Robert Duggan (venture capitalist)
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Robert Duggan | |
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| Born | Robert W. Duggan 1944 or 1945 (age 79–80)[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of California, Santa Barbara (dropped out) University of California, Los Angeles (dropped out) |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | World's richest Scientologist |
| Title | Former CEO of Pharmacyclics |
| Spouse | Patricia "Trish" Duggan |
| Children | 8 |
Robert W. Duggan (born 1944/1945) is an American billionaire entrepreneur and investor. He is the former CEO of biopharmaceutical company Pharmacyclics[2] and was previously CEO of surgical systems maker Computer Motion from 1997 to 2003.[3]
Early life
Duggan attended, but did not graduate from, the University of California, Santa Barbara and University of California, Los Angeles.[4][1]
Career
Duggan received $3.5 billion from the sale of Pharmacyclics to AbbVie in "one of the biggest paydays ever from the buyout of a publicly held company."[5][6][7]
As CEO and chairman of Pharmacyclics from 2008 to 2015, Duggan had opted not to receive compensation from the company.[8] As of February 2017, he owned a 15.4% stake in the pharmaceutical company Pulse Biosciences Inc.[9]
Personal life
Duggan is married, with eight children, and lives in Clearwater, Florida.[1] He met his future wife, Patricia J. "Trish" Hagerty, when both were students at UCSB.[10]
Duggan and his wife are members of the Church of Scientology. Duggan has been referred to as the church's "largest financial supporter" by former Scientology executive Mark Rathbun.[11]
References
- ^ a b c d "Forbes profile: Robert Duggan". Forbes. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ Sean Williams (27 February 2013). "This Is One Incredible CEO". fool.com.
- ^ "The $3.55 billion Man". America's Markets.
- ^ George Thurlow (Summer 2015). "Everybody's a Genius". UC Santa Barbara Alumni Association.
- ^ Warren Cassell Jr. (28 December 2015). "How Robert Duggan Became a Billionaire". Investopedia. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ Antoine Gara. "Robert Duggan". Forbes.
- ^ "The Hiring Guru: Robert Duggan Billionaire". The Huffington Post.
- ^ Gary Strauss (March 24, 2015). "The $3.55 billion Man". USA Today. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "BRIEF-Robert Duggan reports 15.4 pct stake in Pulse Biosciences". Reuters. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ "A perplexing tale about Bob Duggan, the richest Scientologist in the world « The Underground Bunker". tonyortega.org. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ Brendan Coffey (January 29, 2013). "Robert Duggan Scientology's biggest donor". SFGate.
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- American billionaires
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- American Scientologists
- American venture capitalists
- Chief executives in the pharmaceutical industry
- University of California, Santa Barbara alumni
- 1940s births
- People from Clearwater, Florida
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