Arthur D. Collins Jr.

Arthur D. Collins Jr.
Born	1947 (age 68–69) Lakewood, Ohio
Occupation	Businessman

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] In addition to serving on the board of directors at Alcoa,^[2] Boeing,^[3] Cargill,^[4] and US Bancorp,^[5] he currently is a Senior Advisor to Oak Hill Capital Partners^[6] and a Managing Partner at Acorn Advisors, LLC.^[7]

Early life and education

Collins was born in 1947 in Lakewood, Ohio. He was the first of Dr. Arthur D. Sr. and Irene Collins’ three children. His father, a physician, and his mother, a registered nurse, introduced him to the medical profession at an early age.

Collins attended the public school system in Rocky River, Ohio and graduated as a National Honor Society member in 1965. He received a Bachelor of Science degree and a Doctor of Laws honorary degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He is a member of the Alpha Chapter of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. Collins also holds a Master of Business Administration Degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He was cited by The Wall Street Journal as one of Wharton’s "most famous” MBA graduates, and he has returned to the Philadelphia campus often to give lectures and convocation addresses to the MBA class.

Career

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Board, civic and community activities

Collins serves on the Board of Directors of Alcoa, Inc., The Boeing Company, Cargill and U.S. Bancorp, where he is lead director. He is a member of the Board of Overseers of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He also was a previous Chairman of AdvaMed, the medical technology industry association. He splits his time between Naples, Florida, Chicago, Illinois, and Colorado's Vail Valley. He has two adult daughters.

References

1. "Medtronic, Inc. History". Funding Universe.
2. "Alcoa Board of Directors". Alcoa.
3. "Board of Directors - Boeing".
4. "Cargill Board of Directors". Cargill.
5. "U.S. Bankcorp Board of Directors". US Bankcorp.
6. "Oak Hill Capital Partners -Senior Advisor". Oak Hill Capital Partners.
7. "Managing Partner, Acorn Advisors, LLC.". Acorn Advisors.
8. "Oak Hill Capital Names Art Collins as Senior Advisor". Oak Hill Capital website.

External links

• The Wharton School, Keynote Speaker Bio
• Acorn Advisors, LLC, Managing Partner