Ronda Stryker Explained

Ronda Stryker
Birth Name:Ronda E. Stryker
Nationality:American
Education:University of Northern Colorado
Western Michigan University
Occupation:Director, Stryker Corporation
Spouse:William Johnston
Children:3
Relatives:Homer Stryker (grandfather)
Jon Stryker (brother)
Pat Stryker (sister)

Ronda E. Stryker (born 1954) is an American billionaire heiress, a granddaughter of Homer Stryker, the founder of medical equipment manufacturer Stryker Corporation, of which she is a director.

Early life

Ronda Stryker was born in 1954, the daughter of Lee Stryker and his first wife Betty Stryker. Lee and his second wife Nancy died when he crashed his plane in Wyoming in 1976.[1] [2] She has two siblings, Patricia and Jon.[1] She has a bachelor's degree from University of Northern Colorado, and a master's from Western Michigan University.[3]

Career

She has been a director of Stryker Corporation for nearly 30 years, as of 2018.[1]

Personal life

She is married to William Johnston, the chairman of Greenleaf Trust, an investment management company that owns shares in Stryker Corporation.[3] [1] They have three children and live in Portage, Michigan.[3]

Stryker is a member of the Harvard Medical School board of fellows.[4] She is a member of the board of trustees of Spelman College, [5] an historically Black, women's liberal arts college in Atlanta, Georgia. In January 2024, it was announced that Stryker and her husband donated $100 million to Spelman College.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bloomberg Billionaires Index - Ronda Stryker. 12 March 2018. www.bloomberg.com. 12 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180312204909/https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/profiles/ronda-e-stryker/. live.
  2. Web site: Board. Kalamazoo Gazette Editorial. 2009-11-18. Editorial: Stryker's John Brown is a community giant. 2021-02-15. mlive. en. 2024-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20240516191042/https://www.mlive.com/opinion/kalamazoo/2009/11/strykers_john_brown_is_a_commu.html. live.
  3. Web site: Forbes profile: Ronda Stryker. Forbes. 29 September 2020. 16 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200916100111/https://www.forbes.com/profile/ronda-stryker/. live.
  4. Web site: Board of Fellows Harvard Medical School. hms.harvard.edu. 2019-09-26. 2021-11-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20211130201935/https://hms.harvard.edu/about-hms/leadership/board-fellows. live.
  5. Web site: Board of Trustees, Spelman College . www.spelman.edu . 19 January 2024 . 19 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240119233039/https://www.spelman.edu/about-us/president%27s-office-revised/board-of-trustees . live .
  6. News: McCray . Vanessa . Spelman College receives biggest single donation with $100 million gift . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . English . 2024-01-19 . 2024-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240516191043/https://www.ajc.com/education/spelman-college-receives-biggest-single-donation-with-100-million-gift/2JSFVL2ZQ5HZVCOH65X7ZLGXXI/ . live .