman of the Development Committee and as a member of the Steering Committee.
Abele is retired Founding Chairman of Boston Scientific Corporation.He holds numerous patents and has published and lectured extensively on the technology of various medical devices and on the technical, social, economic, and political trends and issues affecting healthcare.His major interests are science literacy for children, education, and the process by which new technology is invented, developed, and introduced to society.He developed the Kingbridge Centre and Institute, a conferencing institution whose mission is to research, develop, and teach improved methods for "super productive" collaborative conferencing: problem solving, conflict resolution, strategic planning, new methods for learning and generally help groups to become "collectively intelligent."
He is a Fellow in both the Societ
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John Abele
American businessman
John E. Abele (born 1937) is an American businessman and co-founder of Boston Scientific, a medical device company. He received the ASME Medal in 2010 and, as of November 2024, has a net worth of $1.9 billion.[1] He was first listed on the Forbes 400 in 1996 as a self-made billionaire.[1][2] Although he has given away a significant portion of his wealth, he remains Vermont's only billionaire, residing in Shelburne. Through his private family foundation, the Argosy Foundation, Abele has donated over $130 million to charitable causes since 2001.[3]
Early life and education
Abele was raised in a "Classic Yankee family,"[4] the youngest of three sons of Catherine (née Eaton)[4] and Lieutenant CommanderMannert L. Abele, USN. His father was the commanding officer of the submarine USS Grunion when the vessel was lost in the Aleutians on July 31, 1942, presumably to enemy action.
John and his brothers later organized, managed, and funded research to locate and photograph the Gruni
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John E. Abele
founder, chairman, Boston Scientific
John Abele is the co-founder and a director of Boston Scientific since 1979. Mr. Abele was the treasurer from 1979 to 1992, co-chairman from 1979 to 1995 and vice chairman and founder, Office of the Chairman from February 1995 to March 1996. Mr. Abele is also the owner of The Kingbridge Centre and Institute, a 120-room conference center in Ontario that provides special services and research to businesses, academia and government. He was President of Medi-tech, Inc. from 1970 to 1983, and prior to that served in sales, technical and general management positions for Advanced Instruments, Inc. Mr. Abele is the chairman of the board of the F.I.R.S.T. (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Foundation and is also a member of numerous not-for-profit boards. He is a member of the President's Council of Olin College and Trustee Emeritus of Amherst College. Mr. Abele received a B.A. degree from Amherst College.
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