12 Facts About Richard Caruso

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Richard E Caruso was an American entrepreneur, who was the founder and chairman of Integra LifeSciences and other companies.

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In 2006, Caruso was named the Ernst and Young National Entrepreneur of the Year for the United States.

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3.

Richard Caruso received a Bachelor of Science degree from Susquehanna University, a Master of Science in Business Analytics degree from Bucknell University, and a PhD from the London School of Economics.

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4.

In 1978, Richard Caruso founded The Provco Group, which organizes and provides funding for a variety of entrepreneurs and complex business activities.

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5.

In 1989, Richard Caruso founded Integra LifeSciences and took it public in August 1995, listing on the National NASDAQ Market under the symbol “IART”.

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6.

Richard Caruso built Integra by acquiring unused technology from other companies, principally Marion Laboratories, to create a new branch of medicine now known as regenerative medicine.

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7.

In 1996, Richard Caruso became a founding shareholder of Interactive Investor International.

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8.

Richard Caruso served on various boards of other organizations including First Sterling Bank, Advanced Voting Solutions, Inc, American Capital Mutual Funds, Museum of the American Revolution and the Medici Archive Project.

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9.

Richard Caruso was an advisor to Quaker BioVentures, a venture capital firm, and Infegy, a social media analytics company.

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10.

In 2000, Richard Caruso was the recipient of the New Jersey Entrepreneurial Leadership Award in Biomaterial Science.

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11.

Richard Caruso was the founder and director of The Uncommon Individual Foundation, a non-profit foundation that encourages people to become entrepreneurs of their lives.

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12.

Richard Caruso served on the Boards of Susquehanna University, The Baum School of Art and the Business Performance Group of the London School of Economics.

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