CO-FOUNDER, AUGIE’S QUEST
WHY: Fitness industry entrepreneur; founded Life Fitness in 1970s and ran it for more than two decades. Through Augie’s Quest to Cure ALS, has raised more than $160M with his wife, Lynne.
RECENT: Returned to Life Fitness, which does $1B in sales annually, in 2020 as an investor and board member. Helped launch ALS drug candidate developer Anelixis Therapeutics, which was acquired by Irvine-based Novus Therapeutics in September.
NOTABLE: The Business Journal’s 2020 Businessperson of the Year in the retail sector.
