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Rick Snyder Biography
Rick Snyder is one of the famous Politician, who was born on the memorable day of August 19 in the year 1958. Hailing from the vibrant city of Michigan, Rick Snyder is a proud citizen of United States.
American Republican politician who became 48th Governor of Michigan in 2011.
Over the years, not only have skills been honed, but a significant impact has also been made in the professional field. Whether it's through work, public appearances, or contributions to the community, Rick Snyder continues to be an inspiration for many.
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First Name
Rick
Last Name
Snyder
Education
University of Michigan Law School; University of Michigan; Ross School of Business
Father
Dale F. Snyder
Mother
Helen Louella
Family
He married his wife Sue in 1987 and the couple had three children together.
Height & Weight
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He studied business while he was still in high school and attended the University of Michigan and attained his Bachelor’s degree, MBA, and J.D.
Trivia
Before becoming governor, he co-founded Ardesta LLC, a Michigan venture capital firm.
Net Worth & Salary
Rick Snyder net worth is $5 Million (2022).
Rick Snyder Timeline
1975
Snyder visited the admissions office of the University of Michigan in November 1975 and spoke with the admissions director, who recommended that Snyder attend Michigan and create his own degree.
1977
Snyder received a Bachelor of General Studies in 1977, a Master of Business Administration in 1979, and a Juris Doctor in 1982, all from the University of Michigan.
1982
Snyder, who was born in Battle Creek, Michigan, began his career in business in 1982.
1987
The couple were married in 1987 at Cherry Hill Presbyterian Church in Dearborn, Michigan.
1988
Snyder was named partner in 1988.
1991
Snyder joined the computer company Gateway (based in Irvine, California) in 1991 as the executive vice president.
1996
He served as president and chief operating officer from 1996 to 1997.
1997
In 1997, Snyder returned to Ann Arbor to found Avalon Investments Inc., a venture capital company with a $100 million fund, along with the co-founder of Gateway, Ted Waitt.
1998
In 1998, Snyder angel funded and co-founded, with University of Michigan (U-M) School of Public Health professor Victor Strecher, Ph.
1999
He was also first chair of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation in 1999 under Republican governor John Engler and was also the chair of Ann Arbor SPARK.
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2000
He then co-founded Ardesta LLC, an investment firm, in 2000 along with three co-founders, which invested in 20 start-up companies through 2011.
2001
Despite these university-based start-up and R&D advantages, HMI got off to a poor performance start and in 2001 Snyder replaced the founding CEO (Strecher remained on the HMI board) and personally rescued the company from insolvency with more of his own money.
2005
He was chairman of the board of Gateway from 2005 to 2007, a co-founder of Ardesta, LLC, a venture capital firm, HealthMedia, Inc., a digital health coaching company, and is currently CEO of SensCy, a cybersecurity company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
2006
During 2006, Snyder served as interim chief executive officer while a search for a permanent replacement was made.
2007
He remained on the board of directors until 2007.
2008
After multiple rounds of more additional financing through venture capital (Arboretum Ventures, Ardesta, Avalon Capital Group, AvTech Ventures, Chrysalis Ventures, Princeton Fund) and yet never achieving profitability, HMI was sold in 2008 for a reported $200 million to Johnson & Johnson.
2010
A member of the Republican Party, he won the 2010 Michigan gubernatorial election and won reelection in 2014.
2011
Snyder favors the standard exceptions on abortion for rape, incest, and saving the life of the mother (he signed legislation banning partial birth abortion in October 2011); he opposes federal funding of abortions; he would not ban embryonic stem cell research; he supports upholding traditional marriage, but would allow civil unions.
2012
Snyder was considered a possible Republican Party candidate for Vice President of the United States in 2012, although ultimately Paul Ryan was selected.
2013
On June 28, 2013, a federal judge struck down the law.
2014
In 2014, Snyder gained national attention during the Flint water crisis, in which he was accused of mishandling the situation that exposed 6,000 to 12,000 Flint children to lead.
2015
In November 2015, Governor Rick Snyder declared his opposition to permitting Syrian refugee relocation to the state of Michigan.
2016
He was also mentioned as a potential Republican Party candidate for President of the United States in 2016.
2018
Snyder was term-limited and could not seek re-election in 2018 and was succeeded by Democrat Gretchen Whitmer.
2019
On June 29, 2019, Snyder accepted a soon-to-be appointment at Harvard to share his knowledge of state and local government.
2020
In 2020, an article was published in Vice detailing evidence of corruption and a cover-up by Snyder, including details of how he was warned repeatedly about the dangerous effects of the decisions he had made about the water supply to the city of Flint.
2021
In January 2021, Snyder was among those charged for his role in the crisis;
he pled not guilty to two misdemeanor charges.
