What is Carl Cook's Net Worth?
Carl Cook is an American businessman and entrepreneur who has a net worth of $6.5 billion. Carl Cook took over as CEO of the Cook Group after his father passed away in 2011. Cook Group Incorporated is an American privately held company that is involved in the manufacturing of medical devices. The company was founded in 1963 by William "Bill" Cook. In 2008 it was listed at #324 on American's Largest Private Companies list. It includes Medical Manufacturing, Allied Manufacturing, and Cook Group Affiliates and had $1.5 billion in revenue in 2008 and $2 billion in 2012.
Cook Group specializes in stents and catheters that contain pre-injected antibiotics. Carl's parents slowly transferred their fortune to him to make sure the family's control of the business was not burdened with high taxes. Carl earned his MBA from the University of Iowa. Carl was part of his parents' $500 million restoration of the French Lick Resort and West Baden Springs Hotel in the 1990s and 2000s which added a casino and a Pete Dye designed PGA golf course that will host the 2015 PGA Senior Championship. Carl is married and has a daughter. He resides in Bloomington, Indiana.
