Louis Pope

Louis M. Pope (born 1947) is an American businessman and has worked as a micro-credit and business organizer in Kenya.

Biography Pope was raised in Provo, Utah. He holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering (1974) and an MBA (1975) from Brigham Young University.

In 1978 Pope formed US Synthetic, a company that manufactures diamond drill bits. The company was close to bankruptcy in 1985, but went on to become one of the fastest-growing companies in the US in the mid-90s. He was CEO from 1992, and it was bought by Dover Corporation in 2004. In January 2010, Pope retired from this position and moved close to Mombasa, Kenya to supervise his businesses there. He also operates Coast Coconut Farms, a coconut oil business initiative largely involving local Kenyan women.

Pope is a Latter-day Saint. He and his wife Christine have five children. His mother Margaret taught religion at BYU for 25 years.