William Cook
American entrepreneur and philanthropistWikipedia
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Sep 17, 2026
Part I: Forbes 400 Class of 2026: What the 15 Richest People in US Healthcare Reveal About Where the Money Actually Sits (Hint: Not in Software, Payers, or Anything With a Demo Day)
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Carl Cook at $8.8 billion is the private version of that same story.
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Cook Group, out of Bloomington, Indiana, was started by Bill Cook in 1963 in a spare bedroom making wire guides and catheters.
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It is still privately held, still family-owned, and is the largest privately held medical device company in the world.
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Carl took over as chief executive when his father died in 2011.
Meet Rob Hawes from Orlando, Florida
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4:58Rob HawesGUEST
Obviously there were sports facilities that you could partake of.
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5:03Rob HawesGUEST
And the other interesting thing about Bloomington, Indiana, is that's where Bill Cook lived, who was the owner of Cook, including Wilson Cook.
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5:16Rob HawesGUEST
Wilson Cook.
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5:17Rob HawesGUEST
Yeah.