Peter Nicholas (businessman)

Peter Nicholas ( born 1941 ) is an American entrepreneur.

Life

Nicholas studied at Duke University and at the University of Pennsylvania 's Wharton School. Nicholas co-founded with John Abele, the U.S. pharmaceutical company Boston Scientific. According to the American Forbes Magazine Nicholas is one of the wealthiest Americans, and is listed in The World's Billionaires. He is married to Virginia Lilly.