Robert (Bob) L. Luddy

Industry: Manufacturing
Primary Company: CaptiveAire Systems
Age: Unconfirmed
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Estimated Worth: Unconfirmed

Background

Robert (Bob) L. Luddy is president and CEO of CaptiveAire, a manufacturer of commercial kitchen ventilation systems based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Luddy founded the company in 1976. CaptiveAire now operates several manufacturing plants in the United States and 90 sales offices in North America. The company had revenues in excess of $300 million in 2014.¹Marian Butcher. “ROBERT LUDDY, ’68: GOING AGAINST THE GRAIN,” Lasalle Magazine, March 2015. Archived July 20, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/2E5ih

Luddy is founder of a charter school, Franklin Academy, in Wake Forest, North Carolina, as well as a Catholic college preparatory school named St. Thomas More Academy. He is also founder of Thales Academy, a group of private K–12 college preparatory schools. Luddy has said the philosophy of his schools echos teaching techniques by St. John-Baptist de La Salle, the founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools.²Marian Butcher. “ROBERT LUDDY, ’68: GOING AGAINST THE GRAIN,” Lasalle Magazine, March 2015. Archived July 20, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/2E5ih

Funding

Political Spending

Below is a partial list of Robert L. Luddy’s political spending, via campaign finance data exported from the U.S. Federal Election Commission (FEC). Note that while efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of this data, errors may have been introduced in the original records.

Koch Events

June 2010

Bob Luddy attended the June 2010 meeting of the Koch network in Aspen, Colorado. A list of attendees and a schedule for the Aspen summit was obtained by ThinkProgress.³“MEMO: Health Insurance, Banking, Oil Industries Met With Koch, Chamber, Glenn Beck To Plot 2010 Election,” ThinkProgress, October 20, 2010. Archived July 10, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/KUNp3

Affiliations

• CaptiveAire Systems — Founder and president (1976 – present).⁴“Bob Luddy,” LinkedIn. Accessed July 20, 2019. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
• Thales Academy — Founder and chairman (founded in 2007).⁵“Bob Luddy,” LinkedIn. Accessed July 20, 2019. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
• St. Thomas More Academy — Founder and chairman (founded in 2002).⁶“Bob Luddy,” LinkedIn. Accessed July 20, 2019. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
• Franklin Academy Charter School — Founder and chairman (founded 1998).⁷“Bob Luddy,” LinkedIn. Accessed July 20, 2019. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.

Other Resources

Resources

• 1
  Marian Butcher. “ROBERT LUDDY, ’68: GOING AGAINST THE GRAIN,” Lasalle Magazine, March 2015. Archived July 20, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/2E5ih
• 2
  Marian Butcher. “ROBERT LUDDY, ’68: GOING AGAINST THE GRAIN,” Lasalle Magazine, March 2015. Archived July 20, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/2E5ih
• 3
  “MEMO: Health Insurance, Banking, Oil Industries Met With Koch, Chamber, Glenn Beck To Plot 2010 Election,” ThinkProgress, October 20, 2010. Archived July 10, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/KUNp3
• 4
  “Bob Luddy,” LinkedIn. Accessed July 20, 2019. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
• 5
  “Bob Luddy,” LinkedIn. Accessed July 20, 2019. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
• 6
  “Bob Luddy,” LinkedIn. Accessed July 20, 2019. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
• 7
  “Bob Luddy,” LinkedIn. Accessed July 20, 2019. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.