Ronda E. Stryker (born 1954) is an American

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heiress, a granddaughter of

Homer Stryker Homer Hartman Stryker MD (November 4, 1894May 5, 1980) was an American orthopedic surgeon, inventor, businessman, and the founder of Stryker Corporation. His inventions contributed to orthopedic care, patient comfort, and medical staff convenien ...

, the founder of medical equipment manufacturer

Stryker Corporation Stryker Corporation is an American multinational medical technologies corporation based in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Stryker's products include implants used in joint replacement and trauma surgeries; surgical equipment and surgical navigation system ...

, 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. She has two siblings, Patricia and Jon. She has a bachelor's degree from

University of Northern Colorado The University of Northern Colorado (UNC) is a public university in Greeley, Colorado. The university was founded in 1889 as the State Normal School of Colorado and has a long history in teacher education. The institution has officially changed ...

, and a master's from

Western Michigan University Western Michigan University (Western Michigan, Western or WMU) is a public research university in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It was initially established as Western State Normal School in 1903 by Governor Aaron T. Bliss for the training of teachers ...

Career

She has been a director of

for nearly 30 years, as of 2018.

Personal life

She is married to William Johnston, the chairman of

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, an investment management company that owns shares in Stryker Corporation. They have three children, and live in

Portage, Michigan Portage is a city in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 46,292 in the United States Census, 2010, 2010 census. It is the smaller of the two main cities included in the Kalamazoo–Por ...

. Stryker is a member of the

Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is the graduate medical school of Harvard University and is located in the Longwood Medical Area of Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1782, HMS is one of the oldest medical schools in the United States and is consi ...

board of fellows.

References

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