Page updated May 23, 2012.

Robert L. Parkinson Jr.

Business executive

Muckety metrics:

Connections: Robert L. Parkinson Jr. has direct or once-removed relationships with 307 people, organizations or other entities in our database of the most influential people in America. Under a scoring system that gives more weight to direct links, this score is higher than 91% of all entries.

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Muckety connection score: 91

Influence: Parkinson has a Muckety influence index of 97 out of 100. This is a measure of power and reach compared with others in the U.S. leadership elite.

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Muckety influence score: 97

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Robert L. Parkinson Jr.

Gender: Male

Age in 2012: 61

Address: Lives and/or works in Northbrook, IL

Wealth class: Multimillionaire

Areas of interest:

nonprofits

education

business

health care

pharmaceuticals industry

Personal social network: Much of Parkinson's Muckety comes from business connections. His power base is his role as chairman & CEO of Baxter International Inc..

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Financial information:

As an officer, director and/or owner of publicly traded securities, Robert L. Parkinson Jr. has filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission. >> See filings

Robert L. Parkinson Jr. current relationships:

Baxter International Inc. - chairman & CEO

FIRST - director

Loyola University Chicago - trustee

Northwestern Memorial Hospital - director

Robert L. Parkinson Jr. past relationships:

Abbott Laboratories - president & COO

Executives' Club of Chicago - director

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Five degrees of Kevin:

We can connect Robert L. Parkinson Jr. with Kevin Bacon in five steps:
Robert L. Parkinson Jr. → Abbott Laboratories →
  Covington & Burling LLP → BNP Paribas →
    Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities →

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Extended reach:

Among the most influential people in Robert L. Parkinson Jr.'s web of second-degree relationships:

Edward M. Liddy

William M. Daley

John A. Canning Jr.

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Robert L. Parkinson Jr. campaign contributions:

Listed below are federal donations of $3,000+ reported to the FEC.

Biotechnology Industry Organization PAC - $5,000 on 2/18/2011

Biotechnology Industry Organization PAC - $5,000 on 1/29/2010

Biotechnology Industry Organization PAC - $5,000 on 4/16/2009

Obama for America - $4,600 on 2/23/2007

Robert L. Parkinson Jr. gave the maximum donation to the following political campaigns:

Obama for America in 2008

Contributions to political organizations reporting to IRS:

Republican Governors Association - $5,000 on 10/21/2010

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