Frank Laukien
Profile Summary
Frank Laukien is a Massachusetts-based U.S. billionaire born in 1960, with an estimated net worth of ~$1.3B RTB. He is tied to Bruker Corp. (BRKR), a manufacturing-related company, and the SEC records show 176 insider filings associated with him SEC EDGAR.
Business & SEC Activity
SEC filings identify Frank Laukien as an insider connected to Bruker Corp. (BRKR), and the filing history includes 176 total insider filings SEC EDGAR. The recent filings listed are Form 4 reports, which are SEC disclosures insiders use to report changes in their holdings, such as buying or selling company stock SEC EDGAR.
Political Activity
From 2020-09-21 to 2025-10-27, he made 100 federal contributions totaling $1,246,526.40 FEC. Most of the money went to INDEPENDENTS MOVING THE NEEDLE ($1,197,126.40), with smaller amounts to the Forward Party, Jake Auchincloss for Congress, Nikki Haley for President Inc., and George Whitesides for Congress FEC. The party breakdown shows $1,216,681.40 categorized as Unknown, compared with $9,400 to Democrats and $20,445 to Republicans FEC.
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Associated Companies
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Score Breakdown
The PBS is a weighted average of 2 components. The formula is open and versioned — the weight percentages below show how much each component contributes to the final score.
Evidenced charitable giving — built on what they actually give each year, not parked assets. Dominated by generosity (annual giving relative to net worth — the share of your fortune you give), plus the absolute scale of that giving, plus a small nudge for signing the Giving Pledge (a commitment, not a realized action).
Data: ProPublica 990 charitable disbursements, net worth, The Giving Pledge registry
How much sourced, public accountability data exists — net worth, political contributions, SEC filings, foundation 990s, news coverage, and a verified profile. More public disclosure scores higher.
Data: FEC, SEC EDGAR, ProPublica 990s, GDELT / NewsAPI, Wikidata
Formula (v2): PBS = 65% x Philanthropy + 35% x Transparency
Scored on 6/23/2026 on a 0–100 scale. The score uses only the signals we have populated data for. Goal Impact, Controversy, and Community Approval are deferred until that data exists — Phase 1 goal adoption, controversy detection, and community votes respectively.
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