- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
Ronald W. Dollens
Guidant Corporation
1994 - 2004
Healthcare
b. 1946
| Education |  |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate | Purdue University |
| Graduate | MBA, Indiana University |
| Personal | |
|---|---|
| Born-Died | 1946 |
| Birthplace | Indiana (IN) |
| Race | White |
| Father | Owner, Small Business |
Dollens was vital to the creation and success of Guidant Corporation, a spin-off of Eli Lilly. Through his leadership of Guidant, Dollens introduced several medical breakthrough technologies including the internal defibrillator and produced a 20-fold increase in market capitalization.