Background
His father was the commanding officer of the submarine United States Ship Grunion when the vessel was lost in the Aleutians on July 31, 1942 presumably to enemy action.
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John Abele
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Amherst College.
Career
Was raised in a "Classic Yankee family," the youngest of three sons of Catherine (née Eaton) and Lieutenant Commander Mannert Lincoln, United States Navy. ( later funded research to locate the Grunion, which was found in the Bering Sea). At the age of seven, was stricken with osteomyelitis, a bacterial infection of the bone marrow, requiring multiple surgeries and years of using crutches. He is a graduate of Amherst College with a double major in physics and philosophy (he later served as a trustee).
His first job was at a light-fixture company in the Midwest.
He later moved back to New England to work for a small medical company near Boston. Soon after he branched out on his own and co-founded Boston Scientific with Peter Nicholas.
In 2006, he was ranked #258 by Forbes magazine"s list of "The World"s Richest People," with an estimated Netto worth of $2.7 billion. In 2005 he was ranked #132 by Forbes Magazine"s list of "The World"s Richest People," with an estimated Netto worth of $4 billion.
He was the Chairman of the Board for FIRST robotics, and served as chairman from 2002 to 2010.
Membership
Abele is also a member of the United States of America Science and Engineering Festival"s Advisory Board.
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