- John Abele
John Abele is an American businessman and the co-founder and a director of
Boston Scientific , amedical device company.His father,
LCDR Mannert Lincoln Abele , USN was Commanding Officer of the submarineUSS Grunion when she was lost in theAleutians on July 31, 1942 presumably to enemy action. He funded research to locate it, which has been found in theBering Sea .cite web|url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5715082|title=Long-Lost World War II Sub May Be Found|first=Charles|last=Homans|publisher=National Public Radio |date=2006-08-26 |accessdate=2007-07-05]Abele co-founded
Boston Scientific with Peter Nicholas. In 2005 he was ranked #132 byForbes Magazine 's list of "The World's Richest People," with an estimated net worth of $4 billion.He is a graduate of
Amherst College .He also is Chairman of the Board
FIRST robotics. www.usfirst.orgReferences
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