Carl Cook

Carl Cook (born November 10, 1962) is an American billionaire businessman. He is CEO of the Cook Group, a medical device company that was co-founded by his parents. As of May 2021, his net worth is estimated to be $12.5 billion. Early life He is the son of William Cook (died 2011) and Gayle Cook, who co-founded the Cook Group. He has a bachelor's degree in engineering from Purdue University, and an MBA from the University of Iowa. Career After graduation, Cook traveled to France and Germany for a year, setting up computers for his family's company, the Cook Group, a medical devices company founded by his late father William Cook. He then worked at the Cook Group pacemaker division in Leechburg, Pennsylvania, and in their Winston-Salem plant.