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Company type | Public |
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Industry | Conglomerate |
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Headquarters | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Steven Rales (chairman of the board) Mitchell Rales (chairman of the executive committee) Rainer Blair (president and CEO) |
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Number of employees | c. 63,000 (2024) |
Divisions | List of divisions |
Website | danaher |
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Danaher Corporation is an American global conglomerate founded in 1984 by brothers Steven and Mitchell Rales. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the company designs, manufactures, and markets medical, industrial, and commercial products and services.[1][2][3] Danaher was among the first companies in North America to adopt Kaizen principles, a Japanese lean manufacturing philosophy of continuous improvement and efficiency.[4][5] The company held $78.5 billion in assets as of 2024[update].