Venture capitalist, hospital entrepreneur, and activist against health care reform, who spent $73M of his own fortune successfully running for Governor of Florida in 2010, succeeding Charlie Crist. Conservative Republican; anti-abortion rights, pro-gun rights, pro-offshore drilling, pro-school vouchers. Ousted from the leadership of Columbia/HCA in 1997 after the revelation of a massive Medicare fraud; received a $310M golden parachute as the company paid $1.7B in federal fines.
[1] Resigned from First Presbyterian Church of Naples, FL in 2006, after what news accounts called "a feud with church leaders", and provided funding to construct Naples Community Church, the non-denominational Christian congregation he currently attends.
Father: Orba Scott (stepfather, truck driver)
Mother: Esther Scott (JC Penney clerk)
Wife: Annette Holland (high school girlfriend, m. 1971, two daughters)
Daughter: Allison Guimard
Daughter: Jordan Kandah
High School: North Kansas City High School, North Kansas City, MO (1970)
University: (community college)
University: BBA, University of Missouri at Kansas City
Law School: JD, Southern Methodist University
Governor of Florida (2011-)
Conservatives for Patients' Rights Founder, $5M investment (2009-10)
Solantic Corporation Founder & CEO (2001-11)
HCA CEO (1994-97)
Columbia Hospital Founder (1988-94)
Johnson & Swanson Mergers and Acquisitions Attorney
Alijor.com
Continental Structural Plastics
Flavor Maid Doughnuts Franchisee
Member of the Board of Banc One Corporation 1994
Member of the Board of CyberGuard (2001-06)
Member of the Board of HCA
Member of the Board of Pharmaca
Member of the Board of Secure Computing (2006-08)
The Business Council
Conservatives for Patients' Rights
John McCain 2008
McCain Victory Committee
Republican National Committee
Romney for President
State Bar of Texas
United Way National Board (1997-2003)
Global Warming Skeptics
Eagle Scout
