Bill Austin

William Franklin “Bill” Austin is an American billionaire businessman, philanthropist, and founder, principal owner, chairman and CEO of Starkey Hearing Technologies, a global hearing aid manufacturer and the largest in the United States.

  • Bill Austin owns Starkey Hearing Technologies, the largest hearing aid manufacturer in the U.S.
  • He bought a hearing aid parts shop, which was then called Starkey Labs, for $13,000 in 1970.
  • Austin fired several top executives of Starkey Hearing in 2015, a tumultuous time for the company.
  • That move unleashed a series of events that resulted in the former company president being found guilty of federal fraud charges in 2018.
  • Austin spends much of his time traveling to developing countries for his Starkey Hearing Foundation, distributing hearing aids.

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