Carl Cook

Carl Cook (#342)

Global Rank #342

Country Rank #134

Country United States

Carl Cook is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

$ 10 B
Medical devices
United States
M
63 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #342

Country Rank #134

Net Worth $9.8B

Previous Worth $9.8B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country United States

Industry Medical devices

Age 63 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence Bloomington, Indiana

Citizenship United States

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Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 63

Source Of Wealth Medical devices

Self Made Score 3

Philanthropy Score 1

Residence Bloomington, Indiana

Citizenship United States

Marital Status Married

Education Master of Business Administration, Tippie School of Management; Bachelor of Arts/Science, Purdue University

Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $9.8B

Current Net Worth $9.8B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Carl Cook took over as CEO of his parents' medical device manufacturer, Cook Group, when his father Bill died in 2011. The $2.6 billion (sales) company sold one of its subsidiaries Cook Pharmica to drug delivery technology company Catalent for $950 million in 2017. Cook's parents started the business in their Bloomington, Indiana apartment in 1963. Cook is also the president of a Cook Group life sciences division called Cook MyoSite, which is developing a cell therapy to treat urinary incontinence.

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#268

Billionaires (2026)

#103

Forbes 400 (2025)

Ranked

The Richest Person In Every State (2025)

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Did You Know?

Cook's father, Bill, sold medical supplies in Chicago, but he hated the city, so he packed up the family and moved to Indiana.

With $1,500, Bill Cook bought a soldering iron, a blowtorch and plastic tubing and made then-new cardiovascular catheters.

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Current Net Worth: $9.8B (May 4, 2026)