John Brown

{ "bio": [ "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." ], "about": [ "Brown still walks 2 miles, 5 days a week, after an ankle injury forced him to give up running.", "Brown reads 6 newspapers a day: Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Financial Times, Investors Business Daily, USA Today and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution." ] }