Jon Lloyd Stryker (born c. 1958) is an American architect, philanthropist and activist for social and environmental causes. He is a billionaire stockholder and heir to the Stryker Corporation medical supply company fortune of grandfather Homer Stryker alongside sisters Pat and Ronda. In 2015, his net worth was estimated at $2.1 billion.
Stryker is the founder and president of Arcus Foundation, a private international philanthropic organization primarily supporting great ape conservation efforts and LGBT causes. The threatened colobine species Rhinopithecus strykeri is named for him.
Background
Stryker was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He is the youngest grandchild of Homer Hartman Stryker, founder of the medical supply company Stryker Corporation. Jon’s father, Lee Stryker, died in an airplane crash in 1976.
Stryker earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology from Kalamazoo College in 1982. He now serves on the college’s Board of Trustees and was the recipient of the college’s 2010 Distinguished Service Award. He also has a Master of Architecture degree from the University of California at Berkeley.
Stryker is a registered architect in Michigan and is president of Depot Landmark LLC, a development company specializing in the rehabilitation of historic buildings.
Stryker is a founding board member of Greenleaf Trust, a privately owned bank in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Stryker serves on the Board of Directors for the nonprofit Friends of the High Line, a private partner organization to the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation that funds virtually all of the High Line (New York City) park’s maintenance and operations through private contributions.
| Jon Stryker | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jon Lloyd Stryker 1958 (age 58–59) Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| Residence | New York, New York Garrison, New York |
| Occupation | Philanthropist Activist President and Founder of the Arcus Foundation |
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