John Pappajohn

Iowa based venture capitalist.

John Pappajohn has long been recognized as a venture capitalist. He has founded more than 50 companies and served as a director on roughly 40 public boards. He currently serves as the president and owner of Pappajohn Capital Resources and Equity Dynamics Inc. The Pappajohns are among Iowa's top philanthropists with their recent donations to the Des Moines Art Center and the University of Iowa. In September, Pappajohn Sculpture Park opened in Des Moines' Western Gateway park, featuring sculptures - valued at an estimated $40 million - donated by the couple. The following month, the Pappajohns pledged $26.4 million to the University of Iowa Foundation toward building, equipping and staffing a University of Iowa biomedical research building and institute. He graduated with a BSC degree in business from the University of Iowa in 1952.

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Donor	Common Recipients
Thomas J Tauke	Chuck Grassley, Thomas Latham, John McCain, Olympia Snowe, Jim Nussle, Greg Ganske, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Hawkeye PAC, the, Republican Party of Iowa, John B Siegrist, Mitt Romney, Iowa Priorities Action Committee, Jim Lightfoot, Steven E Grubbs, David Young, Romney Victory, Joni Ernst
Duane R Roberts	Tommy G Thompson, Chuck Grassley, Thomas Latham, John McCain, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Greg Ganske, George William Gekas, Al D’Amato, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Mitt Romney, Thomas J Tauke, David Young, Romney Victory, Joni Ernst, National Republican Senatorial Cmte
Donald F Lamberti	Leonard L Boswell, Chuck Grassley, Steve King, Thomas Latham, John McCain, Jim Leach, Jim Nussle, Greg Ganske, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Jim Lightfoot, Steven E Grubbs, Thomas J Tauke, David Young, Jobs, Opportunity & New Ideas PAC, Joni Ernst
Richard H Kimberly	Tommy G Thompson, Chuck Grassley, John McCain, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Greg Ganske, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Care Political Action Committee, Mitt Romney, Jim Lightfoot, Thomas J Tauke, David Young, Romney Victory, Joni Ernst
Jane L Bainum	Tommy G Thompson, Chuck Grassley, Thomas Latham, John McCain, Arlen Specter, Greg Ganske, George William Gekas, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Mitt Romney, Thomas J Tauke, Romney Victory, Joni Ernst
James E Smith	Byron Dorgan, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, John McCain, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Paul Sarbanes, George William Gekas, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Hawkeye PAC, the
John Catsimatidis	Gus Bilirakis, Tom Harkin, John McCain, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Paul Sarbanes, Al D’Amato, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Tom Vilsack, Mitt Romney, George Demos, Romney Victory, Jobs, Opportunity & New Ideas PAC, Joni Ernst
Stanley S. Hubbard	Byron Dorgan, Chuck Grassley, John McCain, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Mitt Romney, Thomas J Tauke, Jobs, Opportunity & New Ideas PAC, Joni Ernst
Gregory E Abel	Leonard L Boswell, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Steve King, Thomas Latham, John McCain, Greg Ganske, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, John B Siegrist, Tom Vilsack, Mitt Romney, David Young, Romney Victory, Jobs, Opportunity & New Ideas PAC, Joni Ernst
Augusta Petrone	Chuck Grassley, Steve King, Thomas Latham, John McCain, Jim Leach, Greg Ganske, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Mitt Romney, Jim Lightfoot, Thomas J Tauke
Hushang Ansary	Chuck Grassley, John McCain, Arlen Specter, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Hawkeye PAC, the, Mitt Romney, David Young, Romney Victory, Jobs, Opportunity & New Ideas PAC, Joni Ernst
Wayne L Berman	Tommy G Thompson, Gus Bilirakis, Chuck Grassley, John McCain, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Hawkeye PAC, the, Mitt Romney, David Young
Andrew Sabin	Byron Dorgan, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, John McCain, Arlen Specter, Al D’Amato, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Hawkeye PAC, the, Republican Party of Iowa, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory, Jobs, Opportunity & New Ideas PAC, Joni Ernst
Stephen Schwarzman	Tommy G Thompson, Chuck Grassley, John McCain, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Mitt Romney, David Young, Joni Ernst
Howard H Leach	Chuck Grassley, John McCain, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Hawkeye PAC, the, Republican Party of Iowa, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory, Joni Ernst
Stewart W Bainum Jr	Tommy G Thompson, Byron Dorgan, John McCain, Arlen Specter, Paul Sarbanes, Greg Ganske, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Mitt Romney, Thomas J Tauke, Joni Ernst
Thomas E McInerney	Chuck Grassley, John McCain, Olympia Snowe, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Mitt Romney, Jim Lightfoot, David Young, Jobs, Opportunity & New Ideas PAC, Joni Ernst
Paul Singer	Chuck Grassley, John McCain, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Hawkeye PAC, the, Mitt Romney, USA Super PAC, David Young, Joni Ernst
David Bockorny	Chuck Grassley, Steve King, Thomas Latham, John McCain, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, George William Gekas, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Care Political Action Committee, David Young, Joni Ernst
Sam Kalainov	Leonard L Boswell, Chuck Grassley, Jim Leach, Greg Ganske, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Hawkeye PAC, the, Republican Party of Iowa, John B Siegrist, Mitt Romney, Jim Lightfoot, Jay B Marcus, David Young, Romney Victory, Jobs, Opportunity & New Ideas PAC

Types	Person, Business Person
Gender	Male
Birthday	1928
Website	http://www.pappajohn.com/biography/index.html

John Pappajohn

Iowa based venture capitalist.

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