Gayle Cook
| Gayle Cook | |
|---|---|
| Born | Gayle Karch |
| Residence | Bloomington, Indiana, US |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Indiana University |
| Net worth | $5.8 billion |
| Spouse(s) | William Cook (died 2011) |
| Children | Carl Cook |
Gayle Cook is an American business executive. She was the co-founder (with her husband) of the medical equipment manufacturer Cook Group in 1963.
Gayle Karch Cook graduated from Indiana University in 1956 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine Arts. She was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
In 1963, she co-founded the Cook Group, a medical equipment manufacturer, with her husband. As of 2013[update], she still served on the company's Board of Directors.
According to Forbes, she had a net worth of US$5,800,000,000 in 2014, an increase relative to US$5,200,000,000 in 2013 which placed her at #85 on the Forbes 400 for the year.
She has restored many historic buildings. For example, she has restored the Colonel William Jones House in Gentryville (listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Cedar Farm in Laconia, the Graham Hotel and the James Cochran House in Bloomington (the latter being on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Monroe County, Indiana), the French Lick Resort in French Lick Springs, and the West Baden Springs Hotel in West Baden Springs.
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