Pat Stryker – Billionaire

Patricia A. Stryker (born 1956) is a businessperson, philanthropist, and political activist.

Stryker is the granddaughter of Homer Stryker, surgeon and founder of Stryker Corporation, a medical technology company.

Since the early 2000s, she has become more active in civic life. In 2001, she founded the Bohemian Foundation, which focuses on music, arts and the community through grantmaking, programs, and events. She donated $3 million to defeat a 2002 ballot initiative regarding bilingual education in Colorado. In 2004, she gave $20 million to Colorado State University, mostly to benefit its football team.

Stryker bought Sonoma’s Sommer Vineyards in 1999, which she rebuilt, replanted, and rechristened as Stryker Sonoma. It covers 32 acres (129,000 m²) in Alexander Valley, California, producer of classic vinifera varieties Bordeaux and Zinfandel. In May 2016, she sold the winery to focus on her foundation work.

Bohemian Foundation

Stryker has funded the Bohemian Foundation which, in addition to national and international programs, funds music and other initiatives in Larimer County, Colorado, the Fort Collins, Colorado area. She has also donated a substantial amount to Colorado State University which is located in Fort Collins.

Political donations

In 2006, Stryker gave $500,000 to the Coalition for Progress, a political action committee that donated heavily to support Democratic party candidates in Michigan elections.

In 2008, Stryker gave $87,500 to the Presidential Inaugural Committee for President-Elect Barack Obama.

Stryker donated $3 million to defeat a 2002 ballot initiative regarding bilingual education in Colorado.

Stryker donated $1.5 million to Priorities USA Action, a Super PAC supporting Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in 2016.

Source:wikipedia