Peter M Nicholas

Co-Founder, Boston Scientfic

Peter Nicholas, who helped found Boston Scientific in 1979 and led the medtech giant as chief executive from then until 1999, died on May 14, 2022. Pete M. Nicholas, a co-founder of Boston Scientific, has been Chairman of the Board since 1995. He has been a Director since 1979 and served as our Chief Executive Officer from 1979 to March 1999 and as Co-Chairman of the Board from 1979 to 1995. Prior to joining Boston Scientific, he was corporate director of marketing and general manager of the Medical Products Division at Millipore Corporation, a medical device company, and served in various sales, marketing and general management positions at Eli Lilly and Company. He is currently Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Trustees of Duke University. Mr. Nicholas is a Fellow of the National Academy of Arts and Sciences and Vice Chairman of the Trust for that organization. He also serves on several for profit and not-for-profit boards including CEOs for Fundamental Change in Education and the Boys and Girls Club of Boston. After college, Mr. Nicholas served as an officer in the U.S. Navy, resigning his commission as lieutenant in 1966. Mr. Nicholas received a B.A. degree from Duke University, and an M.B.A. degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Nicholas is survived by his wife Ginny—great-granddaughter of Eli Lilly’s founder and namesake—who met Nicholas while they were both undergraduates at Duke University and helped kick-start his career in the healthcare industry at her family’s company. He’s also survived by their three children and seven grandchildren as well as his brother Nick, who served on the board of Boston Scientific for more than 20 years.

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Paul Singer	John Boehner, Kit Bond, Richard Burr, Norm Coleman, Lindsey Graham, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, Bill Frist, Phil Gramm, Bill McCollum, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Florida, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Progress for America Voter Fund, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Scott P Brown, Michael G Grimm, Richard Tisei, Kelly Loeffler, WinRed, Georgians For Kelly Loeffler
Theodore Cutler	John Boehner, Richard Burr, Norm Coleman, John Ensign, Lindsey Graham, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Ed Markey, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lamar Seeligson Smith, John E Sununu, Bill Frist, Phil Gramm, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Florida, South Carolina Republican Party, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Charles J McCarthy Jr, Frank Guinta, Scott P Brown, Richard Tisei, Romney Victory, Scott Brown Victory Cmte
Charles R Schwab	John Boehner, Kit Bond, Richard Burr, Norm Coleman, Chris Dodd, Elizabeth Dole, Lindsey Graham, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, Bill Frist, Phil Gramm, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Florida, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Progress for America Voter Fund, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Mitt Romney, Max Baucus, Scott P Brown, Kelly Loeffler, WinRed, Georgians For Kelly Loeffler
Lanny Griffith	John Boehner, Kit Bond, Richard Burr, Maria Cantwell, Norm Coleman, Elizabeth Dole, John Ensign, Lindsey Graham, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, Bill Frist, Nancy Lee Johnson, Phil Gramm, Bill McCollum, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Florida, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Kelly Loeffler, WinRed, Georgians For Kelly Loeffler
C Boyden Gray	John Boehner, Kit Bond, Richard Burr, Norm Coleman, Elizabeth Dole, John Ensign, Lindsey Graham, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, Bill Frist, Nancy Lee Johnson, Phil Gramm, Bill McCollum, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Florida, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Progress for America Voter Fund, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Max Baucus
Duane R Roberts	John Boehner, Kit Bond, Richard Burr, Norm Coleman, Elizabeth Dole, John Ensign, Lindsey Graham, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, Bill Frist, Bill McCollum, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Florida, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Kelly Loeffler, Romney Victory, Georgians For Kelly Loeffler
John W Childs	John Boehner, Kit Bond, Richard Burr, Norm Coleman, Elizabeth Dole, Lindsey Graham, John Kerry, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, Phil Gramm, Bill McCollum, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Florida, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Progress for America Voter Fund, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Jane Swift, Scott P Brown, WinRed
Marc I Stern	John Boehner, Richard Burr, Norm Coleman, John Ensign, Lindsey Graham, Ted Kennedy, Ed Markey, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, Republican Party of Florida, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Scott P Brown, Kelly Loeffler, Romney Victory, WinRed, Georgians For Kelly Loeffler
Larry A Mizel	John Boehner, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Chris Dodd, Elizabeth Dole, John Ensign, Lindsey Graham, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Bill McCollum, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, South Carolina Republican Party, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Scott P Brown, Kelly Loeffler, Romney Victory, WinRed, Georgians For Kelly Loeffler
Ed Rogers	John Boehner, Kit Bond, Richard Burr, Maria Cantwell, Norm Coleman, Elizabeth Dole, Lindsey Graham, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, Bill Frist, Nancy Lee Johnson, Phil Gramm, Bill McCollum, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Romney Victory
Mel Sembler	Kit Bond, Richard Burr, Norm Coleman, John Ensign, Lindsey Graham, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Gordon Harold Smith, Bill Frist, Phil Gramm, Bill McCollum, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Florida, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Chauncey Goss, Kelly Loeffler, Romney Victory, WinRed, Georgians For Kelly Loeffler
Robert McNair	John Boehner, Norm Coleman, Chris Dodd, Elizabeth Dole, John Ensign, Lindsey Graham, Ed Markey, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, Phil Gramm, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Florida, South Carolina Republican Party, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Progress for America Voter Fund, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Max Baucus, Scott P Brown
Robert A Day	John Boehner, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Chris Dodd, Elizabeth Dole, John Ensign, Ted Kennedy, Patrick Joseph Kennedy, John Kerry, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, Phil Gramm, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, Republican Party of Florida, Progress for America Voter Fund, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Max Baucus, WinRed
Thomas E McInerney	Kit Bond, Richard Burr, Norm Coleman, Elizabeth Dole, Lindsey Graham, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, Bill Frist, Nancy Lee Johnson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Florida, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Progress for America Voter Fund, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Kelly Loeffler, WinRed, Georgians For Kelly Loeffler
John Catsimatidis	John Boehner, Richard Burr, Chris Dodd, Lindsey Graham, Ted Kennedy, Patrick Joseph Kennedy, John Kerry, Ed Markey, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Geraldine Ferraro, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, South Carolina Republican Party, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Mitt Romney, Max Baucus, Scott P Brown, Michael G Grimm, Romney Victory, WinRed
Stephen Schwarzman	John Boehner, Richard Burr, Elizabeth Dole, John Ensign, Lindsey Graham, Patrick Joseph Kennedy, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, John E Sununu, Phil Gramm, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, Republican Party of Florida, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Majority Committee PAC--MC PAC, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Max Baucus, Scott P Brown, Kelly Loeffler, WinRed, Georgians For Kelly Loeffler
Seth Klarman	John Boehner, Maria Cantwell, Norm Coleman, Chris Dodd, Lindsey Graham, John Kerry, Ed Markey, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, South Carolina Republican Party, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Max Baucus, Scott P Brown, Richard Tisei, Scott Brown Victory Cmte, Chris Pappas, Chris Pappas for Congress, WinRed
Jim Davis	John Boehner, Richard Burr, Lindsey Graham, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lamar Seeligson Smith, John E Sununu, Bill McCollum, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, South Carolina Republican Party, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Charles J McCarthy Jr, Frank Guinta, Scott P Brown, Richard Tisei, Romney Victory
Sam Fox	John Boehner, Kit Bond, Richard Burr, Norm Coleman, Elizabeth Dole, Lindsey Graham, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, Bill Frist, Phil Gramm, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Florida, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Progress for America Voter Fund, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Scott P Brown
Michael Keiser	John Boehner, Kit Bond, Richard Burr, Norm Coleman, Elizabeth Dole, John Ensign, Lindsey Graham, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, Bill Frist, Phil Gramm, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, Republican Party of Florida, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, Scott P Brown

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Peter M Nicholas

Co-Founder, Boston Scientfic

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