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词条 Arthur D. Collins Jr.
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  1. Early life and education

  2. Career

  3. Board, civic and community activities

  4. Books

  5. References

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Arthur D. Collins Jr. is the retired chairman of the board of Medtronic, Inc., and formerly served the company as president and chief executive officer.[1] He is now a senior advisor to Oak Hill Capital Partners[2] and a managing partner at Acorn Advisors, LLC.[2] Collins is also the author of the children's book series The Adventures of Archibald and Jockabeb.

Early life and education

Collins was born in 1947 in Lakewood, Ohio,[3] to his parents Arthur D. Collins Sr. and Irene Collins. His father was a physician, and encouraged him to pursue a different path if medicine was not for him.[4] Collins received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1969[5] and a Doctor of Laws honorary degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, in 2006.[6] Collins also holds a Master of Business Administration Degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1973.[7]

Career

Prior to his business career, he served as an officer in the US Navy, and taught naval sciences at his alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania.[8] He worked as a consultant for Booz Allen Hamilton,[9] an executive at Abbott Laboratories,[10] and as an executive at Medtronic Inc. from 1992 to 2007,[11] stepping down as CEO. Prior to this role he served as president and COO of the company.[12] He joined Oak Hill Capital Partners as a senior advisor in 2009.[13] In 2016 he formed the consulting firm Acorn Advisors, LLC, with Sophia Shaw.[14]

Board, civic and community activities

Collins serves on the board of directors of Alcoa,[15] The Boeing Company,[16] Cargill,[17] and U.S. Bancorp, where he is the lead director.[18] He is a member of the Board of Overseers of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He was chairman of AdvaMed, the medical technology industry association.[19]

Books

Collins is the author of the children's book series The Adventures of Archibald and Jockabeb, the profits from which he donates to educational charities.[20]

References

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1. ^{{cite web|title=Medtronic, Inc. History|url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/medtronic-inc-history/|website=Funding Universe}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=Managing Partner, Acorn Advisors, LLC.|url=http://acorn-advisors.com/people/collins/|website=Acorn Advisors}}
3. ^Irish America, Volume 19. Irish Voice. 2003. Page 49.
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://whartonmagazine.com/issues/anniversary-issue/a-medical-calling-redirected-arthur-d-collins-jr-wg-73/|title=A Medical Calling Redirected: Arthur D. Collins Jr., WG' 73|publisher=}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://miamioh.edu/fsb/directory/bridge.php?up=/newsarchive10/100903120728%20Collins%20gift%20supports%20social%20entrepreneurship|title=News|publisher=}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://miamioh.edu/news/article/view/3522.html|title=Commencement Saturday, May 6|publisher=}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/12/RXD5.html|title=Arthur D Collins Jr, CEO Compensation - Forbes.com|publisher=}}
8. ^http://acorn-advisors.com/wp-content/uploads/Collins-pdfs/The_Wharton_Journal.pdf
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://whartonmagazine.com/issues/anniversary-issue/|title=Anniversary Issue|publisher=}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB884916766271843500|title=Abbott Labs' Top Executives Announce Retirement, Set Off Succession Scramble|first=Thomas M. Burton Staff Reporter of The Wall Street|last=Journal|date=January 16, 1998|publisher=|via=Wall Street Journal}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=http://petitinstitute.gatech.edu/annual-petit-institute-distinguished-lecture |title=Annual Petit Institute Distinguished Lecture |year=2015 |publisher=Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology |accessdate=August 26, 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723033102/http://petitinstitute.gatech.edu/annual-petit-institute-distinguished-lecture |archivedate=July 23, 2015 |deadurl=no |df=mdy }}
12. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/22/technology/22medtronic.html|title=Inheriting Some Frustrations at Medical Device Maker|date=August 22, 2007|work=The New York Times}}
13. ^{{cite web|title=Oak Hill Capital Names Art Collins as Senior Advisor |url=http://www.oakhillcapital.com/oak_hill_news/2009/20090402.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175343/http://www.oakhillcapital.com/oak_hill_news/2009/20090402.html |archivedate=March 3, 2016 |publisher=Oak Hill Capital |deadurl=yes |df=mdy }}
14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cargill.com/connections/art-collins-brings-a-unique-perspective-to-cargill/index.jsp|title=On Board: Art Collins brings a unique perspective to Cargill|year=2016|publisher=Cargill|accessdate=August 26, 2016}}
15. ^{{cite web|title=Alcoa Board of Directors|url=http://www.alcoa.com/global/en/about_alcoa/corp_gov/directors.asp|website=Alcoa}}
16. ^{{cite web|title=Board of Directors - Boeing|url=http://www.boeing.com/company/general-info/corporate-governance.page#/directors}}
17. ^{{cite web|title=Cargill Board of Directors|url=http://www.cargill.com/news/releases/2014/NA31713659.jsp|website=Cargill}}
18. ^{{cite web|title=U.S. Bankcorp Board of Directors|url=http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=117565&p=irol-govboard|website=US Bankcorp}}
19. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=181855&privcapId=691801|title=Arthur D. Collins Jr.: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek|publisher=}}
20. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.moultrienews.com/article/20131127/MN06/131129683|title=The Boeing Company|first=|last=http://www.moultrienews.com|publisher=}}
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11 : 1947 births|American technology chief executives|Miami University alumni|Living people|Businesspeople from Minnesota|People from Lakewood, Ohio|Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania alumni|American corporate directors|Boeing people|Medtronic people|American chairmen of corporations

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