Steven M.  Rales net worth and biography

Steven Rales Biography and Net Worth

Co-Founder, Chairman of Danaher

Mr. Rales is a co-founder of Danaher and has served as Danaher’s Chairman of the Board since 1984.

Mr. Rales was also CEO of the Company from 1984 to 1990, and is a brother of Mitchell P. Rales.

The strategic vision and leadership of Mr. Rales and his brother, Mitchell Rales, helped create the Danaher Business System and have guided Danaher down a path of consistent, profitable growth that continues today. In addition, as a result of his substantial ownership stake in Danaher, he is well-positioned to understand, articulate and advocate for the rights and interests of the Company’s shareholders.

What is Steven M. Rales' net worth?

The estimated net worth of Steven M. Rales is at least $612.64 million as of May 12th, 2025. Mr. Rales owns 3,105,808 shares of Danaher stock worth more than $612,642,369 as of June 24th. This net worth approximation does not reflect any other investments that Mr. Rales may own. Learn More about Steven M. Rales' net worth.

How old is Steven M. Rales?

Mr. Rales is currently 73 years old. There are 6 older executives and no younger executives at Danaher. Learn More on Steven M. Rales' age.

How do I contact Steven M. Rales?

The corporate mailing address for Mr. Rales and other Danaher executives is 2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. N.W SUITE 800W, WASHINGTON DC, 20037. Danaher can also be reached via phone at (202) 828-0850 and via email at [email protected]. Learn More on Steven M. Rales' contact information.

Has Steven M. Rales been buying or selling shares of Danaher?

During the last ninety days, Steven M. Rales has sold $245,925,000.00 in shares of Danaher stock. Most recently, Steven M. Rales sold 1,250,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.74, for a transaction totalling $245,925,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman now directly owns 3,105,808 shares of the company's stock, valued at $611,036,665.92. Learn More on Steven M. Rales' trading history.

Who are Danaher's active insiders?

Danaher's insider roster includes Rainer Blair (President, CEO & Director), Daniel Comas (EVP), Georgeann Couchara (SVP), William Daniel (EVP), Brian Ellis (SVP), Linda Filler (Director), Jose-Carlos Gutierrez-Ramos (SVP), Linda Hefner (Director), Jennifer Honeycutt (EVP), Thomas Joyce, Jr. (CEO), William King (SVP), Angela Lalor (SVP), Angela Lalor (SVP), Teri List (Director), Walter Lohr (Director), Robert Lutz (CAO), Matthew McGrew (CFO), Mitchell Rales (Chairman), Steven Rales (Co-Founder, Chairman), Daniel Raskas (SVP), Christopher Riley (EVP, Biotechnology Group and CEO, Cytiva), John Schwieters (Director), Alan Spoon (Director), Raymond Stevens (Director), Joakim Weidemanis (EVP), and Elias Zerhouni (Director). Learn More on Danaher's active insiders.

Are insiders buying or selling shares of Danaher?

In the last twelve months, insiders at the conglomerate sold shares 8 times. They sold a total of 1,311,164 shares worth more than $261,374,363.72. The most recent insider tranaction occured on May, 12th when Chairman Steven M Rales sold 1,250,000 shares worth more than $245,925,000.00. Insiders at Danaher own 11.2% of the company. Learn More about insider trades at Danaher.

Information on this page was last updated on 5/12/2025.

Steven M. Rales Insider Trading History at Danaher

Transaction DateBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionShares Held After TransactionDetails
5/12/2025Sell1,250,000$196.74$245,925,000.003,105,808View SEC Filing Icon  
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Steven M. Rales Buying and Selling Activity at Danaher

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Danaher Company Overview

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Danaher Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets professional, medical, industrial, and commercial products and services worldwide. The Biotechnology segments offers bioprocess technologies, consumables, and services that advance, accelerate, and integrate the development and manufacture of therapeutics; cell line and cell culture media development services; cell culture media, process liquids and buffers for manufacturing, chromatography resins, filtration technologies, aseptic fill finish; single-use hardware and consumables and services, such as the design and installation of full manufacturing suites; lab filtration, separation, and purification; lab-scale protein purification and analytical tools; reagents, membranes, and services; and healthcare filtration solutions. The Life Sciences segment provides mass spectrometers; flow cytometry, genomics, lab automation, centrifugation, liquid handling automation instruments, antibodies and reagents, and particle counting and characterization; microscopes; protein consumables; industrial filtration products; and genomic medicines, such as custom nucleic acid products, plasmid DNA, RNA, and proteins under the ABCAM, ALDEVRON, BECKMAN COULTER, IDT, LEICA MICROSYSTEMS, MOLECULAR DEVICES, PALL, PHENOMENEX and SCIEX brands. The Diagnostics segment offers chemistry, immunoassay, microbiology, and automation systems; and molecular, acute care, and pathology diagnostics products. This segment also provides clinical instruments, reagents, consumables, software, and services for hospitals, physicians' offices, reference laboratories, and other critical care settings. The company was formerly known as Diversified Mortgage Investors, Inc. and changed its name to Danaher Corporation in 1984. Danaher Corporation was founded in 1969 and is based in Washington, the District of Columbia.
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