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* [[Lester Wunderman]] (1920–2019), founder of [[Wunderman|Wunderman, Inc.]], creator of modern-day [[direct marketing]] and inventor of the toll-free [[1-800]] number<ref name=WaPoObit>{{Cite news|first=Emily |last=Langer |authorlink= |title=Lester Wunderman, advertising executive who perfected direct marketing, dies at 98 |publisher=[[The Washington Post]]|date=January 15, 2019 |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/lester-wunderman-advertising-executive-who-perfected-direct-marketing-dies-at-98/2019/01/15/f84ac918-17b0-11e9-88fe-f9f77a3bcb6c_story.html |accessdate=}}</ref> |
* [[Lester Wunderman]] (1920–2019), founder of [[Wunderman|Wunderman, Inc.]], creator of modern-day [[direct marketing]] and inventor of the toll-free [[1-800]] number<ref name=WaPoObit>{{Cite news|first=Emily |last=Langer |authorlink= |title=Lester Wunderman, advertising executive who perfected direct marketing, dies at 98 |publisher=[[The Washington Post]]|date=January 15, 2019 |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/lester-wunderman-advertising-executive-who-perfected-direct-marketing-dies-at-98/2019/01/15/f84ac918-17b0-11e9-88fe-f9f77a3bcb6c_story.html |accessdate=}}</ref> |
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* [[Jordan Zimmerman (advertising)|Jordan Zimmerman]] (1955/56– ), founder of Zimmerman Advertising<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.jewishwaymagazine.com/people/2010/08/14/candid-controversial/|first=|last=|authorlink=|title=Candid & Controversial|pages= |magazine=Jewish Way Magazine|date=August 14, 2010|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/jordan-zimmerman-turned-a-b-at-usf-into-billions/2221169|title=Q&A: Jordan Zimmerman turned a B+ at USF into billions|date=March 13, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/the-head-of-an-ad-agency-worth-3-billion-reveals-his-key-to-success-2017-7|title=The head of an ad agency worth $3 billion reveals how passion is the key to career success|work=Business Insider}}</ref> |
* [[Jordan Zimmerman (advertising)|Jordan Zimmerman]] (1955/56– ), founder of Zimmerman Advertising<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.jewishwaymagazine.com/people/2010/08/14/candid-controversial/|first=|last=|authorlink=|title=Candid & Controversial|pages= |magazine=Jewish Way Magazine|date=August 14, 2010|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/jordan-zimmerman-turned-a-b-at-usf-into-billions/2221169|title=Q&A: Jordan Zimmerman turned a B+ at USF into billions|date=March 13, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/the-head-of-an-ad-agency-worth-3-billion-reveals-his-key-to-success-2017-7|title=The head of an ad agency worth $3 billion reveals how passion is the key to career success|work=Business Insider}}</ref> |
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* [[Sergio Zyman]] (1945– ), Mexican-American marketing executive, founder of the [[Sergio Zyman#Career|Zyman Group]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://adage.com/article/cmo-strategy/ten-things-sergio-zyman/240809/|title=Ten Things You Should Know About Sergio Zyman|author=Natalie Zmuda|date=Apr 10, 2013|magazine=[[Advertising Age|Ad Age]]|quote=Mr. Zyman is of Mexican Jewish heritage and was born in Mexico City.}}</ref> |
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==Aerospace== |
==Aerospace== |
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* [[Jesse Itzler]], co-founder of Marquis Jet (now [[NetJets]]), a private [[jet card]] company, and minority owner of [[NBA]]'s [[Atlanta Hawks]]<ref name=hwks/><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2014/01/14/how-to-pitch-successfully-from-rapper-turned-entrepreneur-jesse-itzler/|title=How To Pitch Successfully From Rapper-Turned-Entrepreneur Jesse Itzler|date=Jan 14, 2014|author=Natalie Robehmed|access-date=March 31, 2015|magazine=[[Forbes]]}}</ref> |
* [[Jesse Itzler]], co-founder of Marquis Jet (now [[NetJets]]), a private [[jet card]] company, and minority owner of [[NBA]]'s [[Atlanta Hawks]]<ref name=hwks/><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2014/01/14/how-to-pitch-successfully-from-rapper-turned-entrepreneur-jesse-itzler/|title=How To Pitch Successfully From Rapper-Turned-Entrepreneur Jesse Itzler|date=Jan 14, 2014|author=Natalie Robehmed|access-date=March 31, 2015|magazine=[[Forbes]]}}</ref> |
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* [[Abraham Karem]], Iraqi-born founder of [[Karem Aircraft|Karem Aircraft, Inc.]], [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|UAV]] (drone) technology pioneer<ref>{{cite news|url=https://washingtonpost.com/national/national-security/rise-of-the-drone-from-calif-garage-to-multibillion-dollar-defense-industry/2011/12/22/gIQACG8UEP_story.html|title=Rise of the drone: From Calif. garage to multibillion-dollar defense industry|author=Peter Finn|date=Dec 23, 2011|newspaper=[[Washington Post]]}}</ref> |
* [[Abraham Karem]], Iraqi-born founder of [[Karem Aircraft|Karem Aircraft, Inc.]], [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|UAV]] (drone) technology pioneer<ref>{{cite news|url=https://washingtonpost.com/national/national-security/rise-of-the-drone-from-calif-garage-to-multibillion-dollar-defense-industry/2011/12/22/gIQACG8UEP_story.html|title=Rise of the drone: From Calif. garage to multibillion-dollar defense industry|author=Peter Finn|date=Dec 23, 2011|newspaper=[[Washington Post]]}}</ref> |
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* [[Simon Ramo|Si Ramo]], co-founder of [[TRW Inc.#History|TRW Inc.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jta.org/2016/06/30/united-states/aerospace-pioneer-simon-ramo-dies-at-103|title=Aerospace pioneer Simon Ramo dies at 103|publisher=[[JTA.org]]|date=June 2016|access-date=2019-09-10|quote=Aerospace pioneer [[Simon Ramo]], father of America's intercontinental ballistic missile system and son of Jewish immigrants from [[Eastern Europe]], has died at 103.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-jun-16-la-fi-hiltzik-20100616-story.html|title=TRW co-founder Simon Ramo: The epitome of a 'Renaissance man'|newspaper=[[LA Times]]|date=June 2010|access-date=2019-09-10|quote=A [[Salt Lake City]] native whose family traces its history to Jewish "[[Crypto-Judaism|conversos]]," who converted to Christianity in Inquisition-era Spain}}</ref> |
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* [[Bernard L. Schwartz]], CEO of [[Loral Space & Communications|Loral Space & Communications Inc.]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=JPOST20020814-01.1.7|title=Grants from Jewish sources announced|year=2002|newspaper=[[The Jewish Post]]}}</ref> |
* [[Bernard L. Schwartz]], CEO of [[Loral Space & Communications|Loral Space & Communications Inc.]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=JPOST20020814-01.1.7|title=Grants from Jewish sources announced|year=2002|newspaper=[[The Jewish Post]]}}</ref> |
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* [[Al Schwimmer]], American-Israeli founder of [[Israel Aerospace Industries|Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd.]] (IAI)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jta.org/2015/05/12/arts-entertainment/israels-air-force-particularly-its-scrappy-beginnings-inspires-3-films|title=Israeli Air Force, particularly its scrappy beginnings, inspires 3 films|author=Tom Tugend|publisher=[[JTA.org]]|date=May 12, 2015}}</ref><ref name=jta-zs/> |
* [[Al Schwimmer]], American-Israeli founder of [[Israel Aerospace Industries|Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd.]] (IAI)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jta.org/2015/05/12/arts-entertainment/israels-air-force-particularly-its-scrappy-beginnings-inspires-3-films|title=Israeli Air Force, particularly its scrappy beginnings, inspires 3 films|author=Tom Tugend|publisher=[[JTA.org]]|date=May 12, 2015}}</ref><ref name=jta-zs/> |
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* [[Sophia Grojsman]], Belarus-born perfumer, [[Vice president#In business|VP]] of [[International Flavors & Fragrances]] (IFF)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofisrael.com/the-sweet-smell-of-home/|title=Oy de Cologne|author=Renee Ghert-Zand|date=Jul 2, 2012|newspaper=[[Times of Israel]]|quote=However, a number of Jewish noses have achieved fame through their work for large cosmetic corporations. For instance, [[Sophia Grojsman]] has created some of the most popular fragrances of the past 30 years, like [[Eternity (fragrance)|Eternity]] by [[Calvin Klein (company)|Calvin Klein]], Beautiful by [[Estée Lauder Companies|Estée Lauder]], and Trésor by [[Lancôme]].|access-date=2019-08-15}}</ref> |
* [[Sophia Grojsman]], Belarus-born perfumer, [[Vice president#In business|VP]] of [[International Flavors & Fragrances]] (IFF)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofisrael.com/the-sweet-smell-of-home/|title=Oy de Cologne|author=Renee Ghert-Zand|date=Jul 2, 2012|newspaper=[[Times of Israel]]|quote=However, a number of Jewish noses have achieved fame through their work for large cosmetic corporations. For instance, [[Sophia Grojsman]] has created some of the most popular fragrances of the past 30 years, like [[Eternity (fragrance)|Eternity]] by [[Calvin Klein (company)|Calvin Klein]], Beautiful by [[Estée Lauder Companies|Estée Lauder]], and Trésor by [[Lancôme]].|access-date=2019-08-15}}</ref> |
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* [[Estée Lauder (businesswoman)|Estée Lauder]], co-founder of [[Estée Lauder Companies|the Estée Lauder Companies Inc.]]; member of the [[Lauder family]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lauderfoundation.com/mission|title=Mission Statement|publisher=[[Ronald S. Lauder Foundation]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://haaretz.com/jewish/this-day-in-jewish-history/.premium-1.653320|title=This Day in Jewish History: Estee Lauder Dies, at Some Age or Other|date=Apr 24, 2015|author=David B. Green|newspaper=[[Haaretz]]}}</ref><ref name=7j/> |
* [[Estée Lauder (businesswoman)|Estée Lauder]], co-founder of [[Estée Lauder Companies|the Estée Lauder Companies Inc.]]; member of the [[Lauder family]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lauderfoundation.com/mission|title=Mission Statement|publisher=[[Ronald S. Lauder Foundation]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://haaretz.com/jewish/this-day-in-jewish-history/.premium-1.653320|title=This Day in Jewish History: Estee Lauder Dies, at Some Age or Other|date=Apr 24, 2015|author=David B. Green|newspaper=[[Haaretz]]}}</ref><ref name=7j/> |
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* [[Charles Revson]], co-founder of [[Revlon|Revlon, Inc.]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nytimes.com/2002/02/24/magazine/when-charlie-met-estee.html|title=When Charlie Met Estée|author=Marty Tannen|newspaper=[[New York Times]]|year=2002|access-date=2018-09-08|quote=Charles Revson, the son of [[Jews in Russia|Russian Jewish]] immigrants, started [[Revlon]] in 1932.}}</ref><ref name=TJP>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qp-kDuWkiAoC|title=The Jewish Phenomenon: ''Seven Keys to the Enduring Wealth of a People''|author=Steve Silbinger|year=2000|isbn=1563525666|publisher=[[Taylor Trade Publishing]]}}</ref><ref name=7j/> |
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* [[Katie Rodan]], co-founder of [[Rodan + Fields]] (R+F), co-creator of [[Proactiv]]<ref name=JDFSchmooze/> |
* [[Katie Rodan]], co-founder of [[Rodan + Fields]] (R+F), co-creator of [[Proactiv]]<ref name=JDFSchmooze/> |
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* [[Samuel Rubin (philanthropist)|Samuel Rubin]], Russian-born founder of [[Fabergé (cosmetics)#Samuel Rubin|Fabergé, Inc.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://samuelrubinfoundation.org/foundation-history/|title=Foundation History|publisher=Samuel Rubin Foundation|access-date=2019-07-08}}</ref> |
* [[Samuel Rubin (philanthropist)|Samuel Rubin]], Russian-born founder of [[Fabergé (cosmetics)#Samuel Rubin|Fabergé, Inc.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://samuelrubinfoundation.org/foundation-history/|title=Foundation History|publisher=Samuel Rubin Foundation|access-date=2019-07-08}}</ref> |
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* [[Jane Friedman]], co-founder of [[Open Road Integrated Media]], former president and CEO of [[HarperCollins|HarperCollins Publishers LLC]]<ref name=GoodOld>[http://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/the-good-old-days-of-the-future-of-publishing/ Times of Israel: "The Good Old Days Of The Future Of Publishing" by Susan Reimer] December 16, 2012</ref> |
* [[Jane Friedman]], co-founder of [[Open Road Integrated Media]], former president and CEO of [[HarperCollins|HarperCollins Publishers LLC]]<ref name=GoodOld>[http://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/the-good-old-days-of-the-future-of-publishing/ Times of Israel: "The Good Old Days Of The Future Of Publishing" by Susan Reimer] December 16, 2012</ref> |
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* [[Al Goldstein]], co-founder of ''[[Screw (magazine)|Screw]]''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://haaretz.com/jewish/news/1.564557|title=Al Goldstein, Porn Pioneer, Dies at 77|newspaper=[[Haaretz]]|date=Dec 20, 2013}}</ref> |
* [[Al Goldstein]], co-founder of ''[[Screw (magazine)|Screw]]''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://haaretz.com/jewish/news/1.564557|title=Al Goldstein, Porn Pioneer, Dies at 77|newspaper=[[Haaretz]]|date=Dec 20, 2013}}</ref> |
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* [[Martin Goodman (publisher)|Martin Goodman]], founder of [[Timely Comics|Timely Publications]] (later [[Marvel Comics]])<ref>[http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2015/03/how-marvel-s-universe-strange-flawed-streetwise-superheroes-conquered-our-own The New Statesman: "How Marvel's universe of strange, flawed, streetwise superheroes conquered our own" by Jonathan Ross] 23 March 2015|"''Martin Goodman – born Moses Goodman in 1908 in Brooklyn, New York, to Lithuanian-Jewish immigrant parents ..."''</ref> |
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* [[Jonathan Greenblatt]], former CEO of [[Good Worldwide|GOOD Worldwide, Inc.]]<ref>{{cite podcast|url=https://www.jewishla.org/podcast/ep034-jays-4-questions-jonathan-greenblatt/|title=Jay's 4 Questions: A Conversation with Jonathan Greenblatt|edition=34|host=Jay Sanderson|publisher=Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles|date=Jun 13, 2018|access-date=2018-09-07}}</ref> |
* [[Jonathan Greenblatt]], former CEO of [[Good Worldwide|GOOD Worldwide, Inc.]]<ref>{{cite podcast|url=https://www.jewishla.org/podcast/ep034-jays-4-questions-jonathan-greenblatt/|title=Jay's 4 Questions: A Conversation with Jonathan Greenblatt|edition=34|host=Jay Sanderson|publisher=Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles|date=Jun 13, 2018|access-date=2018-09-07}}</ref> |
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* [[Hank Greenspun]], publisher of the ''[[Las Vegas Sun]]''<ref>{{cite web|last=|title=Las Vegas Sun Founder Hank Greenspun Dead At 79|publisher=[[Associated Press]]|date=Jul 23, 1989|url=https://www.apnews.com/d5e0ad198eb780d3a93c216cfd59bb8a}}</ref> |
* [[Hank Greenspun]], publisher of the ''[[Las Vegas Sun]]''<ref>{{cite web|last=|title=Las Vegas Sun Founder Hank Greenspun Dead At 79|publisher=[[Associated Press]]|date=Jul 23, 1989|url=https://www.apnews.com/d5e0ad198eb780d3a93c216cfd59bb8a}}</ref> |
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* [[Ross Levinsohn]], publisher of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', CEO of Tribune Interactive (the digital arm of [[tronc]]), former president of [[Fox Interactive]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ourki.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/KINewsMay-Aug.2012_web.pdf|title=KInews Volume 61 - Issue 9|author=[[Kehillat Israel]] (Los Angeles)|year=2012}}</ref> |
* [[Ross Levinsohn]], publisher of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', CEO of Tribune Interactive (the digital arm of [[tronc]]), former president of [[Fox Interactive]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ourki.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/KINewsMay-Aug.2012_web.pdf|title=KInews Volume 61 - Issue 9|author=[[Kehillat Israel]] (Los Angeles)|year=2012}}</ref> |
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* [[Jack Liebowitz]], Russian-born former co-owner of [[National Allied Publications]] (later [[DC Comics]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nytimes.com/2000/12/13/nyregion/jack-liebowitz-comics-publisher-dies-at-100.html|title=Jack Liebowitz, Comics Publisher, Dies at 100|author=Eric P. Nash|date=Dec 3, 2000}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oakland.edu/Assets/Oakland/religiousstudies/files-and-documents/faculty-research/Klein,%20Rabbi%20Joe%20-%20Superheroes%20Lecture%20March%208,%202016.pdf|title=Superman's Secret Identity -- The Jewish Origins of our Comic-Book Superheroes|publisher=[[Oakland University]]|date=Mar 8, 2016}}</ref> |
* [[Jack Liebowitz]], Russian-born former co-owner of [[National Allied Publications]] (later [[DC Comics]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nytimes.com/2000/12/13/nyregion/jack-liebowitz-comics-publisher-dies-at-100.html|title=Jack Liebowitz, Comics Publisher, Dies at 100|author=Eric P. Nash|date=Dec 3, 2000}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oakland.edu/Assets/Oakland/religiousstudies/files-and-documents/faculty-research/Klein,%20Rabbi%20Joe%20-%20Superheroes%20Lecture%20March%208,%202016.pdf|title=Superman's Secret Identity -- The Jewish Origins of our Comic-Book Superheroes|publisher=[[Oakland University]]|date=Mar 8, 2016}}</ref> |
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* [[Peter Mayer]], British-born co-founder of [[the Overlook Press]], and former CEO of [[Penguin Books]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nytimes.com/2018/05/11/obituaries/peter-mayer-publisher-of-the-incendiary-satanic-verses-dies-at-82.html|title=Peter Mayer, Publisher of the Incendiary 'Satanic Verses,' Dies at 82|author=Neil Genzlinger|newspaper=[[New York Times]]|date=May 11, 2018|quote=His parents, who were Jewish, both spoke German -- his mother was from Germany, his father from Luxembourg -- and had immigrated to England only a few years earlier.|access-date=2019-03-30|author-link=Neil Genzlinger}}</ref> |
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* [[Donald Newhouse]], owner of [[Advance Publications|Advance Publications, Inc.]]<ref name="s-i-n"/> |
* [[Donald Newhouse]], owner of [[Advance Publications|Advance Publications, Inc.]]<ref name="s-i-n"/> |
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* [[S. I. Newhouse Sr.]], founder of [[Advance Publications|Advance Publications, Inc.]], the parent company of [[Condé Nast]] (''[[GQ]]'', ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'', ''[[The New Yorker]]'', ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'', ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'', ''[[W (magazine)|W]]'', ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'') and [[American City Business Journals]] (ACBJ)<ref name="s-i-n">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3fasCAAAQBAJ&pg=PT15|title=Citizen Newhouse: Portrait of a Media Merchant|first1=Carol|last1=Felsenthal|publisher=[[Seven Stories Press]]|year=2011|page=15|isbn=9781609801953|quote=Solomon Isadore Newhouse was the eldest of eight children of Jewish immigrants. [...] His father, Meier Neuhaus--he later Americanized his name to Meyer Newhouse--was an immigrant from [[Vitebsk]] [Belarus], near the border of eastern Russia, and his mother, Rose Arenfeldt, was from [[History of the Jews in Austria|Austria]].|access-date=2019-03-29}}</ref> |
* [[S. I. Newhouse Sr.]], founder of [[Advance Publications|Advance Publications, Inc.]], the parent company of [[Condé Nast]] (''[[GQ]]'', ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'', ''[[The New Yorker]]'', ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'', ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'', ''[[W (magazine)|W]]'', ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'') and [[American City Business Journals]] (ACBJ)<ref name="s-i-n">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3fasCAAAQBAJ&pg=PT15|title=Citizen Newhouse: Portrait of a Media Merchant|first1=Carol|last1=Felsenthal|publisher=[[Seven Stories Press]]|year=2011|page=15|isbn=9781609801953|quote=Solomon Isadore Newhouse was the eldest of eight children of Jewish immigrants. [...] His father, Meier Neuhaus--he later Americanized his name to Meyer Newhouse--was an immigrant from [[Vitebsk]] [Belarus], near the border of eastern Russia, and his mother, Rose Arenfeldt, was from [[History of the Jews in Austria|Austria]].|access-date=2019-03-29}}</ref> |
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* [[Sime Silverman|Sime]], [[Sidne Silverman|Sidne]], [[Syd Silverman]], former owners and publishers of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=il5-DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA129|title=Doing Business in America: A Jewish History|first1=Hasia R.|last1=Diner|author-link=Hasia Diner|publisher=[[Purdue University Press]]|year=2018|page=129|isbn=9781557538369|access-date=2019-04-30}}</ref> |
* [[Sime Silverman|Sime]], [[Sidne Silverman|Sidne]], [[Syd Silverman]], former owners and publishers of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=il5-DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA129|title=Doing Business in America: A Jewish History|first1=Hasia R.|last1=Diner|author-link=Hasia Diner|publisher=[[Purdue University Press]]|year=2018|page=129|isbn=9781557538369|access-date=2019-04-30}}</ref> |
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* [[Richard L. Simon]], co-founder of [[Simon & Schuster]]<ref name=GoodOld /> |
* [[Richard L. Simon]], co-founder of [[Simon & Schuster]]<ref name=GoodOld /> |
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* [[Reuben Sturman]], former adult magazine publisher and co-founder of [[Doc Johnson|Doc Johnson Enterprises]]<ref name="Abrams 27–30">{{cite journal|url=http://www.jewishquarterly.org/issuearchive/articled325.html?articleid=38|last=Abrams|first=Nathan|title=Triple-Exthnics|journal=Jewish Quarterly|volume=196|date=Winter 2004|publisher=Jewish Literary Trust|pages=27–30}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://articles.latimes.com/1992-12-14/local/me-1612_1_reuben-sturman|title=Top Dealer of Pornography Disappears From Prison|date=Dec 14, 1992|author=John Johnson|newspaper=[[LA Times]]|quote=Sturman's rags-to-riches-to-racketeering story began on Cleveland's east side, where he grew up the son of immigrant Russian Jews.}}</ref> |
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* [[Joshua Topolsky]], co-founder of [[Vox Media|Vox Media, Inc.]] (''[[The Verge]]'', [[SB Nation]], ''[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]'', [[Curbed]]), founder of digital media company [[The Outline (website)|The Outline]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://digitalcollections.library.cmu.edu/portal/pdfopener?sid=21A6F9297157F16F15FC0B647265A689&smd=1&md=1&awdid=1|title=Social and Personal|issue=16|volume=43|pages=38|year=1977|newspaper=[[The Jewish Chronicle of Pittsburgh]]|format=pdf|access-date=2018-08-22}}</ref> |
* [[Joshua Topolsky]], co-founder of [[Vox Media|Vox Media, Inc.]] (''[[The Verge]]'', [[SB Nation]], ''[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]'', [[Curbed]]), founder of digital media company [[The Outline (website)|The Outline]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://digitalcollections.library.cmu.edu/portal/pdfopener?sid=21A6F9297157F16F15FC0B647265A689&smd=1&md=1&awdid=1|title=Social and Personal|issue=16|volume=43|pages=38|year=1977|newspaper=[[The Jewish Chronicle of Pittsburgh]]|format=pdf|access-date=2018-08-22}}</ref> |
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* [[Helen Valentine]], founder of ''[[Seventeen (American magazine)|Seventeen]]'' magazine<ref>Massoni, Kelley [https://books.google.com/books?id=xTrIDGiFG8wC&pg=PA38#v=onepage&q=valentine27&f=false Bringing Up "baby": The Birth and Early Development of "Seventeen" Magazine] 2007</ref><ref>[http://womenst.library.wisc.edu/jewwom/jwarchival.html Women's Studies Librarian's Office: "Archival Resources on the History of Jewish Women in America"] retrieved July 6, 2014</ref> |
* [[Helen Valentine]], founder of ''[[Seventeen (American magazine)|Seventeen]]'' magazine<ref>Massoni, Kelley [https://books.google.com/books?id=xTrIDGiFG8wC&pg=PA38#v=onepage&q=valentine27&f=false Bringing Up "baby": The Birth and Early Development of "Seventeen" Magazine] 2007</ref><ref>[http://womenst.library.wisc.edu/jewwom/jwarchival.html Women's Studies Librarian's Office: "Archival Resources on the History of Jewish Women in America"] retrieved July 6, 2014</ref> |
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* [[Bob Weinstein|Bob]] and [[Harvey Weinstein]], founders of [[Miramax|Miramax Films]] (acquired by [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] in 1993) and [[The Weinstein Company]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://nymag.com/nymetro/news/people/features/5460/index1.html|title=The Emperor Miramaximus|author=David Carr|date=Dec 3, 2001|magazine=[[NY Mag]]|author-link=David Carr (journalist)}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://tabletmag.com/scroll/246724/the-specifically-jewy-perviness-of-harvey-weinstein|title=The Specifically Jewy Perviness of Harvey Weinstein|date=Oct 9, 2017|author=Mark Oppenheimer|magazine=[[Tablet (magazine)|Tablet]]}}</ref> |
* [[Bob Weinstein|Bob]] and [[Harvey Weinstein]], founders of [[Miramax|Miramax Films]] (acquired by [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] in 1993) and [[The Weinstein Company]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://nymag.com/nymetro/news/people/features/5460/index1.html|title=The Emperor Miramaximus|author=David Carr|date=Dec 3, 2001|magazine=[[NY Mag]]|author-link=David Carr (journalist)}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://tabletmag.com/scroll/246724/the-specifically-jewy-perviness-of-harvey-weinstein|title=The Specifically Jewy Perviness of Harvey Weinstein|date=Oct 9, 2017|author=Mark Oppenheimer|magazine=[[Tablet (magazine)|Tablet]]}}</ref> |
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* [[Jerry Weintraub]], founder of the [[Weintraub Entertainment Group]] (WEG); portrayed in the 2011 [[HBO]] documentary film ''[[His Way (film)|His Way]]''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://haaretz.com/jewish/news/1.664772|title='Larger-than-life' Jewish Hollywood Producer Jerry Weintraub Dies, 77|date=Jul 7, 2015|newspaper=[[Haaretz]]|author=Valerie Hamilton}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://vanityfair.com/news/2008/03/weintraub200803|title=Hollywood: Jerry Weintraub Presents!|author=Rich Cohen|date=Mar 2008|magazine=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|author-link=Rich Cohen}}</ref><ref name="la-pwr"/> |
* [[Jerry Weintraub]], founder of the [[Weintraub Entertainment Group]] (WEG); portrayed in the 2011 [[HBO]] documentary film ''[[His Way (film)|His Way]]''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://haaretz.com/jewish/news/1.664772|title='Larger-than-life' Jewish Hollywood Producer Jerry Weintraub Dies, 77|date=Jul 7, 2015|newspaper=[[Haaretz]]|author=Valerie Hamilton}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://vanityfair.com/news/2008/03/weintraub200803|title=Hollywood: Jerry Weintraub Presents!|author=Rich Cohen|date=Mar 2008|magazine=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|author-link=Rich Cohen}}</ref><ref name="la-pwr"/> |
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* [[Tom Werner]], co-founder of [[the Carsey-Werner Company]] and the [[Fenway Sports Group]] (owns [[MLB]]'s [[Boston Red Sox]], [[Premier League|EPL]]'s [[Liverpool F.C.]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://forward.com/news/israel/189937/tom-werner-juggles-roles-as-red-sox-and-liverpool/|title=Tom Werner Juggles Roles as Red Sox and Liverpool Boss|author=Raphael Gellar|magazine=[[The Forward]]|date=Dec 26, 2013|quote=(Tom Werner) My Jewish ancestors moved to America in the 17th century|access-date=2019-05-10}}</ref> |
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* [[Patrick Whitesell]], media executive, co-CEO of [[William Morris Endeavor]] and the [[IMG (company)|International Management Group]] (IMG)<ref name="s2s"/><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://forward.com/the-assimilator/318677/jews-in-the-vatican/|magazine=[[The Forward]]|title=Pope Francis Invites Hollywood Jews to Vatican|author=Rachel X. Landes|date=Aug 6, 2015|access-date=2018-11-29}}</ref> |
* [[Patrick Whitesell]], media executive, co-CEO of [[William Morris Endeavor]] and the [[IMG (company)|International Management Group]] (IMG)<ref name="s2s"/><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://forward.com/the-assimilator/318677/jews-in-the-vatican/|magazine=[[The Forward]]|title=Pope Francis Invites Hollywood Jews to Vatican|author=Rachel X. Landes|date=Aug 6, 2015|access-date=2018-11-29}}</ref> |
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* [[Irwin Winkler]], co-founder of [[Irwin Winkler#Career as film producer and director|Chartoff-Winkler Productions]] and Winkler Films<ref name="AC"/> |
* [[Irwin Winkler]], co-founder of [[Irwin Winkler#Career as film producer and director|Chartoff-Winkler Productions]] and Winkler Films<ref name="AC"/> |
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* [[Mel Bernstein]], Colorado-based paintball park and military museum owner<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.csindy.com/coloradosprings/breathing-fire/Content?oid=1128712|title=Breathing fire|author=Dan Wilcock|date=Jun 2, 2005|newspaper=[[Colorado Springs Independent]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ciphermagazine.com/articles/2016/12/19/dragon-man|title=Dragon Man: Repurposing artifacts of the American past|author=Sam Tezak|date=Dec 19, 2016|magazine=Cipher}}</ref> |
* [[Mel Bernstein]], Colorado-based paintball park and military museum owner<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.csindy.com/coloradosprings/breathing-fire/Content?oid=1128712|title=Breathing fire|author=Dan Wilcock|date=Jun 2, 2005|newspaper=[[Colorado Springs Independent]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ciphermagazine.com/articles/2016/12/19/dragon-man|title=Dragon Man: Repurposing artifacts of the American past|author=Sam Tezak|date=Dec 19, 2016|magazine=Cipher}}</ref> |
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* [[Ernie Blake]], German-born founder of [[Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico|Toas Ski Valley]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nmjhs.org/mar-09-low.pdf|title=Ernie Blake, Taos Ski Pioneer|author=Lance Bell|publisher=New Mexico Jewish Historical Society (NMJHS)|date=Mar 2009}}</ref> |
* [[Ernie Blake]], German-born founder of [[Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico|Toas Ski Valley]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nmjhs.org/mar-09-low.pdf|title=Ernie Blake, Taos Ski Pioneer|author=Lance Bell|publisher=New Mexico Jewish Historical Society (NMJHS)|date=Mar 2009}}</ref> |
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* [[Alan Faena]], Argentine-American [[Miami Beach, Florida|Miami Beach]]-based hotelier, owner of the [[Faena Hotel Buenos Aires]]<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Flying High|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/faena-district-miami-beach|date=Nov 17, 2015|author=Holly Brubach|magazine=[[W (magazine)|W]]|quote=His family, Sephardic Jews who emigrated from Syria to Argentina in the 1920s, had a successful textile business.}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|author=Michael Kaminer|magazine=[[The Forward]]|date=May 13, 2019|url=https://forward.com/schmooze/424122/multi-millionaire-alan-faena-miami/|title=Multi-Millionaire and Argentinean Hotelier Alan Faena Opens Up About His Rabbinic Heritage|quote=[The Forward] Has anyone ever made your [[Jewishness]] an issue in your business dealings? [Faena] No, [...]}}</ref> |
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* [[Heidi Fleiss]], "Hollywood Madam"<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1993/08/20/heidi-fleiss-hollywood-sex-scandal-2/|title=Heidi Fleiss' Hollywood sex scandal|date=Aug 20, 1993|author=Dana Kennedy|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly|EW]]}}</ref> |
* [[Heidi Fleiss]], "Hollywood Madam"<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1993/08/20/heidi-fleiss-hollywood-sex-scandal-2/|title=Heidi Fleiss' Hollywood sex scandal|date=Aug 20, 1993|author=Dana Kennedy|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly|EW]]}}</ref> |
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* [[Gene Freidman]], Russian-born founder of [[Gene Freidman#Career|Taxi Club Management]] (TCM)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nypost.com/2014/07/23/taxi-bigs-rip-uber-and-its-upper-middle-class-clientele/|title=Taxi bigs rip Uber -- and its 'upper-middle-class' clientele|author=Matthew Abrahams|newspaper=[[New York Post]]|date=Jul 23, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-jewish-voice/20150403/281522224594917|title=Uber-Stressed Taxi Mogul Gets a Break|author=Esther Cohen|newspaper=[[Jewish Voice]]|date=Apr 3, 2015}}</ref> |
* [[Gene Freidman]], Russian-born founder of [[Gene Freidman#Career|Taxi Club Management]] (TCM)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nypost.com/2014/07/23/taxi-bigs-rip-uber-and-its-upper-middle-class-clientele/|title=Taxi bigs rip Uber -- and its 'upper-middle-class' clientele|author=Matthew Abrahams|newspaper=[[New York Post]]|date=Jul 23, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-jewish-voice/20150403/281522224594917|title=Uber-Stressed Taxi Mogul Gets a Break|author=Esther Cohen|newspaper=[[Jewish Voice]]|date=Apr 3, 2015}}</ref> |
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* [[Alberto Perlman]], Colombian-American co-founder of [[Zumba|Zumba Fitness, LLC]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nytimes.com/2010/05/23/jobs/23boss.html|newspaper=[[New York Times]]|title=Born for Business|author=Patricia R. Olsen|date=May 22, 2010|access-date=2018-08-16}}</ref> |
* [[Alberto Perlman]], Colombian-American co-founder of [[Zumba|Zumba Fitness, LLC]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nytimes.com/2010/05/23/jobs/23boss.html|newspaper=[[New York Times]]|title=Born for Business|author=Patricia R. Olsen|date=May 22, 2010|access-date=2018-08-16}}</ref> |
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* [[Jason Pomeranc]], hotelier, co-founder of the SIXTY Collective and the Thompson Hotels Group<ref>{{cite web|title=Jason Pomeranc and Stephen Brandman announce new venture with the Do Not Disturb Restaurant Group|url=http://ehotelier.com/hospitality-news/item.php?id=A16156_0_11_0_M|date=7 May 2009}}</ref><ref>[https://nytimes.com/2016/05/05/nyregion/search-for-familys-lost-history-leads-to-mass-grave-in-poland.html New York Times: "Search for Family's Lost History Leads to Mass Grave in Poland" by Julie Satow] May 4, 2016</ref> |
* [[Jason Pomeranc]], hotelier, co-founder of the SIXTY Collective and the Thompson Hotels Group<ref>{{cite web|title=Jason Pomeranc and Stephen Brandman announce new venture with the Do Not Disturb Restaurant Group|url=http://ehotelier.com/hospitality-news/item.php?id=A16156_0_11_0_M|date=7 May 2009}}</ref><ref>[https://nytimes.com/2016/05/05/nyregion/search-for-familys-lost-history-leads-to-mass-grave-in-poland.html New York Times: "Search for Family's Lost History Leads to Mass Grave in Poland" by Julie Satow] May 4, 2016</ref> |
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* [[Jay Pritzker]], co-founder of the [[Hyatt|Hyatt Hotels Corporation]] (now led by his son, [[Thomas Pritzker|Thomas]]); member of the [[Pritzker family]]<ref>[http://www.economist.com/node/184547 The Economist: "Jay Pritzker, pioneer of the modern hotel chain, died on January 23rd, aged 76"] January 28, 1999</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jerusalemfoundation.org/media/653588/Annual-Report-2016.pdf|title=''Annual Report 2016''|publisher=[[The Jerusalem Foundation]]}}</ref> |
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* [[Eugene Remm]], Russian-born co-founder of the [[Eugene Remm#EMM|EMM Group]] (now Catch Hospitality Group)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://guestofaguest.com/new-york/parties/the-young-jewish-professionals-hold-their-winter-gala|title=The Young Jewish Professionals Hold Their Winter Gala|author=Hannah Lawrence|date=Feb 1, 2010|publisher=[[Guest of a Guest]]}}</ref><ref name="yjp-e">{{cite web|url=https://yjp.org/entrepreneurs/|title=Entrepreneurs: Speakers|author=YJP}}</ref> |
* [[Eugene Remm]], Russian-born co-founder of the [[Eugene Remm#EMM|EMM Group]] (now Catch Hospitality Group)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://guestofaguest.com/new-york/parties/the-young-jewish-professionals-hold-their-winter-gala|title=The Young Jewish Professionals Hold Their Winter Gala|author=Hannah Lawrence|date=Feb 1, 2010|publisher=[[Guest of a Guest]]}}</ref><ref name="yjp-e">{{cite web|url=https://yjp.org/entrepreneurs/|title=Entrepreneurs: Speakers|author=YJP}}</ref> |
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* [[Harris Rosen]], Florida-based founder of Rosen Hotels & Resorts<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rosenjcc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Rosen-JCC-Begins-22k-SQFT-Expansion-revised-LL.pdf|title=''Ground Breaking Ceremony''|year=2015|publisher=[[Rosen Jewish Community Center]]}}</ref> |
* [[Harris Rosen]], Florida-based founder of Rosen Hotels & Resorts<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rosenjcc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Rosen-JCC-Begins-22k-SQFT-Expansion-revised-LL.pdf|title=''Ground Breaking Ceremony''|year=2015|publisher=[[Rosen Jewish Community Center]]}}</ref> |
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This is a partial list of notable Jewish American business executives. For other Jewish Americans, see Lists of Jewish Americans.
Advertising and public relations
- Alvin Achenbaum (1925–2016), advertising executive, co-founder of Achenbaum and Associates, founder of the Achenbaum Institute of Marketing[1][2]
- David R. Altman (1915–2000), co-founder of the Altman, Stoller, Weiss advertising agency[3]
- Edward Bernays (1891−1995), Austrian-born pioneer in the field of public relations and propaganda[4][5]
- William Bernbach (1911–1982), co-founder of international advertising agency Doyle Dane Bernbach (now DDB Worldwide Communications Group Inc.)[6][7]
- Milton H. Biow (1892–1976), advertising executive, founder of the Biow Company[3]
- Maxwell Dane (1906–2004), co-founder of international advertising agency Doyle Dane Bernbach (now DDB Worldwide Communications Group Inc.)[3][6]
- David Deutsch (1929–2013), founder of Deutsch, Inc.[3] (later led by his son, Donny (1957– ); sold to IPG in 2000)[8][9]
- Daniel Edelman (1920–2013), founder of PR firm Edelman, Inc. (now led by his son, Richard)[10]
- Alvin Eicoff (1921–2002), founder of A. Eicoff & Company, inventor of direct response television (DRTV) advertising[11][12][13]
- Arthur C. Fatt (1905–1999), advertising executive at the Grey Advertising Agency[3]
- Al Fleishman (1905–2002), co-founder of PR and marketing agency FleishmanHillard Inc.[14][15]
- Monroe Green (1904–1996), advertising director of The New York Times[3]
- Michael Kempner (1958– ), founder of PR firm MWWPR[16]
- Julian Koenig (1921–2014), co-founder of advertising agency Papert Koenig Lois[3]
- Albert Lasker (1880–1952), Prussian-born advertising pioneer, owner of the Lord & Thomas advertising agency (now Foote, Cone & Belding)[17]
- Norman B. Norman (1914–1991), advertising executive, co-founder of the Norman, Craig & Kummel agency (later renamed to NCK Organization)[3]
- Axel Rosin (1907–2007), German-born president of the Book of the Month Club[18]
- Randall Rothenberg, CEO of iab.[19]
- Marian Salzman (1959– ), advertising and PR executive, CEO of Havas PR North America, co-founder of Cyberdialogue[20]
- Rich Silverstein (1949– ), co-founder of advertising agency Goodby, Silverstein & Partners (GSP)[21]
- Carl Spielvogel (1928– ), founder of marketing and advertising communications company Backer & Spielvogel[22]
- Herbert D. Strauss (1909–1973), advertising executive at the Grey Advertising Agency[3]
- Ken Sunshine (1948– ), founder of Sunshine Sachs Consultants[23]
- Linda Kaplan Thaler (1951– ), advertiser, founder of the Kaplan Thaler Group (now Publicis New York) and Kaplan Thaler Productions[24][3]
- Ronn Torossian (1974– ), founder of 5W Public Relations (5WPR)[25][26]
- Lawrence Valenstein (1899–1982), co-founder of the Grey Group[27]
- Lester Wunderman (1920–2019), founder of Wunderman, Inc., creator of modern-day direct marketing and inventor of the toll-free 1-800 number[28]
- Jordan Zimmerman (1955/56– ), founder of Zimmerman Advertising[29][30][31]
Aerospace
- Henry Crown, founder of the Material Service Corporation (merged with General Dynamics)[32][33]
- Jesse Itzler, co-founder of Marquis Jet (now NetJets), a private jet card company, and minority owner of NBA's Atlanta Hawks[34][35]
- Abraham Karem, Iraqi-born founder of Karem Aircraft, Inc., UAV (drone) technology pioneer[36]
- Bernard L. Schwartz, CEO of Loral Space & Communications Inc.[37]
- Al Schwimmer, American-Israeli founder of Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI)[38][39]
Cosmetics
- Bobbi Brown, founder of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics[40][41]
- Max Factor Jr., former president of Max Factor & Company[42]
- Maksymilian Faktorowicz, Polish-born founder of Max Factor & Company (now owned by Coty, Inc.)[43][44]
- Lawrence M. Gelb, co-founder of hair care company Clairol (Nice 'n Easy, Herbal Essences)[45]
- Sophia Grojsman, Belarus-born perfumer, VP of International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)[46]
- Estée Lauder, co-founder of the Estée Lauder Companies Inc.; member of the Lauder family[47][48][41]
- Katie Rodan, co-founder of Rodan + Fields (R+F), co-creator of Proactiv[49]
- Samuel Rubin, Russian-born founder of Fabergé, Inc.[50]
- Helena Rubinstein, Polish-born founder of Helena Rubinstein Incorporated[51][45]
- Lydia Sarfati, Polish-born co-founder of seaweed-based cosmetics company Sarkli-Repêchage[52]
- Burt Shavitz, co-founder of personal care products company Burt's Bees[53][41]
- Emily Weiss, founder of cosmetics company Glossier[54]
- Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, Hungarian-born co-founder of nail polish manufacturer OPI[41][55]
Energy and mining
- Guma Aguiar, Brazilian-born energy industrialist, co-founder of Texas-based Leor Energy L.P.; disappeared in June 2012[56][57]
- Arthur Belfer, Polish-born founder of the Belco Petroleum Company, one of the precursor companies of Enron Corporation[58]
- Louis Blaustein, Lithuanian-born co-founder (along with his son Jacob) of the American Oil Company (1922)[59]
- Marvin Davis, former chairman of the Davis Petroleum Corp., brief owner of 20th Century Fox and the Beverly Hills Hotel; member of the Davis family[60]
- Robert Friedland, American-Canadian co-founder of Ivanhoe Energy Inc. and chairman of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.[61]
- Avram Glazer, former chairman and CEO of Zapata Corp. (now HRG Group, Inc.), co-chairman of family-owned EPL's Manchester United F.C.[62]
- Joseph S. Gruss, Ukrainian-born founder of Gruss & Company[63]
- Jack J. Grynberg, Polish-born Denver-based oil and natural gas developer, founder of Oceanic Exploration Co.[64][65]
- Armand Hammer, former long-time CEO and president of the Occidental Petroleum Corporation, co-founder of Isramco[66][67][68]
- Leon Hess, founder of the Hess Corporation and former owner of NFL's New York Jets[69]
- Adolph and Leonard Lewisohn, German-born mining magnates, founders of Lewisohn Bros.[70]
- George Lindemann, former chairman and CEO of the Southern Union Company[71][72]
- Benedict I. Lubell, former oil executive and founder of the Lubell Oil Company[73]
- Andrew Perlman, co-founder of GreatPoint Energy[74]
- Samuel Ruben, co-founder of Duracell Inc.[75]
- Charles Schusterman, Russian-born founder of the Samson Investment Company[76]
Financial services
- Leonard L. Abess, former owner and CEO of City National Bank of Florida[77]
- Bill Ackman, hedge fund manager, founder of Pershing Square Capital Management[78]
- Les Alexander, investor, founder of the Alexander Group, former owner of NBA's Houston Rockets[79]
- Bill, Ted and Peter Alfond, investors; members of the Alfond family[80]
- James Altucher, hedge fund manager and tech investor, founder of StockPickr[81]
- Shari Arison, American-Israeli investor, owner of Bank Hapoalim; member of the Arison family[82]
- Jeff Aronson, co-founder of Centerbridge Partners, former partner at Angelo, Gordon & Co.[83][84]
- Cliff Asness, hedge fund manager, co-founder of AQR Capital[85][86]
- Jules Bache, founder of J. S. Bache & Co.[87]
- Ronald S. Baron, investor, founder of Baron Capital Management[88]
- Joseph Ainslie Bear, co-founder of investment bank Bear Stearns[89]
- Jordan Belfort, former stock broker, founder of Stratton Oakmont, Inc.[90]
- Rebecka Belldegrun, Finnish-born investor, CEO of BellCo Capital; wife of Arie Belldegrun[91]
- Bob Benmosche, investment banker, former president and CEO of the American International Group (AIG)[92]
- David Bergstein, founder of L.A.-based private equity firm Cyrano Group[93]
- Bruce R. Berkowitz, founder of Fairholme Capital Management[94]
- Paul P. and Zalman Bernstein, co-founders of investment-management firm Sanford C. Bernstein & Company (now AllianceBernstein L.P.)[95]
- Leon Black, co-founder of Apollo Global Management, LLC[96]
- Lloyd C. Blankfein, former CEO of the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.[97]
- Leonard Blavatnik, Ukraine-born British-American investor, founder of Access Industries (owns Warner Music Group, Deezer, DAZN)[98][99][100]
- Michael Bloomberg, president and CEO of Bloomberg L.P.[101]
- Alfred S. Bloomingdale, co-founder of Diners Club International[102]
- Richard C. Blum, founder of Blum Capital[103]
- Ivan Boesky, former financier and insider trader, founder of Ivan F. Boesky & Company[104][105]
- David Bonderman, co-founder of TPG Capital[106]
- Bill Browder, co-founder of Hermitage Capital Management[107]
- B. Gerald Cantor, founder of Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.[108]
- Arthur L. Carter, investment banker, co-founder of Carter, Berlind, & Weill[109]
- Stanley Chais, former investment advisor and money manager[110]
- Marshall Cogan, former partner at Cogan, Berlind, Weill & Levitt and founder of the United Automotive Group[111]
- Peter A. Cohen, chairman and CEO of Cowen Inc.[112]
- Steven A. Cohen, hedge fund manager, founder of Point72 Asset Management and S.A.C. Capital Advisors[113]
- Gary Cohn, former COO of the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.; Chief Economic Advisor to President Trump (until March 2018)[114]
- Leon G. Cooperman, investor, hedge fund manager, CEO of Omega Advisors[115][116]
- Mark Cuban, start-up investor, owner of the Dallas Mavericks[117]
- Jon P. Diamond, co-founder of the Safe Auto Insurance Company[118]
- Glenn Dubin, hedge fund manager, co-founder of Highbridge Capital Management[119]
- Asher Edelman, Corporate raider[104]
- Joseph Edelman, founder of hedge fund Perceptive Advisors[120]
- David Einhorn, investor, hedge fund manager, founder of Greenlight Capital[121]
- Lewis Eisenberg, co-founder of private equity firm Granite Capital International Group L.P.[122]
- Michael R. Eisenson, co-founder of Charlesbank Capital Partners[123]
- Israel "Izzy" Englander, investor, founder of Millennium Management, LLC[124]
- Boris Epshteyn, Russian-born investment banker[122]
- Jeffrey Epstein, former financier, founder of Intercontinental Assets Group Inc. and J. Epstein Co.[125]
- Andrew Fastow, former CFO of Enron[126]
- Irwin Federman, General Partner of U.S. Venture Partners (USVP)[127]
- Steve Feinberg, co-founder of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P.[128]
- Karen Finerman, co-founder of NYC-based hedge fund Metropolitan Capital Advisors[129]
- Laurence D. Fink, financial executive, co-founder of BlackRock, Inc., the world's largest shadow bank[130][131]
- William S. Fisher, investor, hedge fund manager, founder of Manzanita Capital Limited; Gap Inc. heir[132]
- Lee Fixel, investor, partner at Tiger Management[133]
- Dovi Frances, Israeli-American fincancier, founder of SG, LLC, a global advisory firm focused on UHNWI clients, and of venture capital firm Group 11[134][135]
- John Frankel, British-American founder of ff Venture Capital[136]
- Martin Frankel, investor, founder of Winthrop Capital; known for using astrology to make financial trading decisions[137][138]
- Jacob A. Frenkel, Israeli-American chairman of JPMorgan Chase International[139][140]
- Tully Friedman, co-founder of Hellman & Friedman (H&F), Friedman Fleischer & Lowe (FFL)[141][142]
- Jeremy Frommer, hedge fund manager, former co-CEO of RBC Capital Markets[143]
- Richard S. Fuld Jr., former (and last) CEO of Lehman Brothers[144]
- Stanley Gold, former president and CEO of Shamrock Holdings, Inc. (Roy E. Disney's family investment firm)[145]
- Stanley Golder, co-founder of Chicago-based private equity firm GTCR LLC[146]
- Marcus Goldman, German-born co-founder of Goldman Sachs; member of the Goldman-Sachs family[147]
- David Gottesman, founder of First Manhattan Co.; member of the Gottesman family[148]
- Noam Gottesman, Israeli-born British-American hedge fund manager and investor, co-founder of GLG Partners, CEO of TOMS Capital[149]
- Leonard I. Green, founder of Leonard Green & Partners, West Coast's largest LBO firm[150]
- Alan Greenspan, former Chair of the Federal Reserve, (co-)founder of Townsend-Greenspan & Co. and Greenspan Associates LLC[151]
- John Gutfreund, former CEO of Salomon Brothers[152][153]
- Richard B. Handler, banker, chairman and CEO of Jefferies LLC[154]
- Joshua Harris, investor, co-founder of Apollo Global Management, LLC, owner of the New Jersey Devils and the Philadelphia 76ers[155][156]
- Adrian and Nick Hanauer, venture capitalists[157]
- Alfred S. Hart, Hungarian-born founder of City National Bank[158][159]
- Andrew Hauptman, founder of L.A.-based investment firm Andell Inc. and owner of the Chicago Fire Soccer Club; son-in-law of Charles Bronfman[160]
- Isaias W. Hellman, German-born banker, co-founder of the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Los Angeles (F&M), former president of Wells Fargo Nevada National Bank[161]
- Samuel J. Heyman, former hedge fund manager and chairman of the GAF Materials Corporation[162]
- Ben Horowitz, start-up investor, co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz[163]
- Carl Icahn, Corporate raider, founder of Icahn Enterprises[164]
- Samuel Israel III, former hedge fund manager, founder of the Bayou Hedge Fund Group[165]
- Kenneth M. Jacobs, CEO of Lazard[166]
- Mitchell R. Julis, co-founder of the Canyon Capital Advisors hedge fund[167]
- David Kabiller, co-founder of investment management firm AQR Capital[168]
- Neil Kadisha, Iranian-born co-founder of L.A.-based investment firm Omninet Capital[169]
- Irving Kahn, investor, co-founder of Kahn Brothers Group, Inc.[170][171]
- George Kaiser, chairman of BOK Financial Corporation[172][173]
- Robert S. Kapito, investor, co-founder of BlackRock, Inc., chair of the board of UJA-Federation of New York[174]
- Steven Kaplan, co-founder of Oaktree Capital Management and minority owner of the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies[175]
- Bruce Karsh, investor, co-founder of Oaktree Capital Management, chairman of the Tribune Media Company[176]
- Richard A. Kayne, co-founder of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisers[177]
- Barry Klarberg, founder of Monarch Business and Wealth Management; co-owner of the New York Yankees[178]
- Seth Klarman, investor and hedge fund manager, founder of the Baupost Group; minority owner of MLB's Boston Red Sox[179]
- Eugene Kleiner, Austrian-born venture capitalist who co-founded KPCB and is considered a pioneer of Silicon Valley[180]
- Jerome Kohlberg Jr., co-founder of KKR & Co. L.P.[181]
- Bruce Kovner, investor, hedge fund manager, chairman of CAM Capital[182]
- Orin Kramer, hedge fund manager, founder of Boston Provident LP[183]
- Peter S. Kraus, CEO of AllianceBernstein (AB)[184]
- Henry Kravis, co-founder of KKR & Co. L.P.[185]
- Rodger Krouse, co-founder of Sun Capital Partners, Inc.[186]
- Joe Lacob, Silicon Valley investor, partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), co-owner of NBA's Golden State Warriors[187]
- Andrew A. Lanyi, Hungarian-born investor, founder of the Lanyi Group[188][189]
- Marc Lasry, Moroccan-born hedge fund manager, co-founder (along with his sister Sonia) of the Avenue Capital Group, co-owner of NBA's Milwaukee Bucks[190]
- Henry Laufer, investor, former VP of Research at Renaissance Technologies LLC, co-founder of the Medallion Fund[191][192]
- Jonathan Lavine, co-managing partner of Boston-based investment firm Bain Capital and CIO of Bain Capital Credit; co-owner of NBA's Boston Celtics[193]
- Sayra Fischer Lebenthal, banker, co-founder of Lebenthal & Company; mother of Jim Lebenthal, grandmother of Alexandra Lebenthal[194][195]
- Bennett S. LeBow, Chairman of the Board of the Vector Group, former owner of the Liggett Group[196]
- Marc J. Leder, co-founder of Sun Capital Partners, Inc., co-owner of the Philadelphia 76ers[197]
- Thomas H. Lee, founder of the private equity firms THL and Lee Equity Partners[198][199]
- Henry, Mayer and Emanuel Lehman, German-born founders of Lehman Brothers; members of the Lehman family[200]
- Al Lerner, former Chairman of the Board of credit card company MBNA and owner of NFL's Cleveland Browns[201]
- Randy Lerner, investor, former owner of the MBNA Corporation; former owner of EPL's Aston Villa F.C.[201]
- Dennis Levine, former managing director of Drexel Burnham Lambert[202]
- Leon Levy, investor, former partner at Oppenheimer & Co.[203]
- Peter B. Lewis, former chairman and owner of the Progressive Insurance Company[204]
- Cy Lewis, former long-time Managing Partner of Bear, Stearns & Company[205][206]
- Josh Linkner, CEO and Managing Partner of Detroit Venture Partners[207]
- Daniel S. Loeb, hedge fund manager, founder of Third Point Management[208]
- Solomon Loeb, German-born co-founder of Kuhn, Loeb & Co.[209]
- Howard Lorber, CEO of New Valley LLC (formerly Western Union)[210]
- Howard Lutnick, chairman & CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald & BGC Partners[211]
- Bernie Madoff, former financier and chairman of the Nasdaq, founder of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC; Ponzi schemer[212][213]
- Stephen Mandel, Jr., hedge fund manager, investor, founder of Lone Pine Capital, former managing director at the Tiger Fund[214]
- Leo Melamed, Polish-born financial futures pioneer, chairman emeritus of Chicago-based CME Group Inc.[215]
- James Melcher, hedge fund manager, founder of Balestra Capital Management; former Olympic fencer[216]
- J. Ezra Merkin, investor, hedge fund manager, former president of the Fifth Avenue Synagogue; Madoff Ponzi scheme victim[217][218]
- André Meyer, French-born investment banker, former senior partner at Lazard Frères & Co.[219]
- Marc Eugene Meyer, French-born former president of Lazard Frères & Co.[220]
- Marc Mezvinsky, investment banker, co-founder of Eaglevale Partners; husband of Chelsea Clinton[221][222]
- Michael Milken, financier, junk-bond specialist, founder of the Milken Institute[104]
- Eric Mindich, hedge fund manager, founder of Eton Park Capital Management[223][224]
- Steven Mnuchin, former hedge fund manager; 77th United States Secretary of the Treasury[122]
- David Morgenthaler, founder of Morgenthaler, one of the oldest private equity investment firms in the U.S.[225]
- Sir Michael Moritz, British-American Silicon Valley venture capitalist, partner at Sequoia Capital[226]
- Alfred Huger Moses, banker and investor who founded the city of Sheffield, Alabama[227]
- Andrew M. Murstein, founder of investment company Medallion Financial Corp., former taxi medallion lending executive, owner of MLL's New York Lizards[228]
- Arthur Nadel, former hedge fund manager, founder of Florida-based Scoop Management Co.[229]
- Ezri Namvar, Iranian-born L.A.-based founder of the Namco Capital Group and former owner of the Security Pacific Bank[230][231][232]
- Jack Nash, German-born hedge fund pioneer, former chairman of Oppenheimer & Company, co-founder of the New York Sun[233]
- Elkan Naumburg, German-born banker, founder of E. Naumburg & Co.[234]
- Izak Parviz Nazarian, Iranian-American investor, managing partner at Omninet Capital; member of the Nazarian family[235][236][237]
- Roy Neuberger, financier, co-founder of Neuberger Berman[238]
- Aviv Nevo, Romanian-born Israeli-American venture capitalist, founder of NV Investments; major shareholder in Time Warner[239]
- Roy and Victor Niederhoffer, hedge fund managers[240][241]
- Mark Nordlicht, American-Israeli hedge fund manager, founder of Platinum Partners[242][243]
- Nelson Obus, hedge fund manager, co-founder of Wynnefield Capital, Inc.[244][245]
- Daniel Och, investor and hedge fund manager, founder of the Och-Ziff Capital Management Group (now Sculptor Capital Management)[246]
- Bernard Osher, a founding director of World Savings Bank[247]
- Jacob Ostreicher, investor[248]
- Alan Patricof, one of the early pioneers of venture capital and private equity; co-founder of Apax Partners LLP and Greycroft[249]
- David L. Paul, banker, founder of Miami-based CenTrust Bank[250]
- John Paulson, investor, founder of Paulson & Co. Inc.[251]
- Nelson Peltz, investor, co-founder of Trian Fund Management. L.P.[252]
- Jeffrey, Raymond and Ronald Perelman, investors[253][254]
- Richard C. Perry, hedge fund manager, founder of Perry Capital LLC[255][256]
- Carl Pforzheimer, former banker, co-founder of the American Stock Exchange[257][258]
- Lionel Pincus, co-founder of private equity firm Warburg Pincus, LLC[259]
- Danny Porush, former stock broker and chairman of Stratton Oakmont[260][261]
- Victor Posner, LBO pioneer[262]
- Michael F. Price, hedge fund manager, founder of MFP Investors LLC[263]
- Nicholas, Karen, Jennifer and John Pritzker, investors; members of the Pritzker family[264]
- Dan Rapoport, Latvian-born investor, founder of Rapoport Capital LLP[265]
- Ira Rennert, industrial investor, founder of the Renco Group[266]
- Tony Ressler, co-founder of Ares Management, L.P. and Apollo Global Management, LLC; owner of the Atlanta Hawks[34]
- Marc Rich, Belgian-American former oil trader, hedge fund manager and founder of Glencore plc[267][268]
- Larry Robbins, hedge fund manager, founder of Glenview Capital Management[269]
- Stephen Robert, former chairman and CEO of Oppenheimer & Co. and Renaissance Institutional Management LLC (subsidiary of Renaissance Technologies)[270]
- George R. Roberts, co-founder of KKR & Co. L.P.[271]
- Arthur Rock, early Silicon Valley venture capitalist, co-founder of Davis & Rock and Fairchild Semiconductor[272]
- George Rohr, Colombian-born co-founder of private equity firm NCH Capital Inc.[273][274]
- David S. Rose, start-up investor, founder of New York Angels[275]
- Barry Rosenstein, hedge fund manager, founder of JANA Partners LLC[276]
- Mack Rossoff, founder of independent investment bank Rossoff & Co.[277][278]
- David René de Rothschild, banker; current chairman of Rothschild & Co; member of the Rothschild family[279]
- Marc Rowan, co-founder of Apollo Global Management, LLC[280]
- David M. Rubenstein, financier, co-founder of global private equity investment company The Carlyle Group[281]
- Robert Rubin, former Treasury Secretary, director of National Economic Council, and chairman of Citigroup[282]
- Samuel Sachs, co-founder of Goldman Sachs[283]
- William Salomon, former managing partner of Salomon Brothers[284][285]
- Arthur J. Samberg, founder of Pequot Capital Management[286]
- Morris Schapiro, Lithuanian-born investment banker, founder of M. A. Schapiro & Company; known for negotiating the merger of Chase Bank and Bank of Manhattan[287]
- Jacob H. Schiff, German-born banker; former leader of Kuhn, Loeb & Co.[288]
- Peter Schiff, CEO and chief global strategist of Euro Pacific Capital Inc.[289]
- Rick Schnall, partner at private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice and minority owner of the Atlanta Hawks[34]
- Alan Schwartz, Executive Chairman of Guggenheim Partners, former (and last) CEO of Bear, Stearns & Company[194]
- Stephen A. Schwarzman, co-founder of the Blackstone Group[290]
- Joseph Seligman, German-born co-founder of investment bank J. & W. Seligman & Co.[291]
- Bruce Sherman, co-founder of wealth-management firm Private Capital Management (PCM) and owner of MLB's Miami Marlins[292][293]
- Eugene Shvidler, Russian-American oil tycoon, chairman of Millhouse Capital[294][295]
- James Simons, hedge fund manager, co-founder of Renaissance Technologies[296][297]
- Paul Singer, investor, founder of Elliott Management Corporation[298]
- David M. Solomon, disc jockey and investment banker, CEO of the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.[299]
- George Soros, Hungarian-American investor and business magnate, founder of Soros Fund Management, LLC[104]
- James Speyer, former head of the banking firm Speyer & Co.; member of the Speyer family[300]
- Robert B. Stearns, financier, co-founder of Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc[301]
- Saul Steinberg, Corporate raider[302]
- Michael Steinhardt, investor and hedge fund manager, co-founder of Steinhardt Partners, chairman of WisdomTree Investments[303]
- Lee Stern, futures and options trader and minority owner of MLB's Chicago White Sox[304][305]
- Leonard N. Stern, investor, chairman and CEO of the Hartz Group and Hartz Mountain Industries, Inc.[306]
- Marc Stern, chairman of the TCW Group, co-owner of NBA's Milwaukee Bucks and MLB's Milwaukee Brewers[307][308]
- Barry Sternlicht, founder of the Starwood Capital Group[309]
- Donald Sussman, financier, hedge fund manager, founder of Paloma Funds and New China Capital Management LLC[310][311]
- Leonard M. Tannenbaum, founder of Fifth Street Asset Management[312]
- David Tepper, investor, hedge fund manager, founder of Appaloosa Management[313][186]
- Igor Tulchinsky, Belarus-born hedge fund manager, founder of WorldQuant, LLC[314]
- Cliff Viner, hedge fund manager, co-founder of III Capital Management and AVM L.P., former co-owner of the Florida Panthers[315][316]
- Jeffrey Vinik, former hedge fund manager, owner of NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning[317][318]
- Eric M. Warburg, German-American co-founder of Warburg Pincus; member of the Warburg family[319][320]
- James Warburg, German-born former banker and financial adviser to Franklin D. Roosevelt[320]
- Paul Warburg, German-born former chairman of the Bank of the Manhattan Company (predecessor of Chase Manhattan Bank) and director of the Federal Reserve Bank[320]
- Bruce Wasserstein, investment banker, former CEO of Lazard and co-founder of Wasserstein Perella & Co.[321]
- Sanford I. Weill, banker & financier, former chairman and CEO of Citigroup Inc., co-founder of Carter, Berlind, Potoma & Weill[322][323]
- Peter Weinberg, co-founder of Perella Weinberg Partners[324]
- Boaz Weinstein, hedge fund manager, founder of Saba Capital Management[325]
- Sholam Weiss, bankruptcy specialist[326][327]
- Allen Weisselberg, CFO of the Trump Organization[328]
- Maurice Wertheim, founder of Wertheim & Co.[329]
- Nancy Zimmerman, hedge fund manager, co-founder of Bracebridge Capital[330]
- Eric Zinterhofer, private equity financier, founding partner of Searchlight Capital; member of the Lauder family[331]
- Barry Zubrow, founder of private investment firm ITB LLC, former CRO of JPMorgan Chase[332][333]
- Barry Zyskind, CEO of family-founded property and casualty insurance company AmTrust Financial Services; former investment banker[334]
Food
- S. Daniel Abraham, founder of the Thompson Medical Company (known for SlimFast)[335]
- Isaac Wolfe Bernheim, German-born co-founder of the Bernheim Brothers Distilling Company (known for the I.W. Harper bourbon whiskey brand)[336][337]
- Sam Born, Russian-born candy maker, founder of Just Born[338]
- Ben Cohen, co-founder of ice cream company Ben & Jerry's[339]
- Richard B. Cohen, CEO of C&S Wholesale Grocers, the largest wholesale grocery supply company in the U.S.[340]
- Nathan Cummings, Canadian-born founder of the Sara Lee Corporation[341]
- Hilda Eisen, Polish-born co-founder of egg distribution company Norco Ranch Inc.[342]
- Benjamin Eisenstadt, founder of the Cumberland Packing Corporation, inventor of Sweet'n Low (artificial sweetener)[343]
- Charles Louis Fleischmann, Austrian Silesian-born co-founder of Fleischmann Co. (Fleischmann's Yeast, Fleischmann's vodka)[344]
- Sidney Frank, U.S. promoter of Grey Goose vodka and Jägermeister[345]
- Michel Fribourg, Belgian-American former chairman and CEO of family-owned ContiGroup Companies (now led by his son, Paul)[346]
- Leon Godchaux, French-born 19th-century sugar farmer and refiner; founder of Leon Godchaux Clothing Co.[347]
- Arnold Greenberg, co-founder of Snapple[348]
- Max Samuel Grifenhagen, founder of Duffy-Mott Company, Inc. and the Monopole Vineyards Corporation[349]
- Ken Grossman, founder of the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company[350]
- Paul Kalmanovitz, Polish-born brewing company magnate, LBO specialist[351][352]
- Eugene Kashper, Russian-born chairman of the Pabst Brewing Company[353]
- Harold Katz, founder of weight loss products provider Nutrisystem, Inc. and former owner of NBA's Philadelphia 76ers[354]
- Samuel Liebmann, German-born founder of the S. Liebmann Brewery (Rheingold Beer); later led by his sons, Charles, Joseph, and Henry[355][356]
- Herb Lotman, former food industry magnate, founder of Keystone Foods (McDonald's meat supplier), inventor of the Chicken McNugget[357]
- Daniel Lubetzky, Mexican-American founder of Kind Snacks[358]
- Reuben and Rose Mattus, founders of Häagen-Dazs (ice cream)[359]
- Paul Merage, Iranian-born co-founder of Chef America Inc. and inventor of the Hot Pockets microwaveable meals; member of the Merage family[360]
- Nelson Morris, German-born founder of Chicago-based meatpacking company Morris & Company (later led by his son, Edward)[361]
- Joseph Neubauer, former CEO of the Aramark Corp., and former VP of PepsiCo, Inc.[362]
- Rabinovitz/Rabb family, founders of the Stop & Shop supermarket chain[363]
- Lynda and Stewart Resnick, founders of the Wonderful Company (holds Fiji Water, POM Wonderful, Teleflora)[49][364]
- William Rosenberg, founder of Dunkin' Donuts[365]
- Irene Rosenfeld, chairman and CEO of Mondelez, former CEO of Kraft Foods[366]
- Lewis Rosenstiel, founder of Schenley Industries[367]
- Sholom Rubashkin, former CEO of kosher meat-packing company Agriprocessors, Inc.; member of the Rubashkin family[368]
- Rodney Sacks, South African-born chairman and CEO of the Monster Beverage Corporation (Monster Energy, Relentless, Burn, Mother)[369]
- Russell Weiner, founder of Rockstar, Inc. (Rockstar energy drink)[370][371]
- Sam Zemurray, Russian-born founder of the Cuyamel Fruit Company (an ancestor of Chiquita Brands International)[372]
Restaurants
- Burt Baskin, co-founder of Baskin-Robbins ice cream parlor chain[373]
- George Cohon, American-born Canadian founder of McDonald's of Canada and Russia[374]
- Nathan Handwerker, Polish-born co-founder of Nathan's Famous, Inc. (later led by his son, Murray)[375]
- Rich Melman, co-founder of Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises (LEYE) restaurants[376]
- Danny Meyer, NYC-based founder of the Union Square Hospitality Group (owns Shake Shack Inc., Gramercy Tavern)[377]
- Arnie Morton, co-founder of Morton's The Steakhouse[378]
- Clifford S. Perlman, co-founder of Lum's restaurant chain and former owner of Las Vegas' Caesars Palace luxury hotel[379]
- Howard Schultz, Executive Chairman and former CEO of Starbucks, former owner of NBA's Seattle SuperSonics[380]
- Daniel Schwartz, Executive Chairman of Restaurant Brands International Inc. (parent company of Burger King)[381]
- Zev Siegl, co-founder of the Starbucks Corporation[382][383]
Manufacturing and distribution
- Don Aronow, former Florida-based speedboat manufacturer (Magnum Marine, Formula Boats)[384]
- Charles Avnet, Russian-born founder of electronics parts distributor Avnet, Inc.[385][386]
- Saul Brandman, former clothing manufacturer, developed the brands Timely Trends and Tomboy[387]
- Eli Broad, co-founder of KB Home (Kaufman & Broad)[388]
- J. M. Brunswick, Swiss-born founder of J.M. Brunswick Manufacturing Co. (now Brunswick Corporation)[389]
- Bill Davidson, former president, chairman and CEO of Guardian Industries and owner of NBA's Detroit Pistons[390]
- Charles Dayan, founder of Bonjour Capital and co-founder of Bonjour Jeans[391]
- Isadore Familian, former owner and CEO of Price Pfister[392]
- Joseph Fels, former soap manufacturer, co-developer of the Fels-Naptha brand[393]
- Bradley S. Jacobs, chairman and CEO of XPO Logistics, Inc., co-founder of United Rentals, Inc.[394]
- Sidney Jacobson, founder of industrial equipment distributor MSC Industrial Direct[395]
- Julius Kayser, founder of the Julius Kayser Company (now Kayser-Roth)[396]
- Joseph Koret, Russian-born founder of textile company Koret of California[397]
- Jeffrey Lorberbaum, chairman and CEO of Mohawk Industries[398][399]
- Morton Mandel, co-founder of electronics parts distributor Premier Industrial Corporation[400]
- Morris Markin, Russian-born founder of the Checker Motors Corporation[401]
- Lawrence S. Phillips, former chairman of the Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation (now PVH Corp.; owns the Tommy Hilfiger Corporation, Calvin Klein Inc., IZOD)[402]
- Mitchell and Steven M. Rales, founders of the Danaher Corporation[403]
- Adolf Rosenberger, German-born co-founder of the Porsche GmbH[404]
- Chester H. Roth, founder of the Chester H. Roth Company (now Kayser-Roth)[405]
- Milton Shapp, founder of cable television equipment manufacturing company Jerrold Electronics[406]
- Alfred P. Slaner, president of clothing manufacturer Kayser-Roth[407]
- Ronald Stanton, German-born founder of fertilizer, chemical, and fuels distributor Transammonia Inc. (now Trammo, Inc.)[408][409]
- William Ungar, Polish-born founder of the National Envelope Corporation[410][411]
- Linda J. Wachner, former president and CEO of textile/clothing distribution company Warnaco Group, Inc.[412]
- Ira D. Wallach, former CEO of family-owned Central National-Gottesman, Inc. (formerly M. Gottesman & Company), one of the world's largest distributors of pulp, paper, packaging, tissue, newsprint and plywood[413]
- Ernest M. Wuliger, former owner of the Ohio-Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Company[414]
- Felix Zandman, Polish-born founder of electronic components manufacturer Vishay Intertechnology[39]
Music industry
- Herb Abramson, founder of Atlantic Records[415]
- Berle Adams, co-founder of Mercury Records and senior executive at MCA[416][417]
- Lou Adler, co-founder of Dunhill Records, co-owner of West Hollywood's Roxy Theatre[418]
- Moses Asch, Polish-born co-founder of Folkways Records[419][420]
- Irving Azoff, chairman and CEO of Azoff MSG Entertainment, founder of Giant Records, former chairman of MCA Inc. and Ticketmaster[421]
- Martin Bandier, CEO of Sony/ATV, former chairman and CEO of EMI Music Publishing[422]
- Emile Berliner, German-born co-founder of RCA Records[423]
- Miriam Bienstock, former senior executive at Atlantic Records[424]
- Jerry Blaine, co-founder of Jubilee Records[425]
- Scooter Braun, founder of School Boy Records, RBMG Records; manager of Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande[426]
- Edgar Bronfman Jr., former CEO of Warner Music Group (WMG); member of the Bronfman family[427]
- Lew Chudd, Canadian-born founder of Imperial Records[428][429]
- Alan N. Cohen, former VP of Warner Communications (now WarnerMedia), and (co-)owner of NBA's Boston Celtics and the New York Knicks[430]
- Lyor Cohen, Israeli-American co-founder of 300 Entertainment, former president of Def Jam Recordings[431]
- Clive Davis, former president of Columbia Records, founder of Arista Records, Inc. and J Records[432][433]
- Ron Fair, former president of record labels A&M, Geffen, Virgin and senior artists and repertoire executive at RCA, Chrysalis, EMI[434]
- Leo Feist, founder of music publishing firm Leo Feist, Inc.[435]
- Jason Flom, founder of Lava Music, LLC, former chairman and CEO of Atlantic Records[436][437]
- Milt Gabler, founder of Commodore Records[438]
- David Geffen, founder of Geffen Records and DGC Records, co-founder of Asylum Records[439][440]
- Jody Gerson, CEO of Universal Music Publishing Group[441]
- Daniel Glass, founder of Glassnote Records[442]
- George Goldner, co-founder of record labels Tico, Gee, Rama, End, Gone, Roulette, Red Bird and Blue Cat[443]
- Richard Gottehrer, co-founder of music and entertainment company the Orchard[444]
- Norman Granz, founder of Clef Records, Norgran Records, Verve Records and Pablo Records[445]
- Al Green, founder of National Records[446]
- Irving Green, co-founder of Mercury Records[447]
- Jerry Heller, co-founder of Ruthless Records; known for launching West Coast's gangsta rap movement[448]
- Jac Holzman, founder of Elektra Records and Nonesuch Records[449][450]
- Orrin Keepnews, co-founder of Riverside Records and Milestone Records[451]
- Allen Klein, founder of ABKCO Music & Records, Inc., former manager of the Rolling Stones[452]
- Lester Koenig, founder of Contemporary Records[453]
- Morris Levy, co-founder of Roulette Records[454][455]
- Goddard Lieberson, British-born former president of Columbia Records and the RIAA[456]
- Alfred Lion, German-born co-founder of Blue Note Records[457]
- Avery and Monte Lipman, founders of Republic Records (owns Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records)[458]
- Herman Lubinsky, founder of Savoy Records[457]
- Fred Mendelsohn, former president of Savoy Records[457]
- Doug Morris, chairman of Sony Music Entertainment, former chairman and CEO of the Universal Music Group, founder of Big Tree Records[459]
- Syd Nathan, founder of King Records[460]
- Guy Oseary, Israeli-American CEO of Maverick, co-founder of Maverick Management; manager of Madonna, U2[461]
- Mo Ostin, record executive at Verve, Reprise Records, Warner Bros. Records, and DreamWorks[462]
- Lou Pearlman, former record producer, founder of Trans Continental Records[463]
- Randy Phillips, former president of the Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) and current president and CEO of LiveStyle (formerly SFX Entertainment)[464]
- Milton Rackmil, co-founder of Decca Records and former head of Universal Pictures[465][466]
- Teddy Reig, founder of Roost Records[457]
- Gary Richards, president of LiveStyle, North America[467]
- Steve Rifkind, founder of Loud Records and SRC Records, former vice president of Universal Motown Records[468]
- Rick Rubin, co-founder of Def Jam Recordings, former co-president of Columbia Records[469][470]
- Larry Rudolph, founder of Reign Deer Entertainment, co-founder of Maverick Management; manager of Britney Spears[471]
- Bob Shad, founder of Time Records and Mainstream Records[472][473]
- Cary Sherman, chairman and CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)[474]
- Robert F. X. Sillerman, founder of LiveStyle, Inc. and CKX, Inc. (now CORE Media Group); owned majority rights to Graceland, the Elvis Presley estate[475]
- Tom Silverman, founder of Tommy Boy Records, former vice president of Warner Bros. Records[468]
- Phil Spector, co-founder of record labels Philles and Warner-Spector; developer of the Wall of Sound formula[476]
- Jules C. Stein, co-founder of MCA Inc.[477]
- Seymour Stein, VP of Warner Bros. Records Inc., co-founder of Sire Records[478][479]
- Bernard Stollman, founder of the ESP-Disk record label[480]
- Lenny Waronker, former president of Warner Bros. Records and co-chairman of DreamWorks Records[481]
- George Wein, music producer, impresario, and founder of the Newport Jazz Festival[457][482]
- Bob Weinstock, former owner of Prestige Records[457]
- Barry Weiss, co-founder of RECORDS, former chairman and CEO of the Island Def Jam Music Group and the RCA/Jive Label Group[483]
- Hy Weiss, Romanian-born founder of Old Town Records[484]
- Jerry Wexler, former co-owner of Atlantic Records; coined the term "rhythm and blues" (R&B)[485][486]
- Walter Yetnikoff, former president of CBS Records International and former CEO of CBS Records[487]
- Hans Zimmer, German-American head of the film music division at DreamWorks, founder of Remote Control Productions, Inc.[488]
Newspapers and publishing
- Tom Allon, owner of Manhattan Media LLC[489]
- Walter Annenberg, founder of Triangle Publications, Inc. (The Philadelphia Inquirer, TV Guide)[490]
- Herbert R. Axelrod, founder of TFH Publications[491]
- Jason Binn, founder of Niche Media and DuJour Media[492]
- Paul Block, president of Block Communications and publisher of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Toledo Blade[493][494]
- Bennett Cerf, co-founder of Random House[495]
- Jerry Finkelstein, former publisher of the New York Law Journal and the Hill[496][497]
- Bart Fles, Dutch-American former literary agent and publisher[498]
- Jane Friedman, co-founder of Open Road Integrated Media, former president and CEO of HarperCollins Publishers LLC[499]
- Al Goldstein, co-founder of Screw[500]
- Jonathan Greenblatt, former CEO of GOOD Worldwide, Inc.[501]
- Hank Greenspun, publisher of the Las Vegas Sun[502]
- Ruth Sulzberger Holmberg, former publisher of the Chattanooga Times[503]
- Morton L. Janklow, co-founder of Janklow & Nesbit Associates, the largest literary agency in the world[504]
- Bruce Judson, former General Manager at Time Inc. New Media, co-founder of Time Warner's banner ad website Pathfinder[505]
- Jonathan Karp, publisher of Simon & Schuster[499]
- Don Katz, founder of Audible[506]
- Larry Kirshbaum, former chief of publishing for Amazon Publishing and CEO of the Time Warner Book Group[507]
- Donald S. Klopfer, co-founder of Random House[495]
- Alfred and Blanche Knopf, founders of publishing house Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.[508]
- Harvey Kurtzman, Mad[509][510]
- Bruce Levenson, co-founder of the United Communications Group (UCG), former co-owner of NBA's Atlanta Hawks[511]
- Jay Levin, founder of LA Weekly[512]
- Ross Levinsohn, publisher of the Los Angeles Times, CEO of Tribune Interactive (the digital arm of tronc), former president of Fox Interactive[513]
- Jack Liebowitz, Russian-born former co-owner of National Allied Publications (later DC Comics)[514][515]
- Donald Newhouse, owner of Advance Publications, Inc.[516]
- S. I. Newhouse Sr., founder of Advance Publications, Inc., the parent company of Condé Nast (GQ, Pitchfork, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Vogue, W, Wired) and American City Business Journals (ACBJ)[516]
- Adolph Ochs, Arthur Hays Sulzberger, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, The New York Times[517][518]
- Norman Pearlstine, media executive, CCO at Bloomberg L.P. and Time Inc., former executive editor of the Wall Street Journal[519]
- David J. Pecker, chairman and CEO of American Media, Inc. (National Enquirer, Us Weekly, Star, Flex, Globe, Men's Fitness)[520]
- Marty Peretz, The New Republic[521]
- Warren H. Phillips, former long-time CEO of Dow Jones & Company[522][523]
- Joseph Pulitzer, Hungarian-born former publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the New York World; known for establishing the Pulitzer Prizes[524]
- Arthur M. Sackler, former publisher of the Medical Tribune and chairman of Medical Press, Inc.; member of the Sackler family[525]
- Harry Scherman, Canadian-born co-founder of the Book of the Month Club (acquired by Time Inc. in 1977)[526]
- M. Lincoln Schuster, Austrian-born co-founder of Simon & Schuster[499]
- Leon Shimkin, former executive and partner at Simon & Schuster[527][528]
- Harry Scherman (1887–1969), publisher and co-founder of the Book of the Month Club[529]
- Sime, Sidne, Syd Silverman, former owners and publishers of Variety[530]
- Richard L. Simon, co-founder of Simon & Schuster[499]
- Joshua Topolsky, co-founder of Vox Media, Inc. (The Verge, SB Nation, Polygon, Curbed), founder of digital media company The Outline[531]
- Helen Valentine, founder of Seventeen magazine[532][533]
- Jann Wenner, co-founder of Rolling Stone[534]
- Richard Saul Wurman, co-founder of TED[535][536]
- William Bernard Ziff Sr., co-founder of Ziff Davis[537]
- Mortimer Zuckerman, Canadian-born publisher of U.S. News and World Report and New York Daily News, chairman of Boston Properties, Inc.[538][539]
Other
- Larry Baer, CEO of MLB's San Francisco Giants[540]
- Henry and Richard Bloch, founders of tax preparation company H&R Block, Inc.[541]
- Edgar M. Cullman, former co-owner, president and CEO of the General Cigar Company[542]
- Al Davis, former long-time owner of NFL's Oakland Raiders[543]
- Orit Gadiesh, Israeli-American corporate strategist, chairwoman of global management consultancy Bain & Company[544]
- Jules Kroll, founder of corporate investigation firm Kroll, Inc.[545]
- Terry Lenzner, founder of Investigative Group International (IGI)[546][547]
- Moishe Mana, Israeli-born founder of Moishe's Moving Systems, GRM Information Management and MILK Studios[548]
- Morris Mirkin, founder of Budget Rent-a-Car[549][550]
- Abraham Saperstein, British-born founder of the Harlem Globetrotters; former owner of NLB's Chicago Brown Bombers and the Birmingham Black Barons[551][552]
- Mark Weinberger, CEO and chairman of multinational professional services firm Ernst & Young (EY)[553][554]
- Sheldon Yellen, CEO of BELFOR Property Restoration[555][556]
Pharmaceuticals and healthcare
- Arie S. Belldegrun, Israeli-American (co-)founder of Kite Pharma and biotechnology companies Agensys, Allogene Therapeutics[557]
- Phillip Frost, entrepreneur, chairman and CEO of OPKO Health, former Vice chairman of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries[558]
- Alex Grass, founder of the Rite Aid Corporation[559]
- Rachel Haurwitz, co-founder of gene editing company Caribou Biosciences[560]
- Joel Landau, co-founder of nursing home operator company The Allure Group and healthcare services company AlphaCare[561]
- Al Mann, founder of biotechnology companies Pacesetter Systems and the MannKind Corporation[562]
- Stewart Rahr, founder of Kinray Inc.[563][564]
- Shlomo Rechnitz, Los Angeles-based health care magnate, co-founder of TwinMed LLC[565]
- Richard Roberts, president and former owner of URL Pharma[566]
- Martine Rothblatt, founder of biotechnology company United Therapeutics, co-founder of Sirius Satellite Radio[567][568]
- Mortimer and Raymond Sackler, former owners of Purdue Pharma (known for OxyContin); members of the Sackler family[525]
- Leonard Schleifer, founder of biotechnology company Regeneron Pharmaceuticals[569][570]
- Daniel E. Straus, founder of CareOne LLC and minority owner of the Memphis Grizzlies[571]
- Samuel D. Waksal, French-born founder of ImClone Systems, Kadmon Corporation[572][573][574]
- Herbert Wertheim, founder of eye care products manufacturing company Brain Power Incorporated (BPI)[575][576]
Real estate
- Sheldon Adelson, casino magnate, founder of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation (owns The Venetian, The Palazzo, Marina Bay Sands)[577][578]
- Ben Ashkenazy, Israeli-American real estate developer, founder of the Ashkenazy Acquisition Corporation[579][580]
- Gary Barnett, founder of the Extell Development Company (known for One57 a.k.a. "The Billionaire Building")[581]
- Joseph Barry, New Jersey-based real estate developer and founder of the Hudson Reporter newspaper chain[582]
- Jack Benaroya, Seattle-based real estate developer[583][584]
- Charles Benenson, former NYC-based real estate developer[585]
- David Bistricer, Belgian-born founder of Clipper Equity LLC[586]
- Stanley Black, real estate investor, founder of L.A.-based Black Equities Group[587]
- Neil Bluhm, Chicago-based real estate and casino magnate, co-founder of JMB Realty (Judelson-Malkin-Bluhm)[588]
- Shaya Boymelgreen, Israeli-born NYC real estate developer[589][590][586]
- Donald Bren, L.A. County/O.C. real estate tycoon, chairman of Irvine Company[537]
- Matthew Bucksbaum, co-founder of GGP Inc.[591]
- Jack Buncher, Pittsburgh-based real estate developer[592][593][594]
- Morris Cafritz, Lithuanian-born former Washington, D.C.-based real estate developer[595]
- Alan Casden, Los Angeles-based real estate developer and founder of Casden Properties LLC[596]
- Joseph Cayre, founder of Midtown Equities, co-founder of the GT Interactive Software Corp. (now Atari, Inc.)[586][597][598]
- Leon Charney, NYC real estate tycoon[599]
- Stanley Chera, real estate developer and founder of Crown Acquisitions[600]
- Joseph Chetrit, Moroccan-born NYC-based real estate developer and founder of the Chetrit Group[601][602]
- Michael Dezer, Miami-based Israeli-American real estate developer, founder of Dezer Properties[603][604]
- Sanford Diller, Bay Area real estate developer[605]
- Sherman Dreiseszun, Kansas City, MI-based real estate developer, co-founder of MD Management (known for One Kansas City Place)[606]
- Louis Dubin, real estate developer and investor, founder of the Athena Group and founding partner of Redbrick LMD[607]
- Joseph, Seymour and Douglas Durst, the Durst Organization; members of the Durst family[608][586]
- Simon Dushinsky, Israeli-born New York-based real estate developer, co-owner of the Rabsky Group[609]
- Solomon Dwek, New Jersey-based pyramid scheme real estate developer[610][611][612]
- Sam Eig, Russian-born D.C.-based real estate developer[613][595]
- Henry Elghanayan, Iranian-born NYC real estate developer, co-founder of Rockrose Development Corporation[586]
- Jeffrey Feil, CEO of the Feil Organization[614]
- Irving Mitchell Felt, New York-based real estate developer who led the drive to build the new Madison Square Garden[615]
- John J. Fisher, majority owner of the Oakland Athletics; Gap Inc. heir[132]
- Josh Flagg, Beverly Hills luxury real estate agent[616]
- Jay Furman, former president of RD Management LLC[617][618]
- Russell W. Galbut, Miami-based real estate developer who co-founded Crescent Heights, Inc.[619][620]
- Malcolm Glazer, founder of L.A.-based real estate holding company First Allied Corp., former owner of EPL's Manchester United F.C. and NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers[621]
- Laurence Gluck, landlord, founder of Stellar Management[622]
- Sol Goldman, NYC's biggest non-institutional real estate investor in the 1980s, founder of Solil Management[623]
- Yoel Goldman, founder of All Year Management, one of the most prominent real estate developers in Brooklyn[624]
- Jona Goldrich, Polish-born L.A.-based real estate developer, co-founder of Goldrich & Kest Industries[625]
- Jonathan D. Gray, the Blackstone Group's Global Head of Real Estate[626]
- Stephen L. Green, founder of SL Green Realty[627]
- Harold Grinspoon, founder of Aspen Square Management[628][629]
- Stanley Gumberg, Pittsburgh-based real estate developer and chairman of J.J. Gumberg Co.[630][631]
- Kamran Hakim, Iranian-born NYC-based landlord, real estate developer and founder of the Hakim Organization[586]
- Judah Hertz, real estate investor, founder of Hertz Investment Group[632]
- Abraham and Elie Hirschfeld, NYC real estate developers[633]
- Tibor Hollo, Hungarian-born Miami-based real estate developer and founder of Florida East Coast Realty[634]
- Peter S. Kalikow, president of HJ Kalikow & Co., one of New York City's leading real estate firms; former owner of the New York Post[635]
- Sonny Kahn, Israeli-born Miami-based real estate developer, co-founder of Crescent Heights, Inc.[636][637]
- Louis S. Kahnweiler, former Chicago-based real estate developer, co-founder of Bennett & Kahnweiler[638][639]
- Stan Kasten, president and part-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers[640]
- Saul Katz, co-founder of Sterling Equities, president of MLB's New York Mets[641]
- Louis Kestenbaum, real estate developer and founder of New York City-based Fortis Property Group[642]
- Martin Kimmel, real estate developer who co-founded Kimco Realty Corporation[643][644]
- Alfred J. Koeppel, New York-based real estate developer, founder of Koeppel Tener Real Estate Services[645][646]
- George Konheim, former L.A.-based real estate developer, founder of Buckeye Construction Co.[647]
- Robert Kraft, Massachusetts-based real estate mogul, chairman and CEO of Kraft Group, LLC and owner of the New England Patriots[648]
- Charles Kushner, founder of Kushner Companies; member of the Kushner family[649]
- Albert Laboz, New Jersey-based landlord, founder of United American Land (UAL)[600]
- Richard LeFrak, real estate developer and manager; one of the biggest landlords in the NY tri-state area[650]
- Ted Lerner, founder of Lerner Enterprises[651]
- William Levitt, real estate developer, former president of Levitt & Sons, Inc. (known for Levittown, New York)[652]
- Edward J. Lewis, Pittsburgh-based real estate developer, founder of Oxford Development Company[653]
- Alan Leventhal, real estate investor, founder of Beacon Capital Partners[654]
- David Lichtenstein, NYC real estate developer, founder of the Lightstone Group[655]
- Edward Linde, real estate developer, co-founder of Boston Properties[656][657]
- Leonard Litwin, New York-based real estate developer and founder of Glenwood Management[658][659]
- Abraham M. Lurie, Los Angeles-based real estate developer who was behind the development of much of Marina del Rey[660][661]
- Louis Lurie, San Francisco-based real estate developer[662][663]
- Harry B. Macklowe, NYC-based real estate developer and investor, founder of Macklowe Properties (owns the Metropolitan Tower, and 1 Wall Street)[664]
- Amir, Eskandar and Fraydun Manocherian, Iranian-born NYC-based real estate investors, founders of Manocherian Brothers and Pan Am Equities[586]
- Bernard H. Mendik, Scottish-born founder of the Mendik Company and former chairman of the Real Estate Board of New York[665]
- Howard Michaels, founder of the real estate investment advisory firm the Carlton Group[666]
- Sam Miller, former CEO of Forest City Material Co. and later Forest City Enterprises[667]
- Adam Milstein, Israeli-American real estate investor, managing partner at Hager Pacific Properties; co-founder of the Israeli-American Council[668]
- Paul and Seymour Milstein, NYC-based real estate developers, founders of Milstein Properties, former owners of the Emigrant Savings Bank[669][586]
- Henry H. Minskoff, New York-based real estate developer[670][671]
- Joseph Moinian, Iranian-born NYC-based real estate developer, founder of the Moinian Group[586]
- Irwin Molasky, Las Vegas-based real estate developer[672]
- Jerry J. Moore, Houston-based real estate developer who became the largest shopping-center developer in the United States in the late 1980s[673][674]
- Stephen Muss, Florida-based real estate developer known for leading the resurgence and redevelopment of Miami Beach, Florida[675][676]
- Fred Ohebshalom, Iranian-born NYC-based real estate developer, founder of Empire Management[677][678]
- Geoffrey H. Palmer, L.A.-based real estate developer[679]
- Jordon Perlmutter, Denver-based real estate developer, co-founder of Perl-Mack Enterprises[680]
- Max Ratner, Polish-born co-founder of Forest City Enterprises; uncle of Brooklyn Nets co-owner Bruce Ratner[681][682]
- Scott Rechler, Tri-State area landlord, founder of RXR Realty, LLC[683]
- Jerry Reinsdorf, owner of NBA's Chicago Bulls and MLB's Chicago White Sox[684]
- Craig Robins, Miami-based real estate developer; known for redeveloping the Miami Design District, co-owner of Design Miami[685][686]
- David Rose, real estate developer who co-founded Rose Associates[687]
- Aby Rosen, German-born NYC real estate tycoon[688]
- Stephen M. Ross, Florida-based real estate developer, founder of the Related Companies, L.P. (known for Hudson Yards), owner of the Miami Dolphins[689][690][691]
- Steven Roth, founder of Vornado Realty Trust, chairman of JBG Smith[692][693]
- Alexander Rovt, Ukrainian-born NYC real estate developer[694][695]
- Arthur Rubloff, Chicago-based real estate developer who founded Arthur Rubloff & Co. and is credited with naming and developing North Michigan Avenue into the "Magnificent Mile"[696]
- Samuel Rudin, former NYC-based real estate developer, founder of the Rudin Management Company (later led his sons, Jack and Lewis)[697]
- Naty Saidoff, Israeli-born Bel Air-based real estate investor and diamond dealer; founding member of the Israeli-American Council[698]
- Fred Sands, Los Angeles-based real estate developer[699]
- Tamir Sapir, Georgian-born NYC real estate mogul[700]
- Felix Sater, Russian-born NYC real estate developer, former COO of Bayrock Group[701][702]
- Joel Schreiber, British-born NYC real estate developer, founder of Waterbridge Capital, and early investor in WeWork[703]
- Rubin Schron, NYC real estate investor and landlord, founder of Cammeby's International Group[586]
- Martin Selig, German-born founder of Martin Selig Real Estate, LLC[704]
- Melvin Floyd "Mel" Sembler, Florida-based retail real estate magnate[705]
- Ben Shaoul, New York-based real estate developer and co-founder of Magnum Real Estate Group[706]
- Izek Shomof, Israeli-born Beverly Hills-based real estate developer and investor; producer of For the Love of Money[707][708][709]
- Stephen Siegel, Chairman of Global Brokerage at CBRE, the world's largest commercial real estate services company[586]
- Baruch Singer, New York-based landlord, real estate investor and developer[586]
- Walter Shorenstein, California real estate mogul[710]
- Michael Shvo, Israeli-American real estate developer, president and CEO of SHVO (acquired Crown Building)[711][712]
- Bugsy Siegel, co-founder of the Flamingo casino and Murder, Inc., former co-owner of the El Cortez Hotel and Casino[713]
- Amy Rose Silverman, NY-based real estate developer who serves as President of Rose Associates[714][715][716]
- Larry Silverstein, founder of Silverstein Properties, Inc.; developed and owned the World Trade Center[717]
- Herbert and Melvin Simon, founders of the Simon Property Group, the largest shopping mall operator in the U.S., and owners of NBA's Indiana Pacers[718]
- David Simon, chairman and CEO of the Simon Property Group, former VP of Wasserstein Perella & Co.[719]
- Joseph Sitt, real estate investor, founder of Thor Equities and plus size women's clothing company Ashley Stewart, Inc.[586][597][600]
- Charles Smith, Russian-born D.C.-based real estate developer and founder of Charles E. Smith Co.[45][720]
- Daniel Snyder, owner of the Washington Redskins[721]
- Donald Soffer, Florida-based real estate developer, founder of Turnberry Associates; known for turning swampland into the city of Aventura, FL[722]
- Joseph Soffer, Pittsbugh-based real estate developer who founded the Soffer Organization[723][724]
- Sheldon Solow, New York City real estate developer[725][726]
- Jerry Speyer, co-founder of Tishman Speyer[727]
- Bernard Spitzer, NYC real estate developer[728]
- Bob Stark, Cleveland-based real estate developer and founder of Stark Enterprises[729]
- Axel Stawski, German-born real estate developer[730]
- Donald Sterling, former owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, owner of the Sterling Plaza[731]
- Michael Stern, New York-based real estate developer and founder of JDS Development Group[732]
- Louise Sunshine, Florida-based real estate professional, founder of the Sunshine Group[733]
- Jeff Sutton, Brooklyn-based real estate developer, founder of Wharton Properties[586][600]
- Melvin Swig, San Francisco-based real estate developer and former owner of NHL's California Golden Seals[734]
- Stanley Tanger, founder of the Tanger Factory Outlet Centers[735]
- Stanley G. Tate, Florida-based real estate developer, founder of Tate Enterprises, founding member of AIPAC[736]
- A. Alfred Taubman, founder of Taubman Centers[737]
- Steve Tisch, chairman/Executive Vice President of the New York Giants[738]
- Robert Tishman, former CEO of Tishman Realty & Construction, co-founder of Tishman Speyer[586][739]
- Robert I. and Bruce E. Toll, founders of the luxury homebuilder company Toll Brothers, Inc.[740][741]
- Leonard Tose, former owner of the Philadelphia Eagles[742]
- Herold and Percy Uris, New York-based real estate developers who founded the Uris Buildings Corporation[586][45]
- Eli Verschleiser, NYC real estate developer and investor, co-founder of the Multi Group of Companies and the United Realty Trust[743]
- David Walentas, real estate developer, founder of Two Trees Management Co. (known for Dumbo, Brooklyn)[744]
- David Werner, New York based real estate investor and founder of David Werner Real Estate[745]
- Mark and Zygi Wilf, real estate developers, owners of NFL's Minnesota Vikings[746][747]
- Benjamin Winter, Polish-born New York City-based real estate investor and founder of Benjamin Winter, Inc.[748][749][750]
- Lewis Wolff, real estate developer and former owner of the Oakland Athletics[751]
- Bert Wolstein, former Cleveland-based real estate developer, founder of the Developers Diversified Realty Corporation (now SITE Centers Corp.)[752]
- Steve Wynn, Las Vegas casino owner, founder of Wynn Resorts[753][754][755]
- William Zeckendorf, Sr., real estate developer, former owner of the Chrysler Building and Hotel Astor[45]
- Sam Zell, Chicago-based real estate mogul, founder of Equity Group Investments (EQ Office, Equity Residential)[756]
Retail
- Jacob Arabo, Uzbek-born founder of Diamond District, Manhattan-based jewelry company Jacob & Co[757][758][759]
- Norman Braman, car dealer, former co-owner of the Philadelphia Eagles; Madoff Ponzi scheme victim[760][761]
- Lazarus Dinkelspiel, German-born founder of L. Dinkelspiel & Co.[762]
- Gary Friedman, chairman and CEO of Restoration Hardware (RH)[763]
- Leo Gerstenzang, Polish-born founder of Leo Gerstenzang Infant Novelty Co., inventor of Q-tips[764]
- Samuel Glazer, co-founder of Mr. Coffee, one of the first automatic drip coffee makers[765]
- Aron Goldfarb, Polish-born founder of NYC-based licensed and owned apparel brands manufacturing company G-III Apparel Group[766][767]
- John D. Hertz, Slovak-born founder of the Yellow Cab Company[768][769]
- Michael Krasny, founder of the CDW Corporation[770]
- Moshe Lax, NYC-based co-founder of the Dynamic Diamond Corp., former chairman of the Ivanka Trump Fine Jewelry Company[771]
- Sydney Lewis, founder of the Best Products Company[772][773]
- Victor Potamkin, former car dealership owner, founder of the Potamkin Automotive Group[774][775]
- Harold Roitenberg, founder of catalog merchandiser and showroom Modern Merchandising Inc.; Madoff Ponzi scheme victim[776][777]
- Jamie Salter, Canadian-American founder of brand management company Authentic Brands Group (owns Volcom, Spyder, Juicy Couture, Frederick's, Tapout, Nautica)[778]
- Jay Schottenstein, founder of the Schottenstein Stores Corp., owner of American Signature, chairman of American Eagle[779][780]
- Joseph Spiegel, German-born founder of direct marketing and catalog company Spiegel[781]
- Maurice Tempelsman, Belgian-American diamond magnate, founder of the Tempelsman Group, chairman of Lazare Kaplan International (LKI)[782]
- Les Wexner, chairman and CEO of L Brands, Inc. (owns Victoria's Secret, Bath & Body Works)[783][784]
- Morris B. Zale, Russian-born co-founder of Texas-based jewelry retailer, the Zale Corporation[785]
Clothing
- Iris Apfel, fashion designer, co-founder of textile firm Old World Weavers[786]
- Max Azria, Tunisian-born fashion designer, founder of BCBG Max Azria[787]
- David Beckerman, founder of sportswear company Starter Corp.[788]
- Sara Blakely, founder of Spanx[789]
- Gertrude Boyle, German-born chairman of family-founded Columbia Sportswear Company[790]
- Tory Burch, fashion designer, founder of Tory Burch LLC[791]
- Dov Charney, Canadian-American founder of American Apparel[792]
- Kenneth Cole, founder of Kenneth Cole Productions (owned Le Tigre brand)[793][470]
- Paul Fireman, founder of Fireman Capital Partners; former owner of the North American sales rights to Reebok brand[794]
- Donald and Doris F. Fisher, founders of the Gap, Inc.[132]
- Robert J. Fisher, chairman of the Gap, Inc.[132]
- Milton S. Florsheim, Canadian-born founder of the Florsheim & Co. shoe company[795][796]
- Diane von Fürstenberg, Belgian-American founder the Diane von Furstenberg (DVF) fashion company[797]
- Marc Jacobs, fashion designer[798][799]
- Donna Karan, founder of DKNY[800]
- Calvin Richard Klein, co-founder of Calvin Klein Inc.[801][470]
- Michael Kors, founder of Michael Kors Holdings Limited[802][470]
- Ralph Lauren, founder of the Ralph Lauren Corporation[798]
- Henri Alexander Levy, founder of luxury fashion brand Enfants Riches Déprimés (ERD)[803]
- Paul Marciano, Moroccan-born co-founder of fashion company GUESS[804]
- Leon Max, Russian-born fashion designer, founder of the Max Studio upmarket fashion retail chain[805]
- Marc Milecofsky, founder of fashion company Ecko Unlimited and the Complex media platform[806][470]
- Isaac Mizrahi, fashion designer[798]
- Avi, Ralph and Joseph Nakash, Israeli-born founders of Jordache Enterprises, Inc., owners of the Setai Miami Beach[586][470][807]
- Andrew Rosen, founder of Theory[808]
- Ida Rosenthal, Belarus-born co-founder of Maidenform[809]
- Barry K. Schwartz, co-founder of Calvin Klein Inc., former chairman of the New York Racing Association (NYRA)[470]
- Levi Strauss, German-born founder of the Levi Strauss & Co. clothing company[810]
- Nathan Swartz, Russian-born founder of the Timberland Company (later led by his grandson, Jeffrey)[811][812]
- Elie Tahari, Israeli-American luxury fashion designer[813][814]
Stores
- Abraham Abraham, co-founder of the Brooklyn-based department store Abraham & Straus (A&S)[815]
- Benjamin Altman, founder of B. Altman and Company[816]
- Beatrice Fox Auerbach, former president and director of G. Fox & Co.[817]
- Richard A. Baker, Executive Chairman of the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC)[818][819]
- Louis Bamberger, co-founder of L. Bamberger & Company[820][470]
- Henri Willis Bendel, founder of New York City-based women's accessories store Henri Bendel, Inc.[821]
- Arthur Blank, co-founder of the Home Depot, owner of NFL's Atlanta Falcons[648]
- Joseph and Lyman Bloomingdale, co-founders of Bloomingdale's[822]
- Rose Blumkin, Belarus-born founder of the Nebraska Furniture Mart[823]
- Albert Boscov, former president and CEO of Boscov's department store[824]
- Jeffrey Brotman, co-founder of the Costco Wholesale Corporation[825]
- Jacob Elias Cohen, Irish-born former president and CEO of Jacksonville, Florida-based Cohen Brothers department store[826]
- Mickey Drexler, former chairman and CEO of J.Crew Group, Inc.[827]
- Edward and Abraham Lincoln Filene, former executives at family-founded Filene's department store[828]
- Felix Fuld, German-born co-founder of L. Bamberger & Company[829]
- Adam Gimbel, founder of the Gimbels department store[830]
- Sonny Gindi, co-founder of the Century 21 department store[598][831]
- Dave Gold, founder of 99 Cents Only Stores[832]
- Maurice Goldblatt, co-founder of the Goldblatt's department store[833]
- Sylvan Nathan Goldman, former Oklahoma-based supermarket chain owner; inventor of the shopping cart[834]
- Shira Goodman, president and CEO of Staples, Inc.[835]
- Salmon Portland Chase Halle, co-founder of the Halle Brothers department store[836]
- Fred Hayman, Swiss-born founder of luxury boutique Giorgio Beverly Hills[837]
- Leo Kahn, co-founder of office supply retailing corporation Staples Inc.[838]
- Sidney Kimmel, founder of Jones Apparel Group and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, minority owner of NBA's Miami Heat[839]
- Simon Lazarus, German-born founder of the Lazarus department store (later The F&R Lazarus & Co., merged with Macy's Inc.)[840]
- Leon Levine, founder of the Family Dollar chain of discount stores[841]
- Bernard Marcus, co-founder of the Home Depot[842]
- Lawrence Marcus, former VP of the Women's Department of family-founded Neiman Marcus[843]
- Alfred Marshall, co-founder of off-price department store Marshalls, Inc.[844]
- David May, German-born founder of the May Department Stores Company (now Macy's, Inc.)[845]
- Ed Mirvish, American-Canadian founder of discount store Honest Ed's[846]
- Sol Polk, co-founder of appliance retailer Polk Bros., Inc.[847]
- Barney Pressman, founder of Barneys New York[848]
- Sol Price, founder of Price Club (merged with Costco)[849]
- Julius Rosenwald, former president and part-owner of Sears; featured in the 2015 documentary film Rosenwald[850][851]
- Abram M. Rothschild, founder of A.M. Rothschild Company[852]
- Henry Siegel, German-born co-founder of the Siegel-Cooper Company[853]
- Isidor Straus, German-born former co-owner of Macy's department store; Titanic victim[854]
- Marcus Younker, Polish-born co-founder of the Younker Brothers department store[855]
- George Zimmer, founder of Men's Wearhouse[856]
Toys and games
- Beatrice Alexander, founder of the Alexander Doll Company[857]
- Joshua Lionel Cowen, co-founder of toy trains manufacturing company Lionel Corp. (later owned by his great-nephew, Roy Cohn); inventor of the flash-lamp[858]
- Jack Friedman, toy and video game industry veteran, founder of LJN and Jakks Pacific, co-founder of THQ[859]
- Elliot and Ruth Handler, co-founders of Mattel Inc. (Barbie, Hot Wheels, Masters of the Universe)[860][45]
- Henry Hassenfeld, Polish-born co-founder of toys and games company Hasbro, Inc. (originally Hassenfeld Brothers)[861][470]
- Isaac Heller, co-founder of Remco Industries, Inc.[862]
- Isaac Larian, Iranian-born founder of MGA Entertainment, Inc., the biggest privately owned toy company in the world[863]
- Charles Lazarus, founder of Toys "R" Us[45]
- Louis Marx, former toymaker, co-founder of Louis Marx and Company[470]
- Morris Michtom, Russian-born founder of the Ideal Toy Company, inventor of the Teddy bear[470]
- Henry Orenstein, Polish-born toymaker, founder of Topper Toys (Johnny Lightning, Dawn doll, Suzy Homemaker)[864]
- Isaac Perlmutter, Israeli-American chairman of Marvel Entertainment, former co-owner of Toy Biz (later Marvel Toys)[865]
- Frederick August Otto Schwarz, German-born founder of toy brand FAO Schwarz[45][866]
Technology and New media
- Rony Abovitz, founder of Magic Leap, co-founder of the MAKO Surgical Corp.[867]
- Beny Alagem, Israeli-American co-founder of Packard Bell, owner of the Beverly Hilton hotel[868]
- Robert A. Altman, co-founder of ZeniMax Media[869]
- Sam Altman, former president of Y Combinator and co-founder of OpenAI[870]
- Amir Ashkenazi, Israeli-American co-founder of Adap.tv and Shopping.com[871][872]
- Steve Ballmer, former CEO of Microsoft, owner of NBA's Los Angeles Clippers[873][874]
- Scott Belsky, founder of Behance[875]
- Marc Benioff, co-founder of cloud computing company Salesforce[876]
- Sergey Brin, Russian-born co-founder of Google, Inc., president of Alphabet Inc., director at X[877][878]
- Julian A. Brodsky, co-founder of the Comcast Corporation[879]
- Safra Catz, Israeli-born co-CEO of the Oracle Corporation[880]
- Alon Nisim Cohen, Israeli-born co-founder of CyberArk[881]
- Bram Cohen, author of the BitTorrent protocol, co-founder of BitTorrent, Inc.[882]
- Jared Cohen, CEO of technology incubator company Jigsaw (formerly Google Ideas)[883]
- Jay Cohen, online gambling pioneer, co-founder of WSEX[884]
- Michael Dell, founder of DELL[885]
- Dan Doctoroff, chairman and CEO of urban innovation organization Sidewalk Labs, former president of Bloomberg L.P.[886]
- Larry Ellison, co-founder of the Oracle Corporation[887]
- Oleg Firer, Ukrainian-born CEO of Net Element[888]
- Greg Fischbach, founder of Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.[889]
- Gideon Gartner, founder of Gartner, Inc.[890]
- Levy Gerzberg, Israeli-American founder of the Zoran Corporation[891]
- Mark Ghermezian, Canadian-American co-founder of mobile marketing company Braze, Inc.[892][893]
- Rob Glaser, founder of RealNetworks, Inc. (RealPlayer)[894][895]
- Craig Taro Gold, co-founder of eVoice and Teleo[896]
- Bennett Greenspan, founder of Family Tree DNA[897][898]
- Andrew Grove, former COO, chairman and CEO (1st) of Intel[899]
- Eli Harari, Israeli-American co-founder of the SanDisk Corporation[900]
- Justin Hartfield, founder of the Ghost Group and Weedmaps[901]
- David Hindawi, Iraqi-born co-founder (along with his son Orion) of cybersecurity firm Tanium Inc.[902][903]
- Irwin M. Jacobs, co-founder of Qualcomm[904]
- Paul E. Jacobs, former Executive Chairman of Qualcomm, co-owner of NBA's Sacramento Kings[904]
- Philippe Kahn, French-born creator of the camera phone, co-founder of the Borland Software Corporation[905]
- Mitch Kapor, founder of Lotus Software, co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)[906][907]
- Phil Katz, founder of PKWARE, Inc., creator of the Zip file format; died of alcoholism in 2000 at age 37[908][909]
- Steve Kirsch, founder of OneID, co-founder of Frame Technology Corp. (now Adobe FrameMaker)[910]
- Jonathan Klein, South African-born co-founder of Getty Images[911]
- Josh Kopelman, founder of Half.com, First Round Capital, chairman of Philadelphia Media Network, LLC[912][913]
- Jan Koum, Ukrainian-American co-founder of WhatsApp, Inc.[914]
- Jon Kraft, co-founder of Pandora Media, Inc. and Thrively[915]
- Gary Kremen, founder of Match.com, first registrant of Sex.com (Kremen v. Cohen)[916]
- Edwin H. Land, founder of the Polaroid Corporation[917]
- Eric Lefkofsky, co-founder of Groupon[918]
- Sandy Lerner, co-founder of Cisco Systems and cosmetics brand Urban Decay[919]
- Max Levchin, Ukrainian-born co-founder of PayPal and financial technology company Affirm; member of the "PayPal Mafia"[877][920]
- Aaron Levie, CEO and co-founder of Box Inc.[921]
- Joey Levin, CEO of media and Internet company IAC/InterActiveCorp (holds Vimeo LLC, Match Group, Inc., Tinder, Ask.com)[922]
- Arthur D. Levinson, CEO of Calico, chairman of Apple Inc. and former chairman and CEO of biotechnology company Genentech[923]
- Daniel Lewin, American-Israeli co-founder of Akamai Technologies Inc.; 9/11 victim[924]
- David Litman, co-founder of Hotels.com[925][926]
- Joseph Lubin, Canadian-American founder of blockchain software technology company ConsenSys, co-founder of Ethereum[927]
- Talmon Marco, Israeli-American co-founder of Viber, founder of Juno[928]
- Andrew Mason, founder of Groupon[929]
- Yuri Milner, Russian-born Israeli-American tech investor, co-founder of DST Global, former chairman and CEO of Mail.Ru (owns VKontakte)[930][100]
- Michael Morhaime, co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment[931][932]
- Ilya Movshovich, Russian-American founder of CARMAnation[933]
- Adam and Rebekah Neumann, co-founders of WeWork[934][935]
- Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist[936]
- Jon Oringer, founder of Shutterstock[937]
- Ken Oshman, former CEO of the Echelon Corporation, co-founder of the ROLM Corporation[938][939]
- Larry Page, co-founder of Google, Inc., CEO of Alphabet Inc.[940]
- Andrew Paulson, co-founder of SUP Media (LiveJournal)[941]
- Mark Pincus, co-founder of Zynga[942][943][944]
- Ruth Porat, British-American CFO of Alphabet Inc.[945]
- Jeff Pulver, VoIP pioneer, co-founder of Vonage[946]
- Sean Rad, co-founder of Tinder[947][948]
- Brian L. Roberts, CEO and chairman of the Comcast Corporation[949]
- Ralph J. Roberts, co-founder of the Comcast Corporation[950]
- Lior Ron, Israeli-American co-founder of self-driving truck company Otto, former Product Lead for Google Maps[951]
- Ben Rosen, founding investor and former chairman of the Compaq Computer Corporation, co-founder of venture capital firm Sevin Rosen Funds[952]
- Bob Rosenschein, American-Israeli founder of Curiyo, co-founder of Answers.com[953]
- Andy Rubin, co-developer of the Android operating system, co-founder of Android, Inc., Danger Inc. and Playground Global[954]
- Michael G. Rubin, founder of eBay Enterprise, Inc. (formerly GSI Commerce, Inc.)[955]
- David O. Sacks, South African-born co-founder of Yammer, CEO of Zenefits[956]
- Henry Samueli, co-founder of the Broadcom Corporation, owner of NHL's Anaheim Ducks (founded in 1993 by Disney as "the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim")[957]
- Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook[958]
- Steve Sarowitz, founder of the Paylocity Corporation[959]
- Elliot Schrage, former VP of Global Communications at Facebook and Google[960]
- Dan Schulman, president and CEO of PayPal, and chairman of the Symantec Corporation, former CEO of Virgin Mobile[961]
- Ivan Seidenberg, former chairman and CEO of Verizon Communications[962]
- Terry Semel, former chairman and CEO of both Yahoo! and Warner Bros[963][964][965]
- Charlie Shrem, co-founder of BitInstant (defunct), former Vice chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation[966][967][968]
- Joel Spolsky, co-founder of Stack Exchange Network, founder of Fog Creek Software[969][970]
- Jeremy Stoppelman, co-founder of Yelp[971]
- Aaron Swartz, co-creator of RSS (web feed) and Reddit[972]
- Kirill Tatarinov, Russian-born former CEO of Citrix Systems, Inc., former Executive VP of Microsoft Business Solutions[973]
- Jack Tramiel, Polish-born founder of Commodore International and the Atari Corporation (bought from Warner Communications in 1984)[974]
- Alan Trefler, founder of Pegasystems[975]
- Kenneth D. Tuchman, founder of TeleTech[537]
- Andrew Viterbi, co-founder of Qualcomm, inventor of Viterbi algorithm[976]
- Jeff Weiner, CEO of LinkedIn[977]
- Devin Wenig, former president and CEO of eBay Inc.[978]
- Gary Winnick, founder of telecommunications company Global Crossing[979][980]
- Stephen Wolfram, British-American founder of Wolfram Research[981]
- Amit Yoran, former president of RSA Security LLC, former CEO of network security company Netwitness, co-founder of Riptech[982]
- Rus Yusupov, Tajik SSR-born co-founder of video hosting service Vine[983]
- Charles Zegar, co-founder of Innovative Market Systems (later renamed Bloomberg L.P.)[984]
- John Zimmer, co-founder of on-demand transportation company Lyft[985]
- Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of Facebook[986]
Television, film and video
- Merv Adelson, co-founder of Lorimar Television[987]
- Edmund Ansin, co-founder of Florida-based Sunbeam Television Corporation[988]
- Avi Arad, Israeli-American founder of Marvel Studios, LLC, former CEO of Toy Biz[989]
- Samuel Z. Arkoff, co-founder of American International Pictures; invented the ARKOFF formula[990]
- Adam Aron, president and CEO of AMC Theatres and co-owner of the Philadelphia 76ers[991]
- Ted Ashley, former chairman of Warner Bros. and VC of Warner Communications Inc., founder of the Ashley-Famous talent agency[990]
- Barney Balaban, former president of Paramount Pictures[992]
- Gary Barber, South African-born former CEO of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), co-founder of Spyglass Entertainment[993]
- Bruce Berman, chairman and CEO of Village Roadshow Pictures[994]
- Gail Berman, founding partner of the Jackal Group, co-founder of media company BermanBraun (now Whalerock Industries)[995]
- Jason Blum, founder of Blumhouse Productions[439][996]
- Lloyd Braun, owner of Whalerock Industries, former chairman of the ABC Entertainment Group[997]
- Alan N. Braverman, senior EVP, secretary and general counsel of the Walt Disney Company[998]
- Bernie Brillstein, founder of the Brillstein Company[999]
- Jerry Bruckheimer, founder of Jerry Bruckheimer Films & Television[1000]
- Peter Chernin, media executive & investor, founder of the Chernin Group; former president and COO of News Corp.[1001]
- Joel and Ethan Coen, founders of Mike Zoss Productions[1002]
- Harry Cohn, co-founder of Columbia Pictures[1003]
- Barry Diller, media executive, chairman of IAC/InterActiveCorp, former CEO of Paramount Pictures and Fox, Inc.[1004]
- Eddie Einhorn, (co-)founder of the TVS Television Network and pay-TV channel SportsVision, former head of CBS Sports, and co-owner of MLB's Chicago White Sox[1005]
- Michael Eisner, founder of the Hollywood Pictures Company and the Tornante Company, former long-time CEO of the Walt Disney Company[1006][1007][1008]
- Ari Emanuel, co-CEO of William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, LLC (WME) and the International Management Group (IMG)[1009][1010]
- Erik Feig, former co-president of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., founder of new media company Picturestart[1011]
- Charles K. Feldman, founder of the Famous Artists talent agency[1012]
- Jon Feltheimer, CEO of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.[1013][1006]
- Dave and Max Fleischer, founders of Fleischer Studios (later Paramount Cartoon Studios)[1014]
- William Fox, Hungarian-born founder of the Fox Film Corporation and De Luxe[1003]
- Reuven Frank, Canadian-born broadcast executive, former president of NBC News[1015][1016]
- Rob Friedman, co-chairman of Lionsgate Films, Summit Entertainment[1017]
- Fred W. Friendly, former president of CBS News[1018]
- Jeff Gaspin, former chairman of NBC Universal Television Entertainment[1019]
- Alan Gerry, founder of Cablevision Industries[1020][1021]
- Adam Glasser, founder of Seymore, Inc.[1022]
- William Goetz, co-founder of Twentieth Century Pictures (later 20th Century Fox)[1023]
- Leonard Goldenson, former president of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC)[1024]
- Samuel Goldwyn, Polish-born founder of the Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Samuel Goldwyn Productions; member of the Goldwyn family[1023][1025]
- Steve Golin, founder of Anonymous Content LLP, co-founder of Propaganda Films[1026]
- Brian Grazer, co-founder of Imagine Entertainment[439][1027]
- Bob Greenblatt, chairman of NBC Entertainment, former President of Entertainment of Showtime[1028]
- Brad Grey, co-founder of Brillstein Entertainment Partners, CEO of Paramount Pictures[1029]
- Mindy Grossman, former CEO of Home Shopping Network (HSN)[1030]
- Sandy Grushow, former chairman of the Fox Television Entertainment Group[1031]
- Peter Guber, chairman and CEO of the Mandalay Entertainment Group, former CEO of PolyGram Films, co-owner of NBA's Golden State Warriors and MLB's Los Angeles Dodgers[1032]
- Bonnie Hammer, chairman of the NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Group[791]
- Albie Hecht, CCO of digital media studio Pocket.watch, former Executive Vice President of HLN, founder of Spike TV[1033]
- Doug Herzog, former president of the Viacom Music and Entertainment Group and USA Network[1034][1035]
- Andy Heyward, former chairman and CEO of DIC Entertainment, founder of Genius Brands International[997][1036]
- Steven Hirsch, founder of Vivid Entertainment[1037]
- Alan F. Horn, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios, former president and COO of Warner Bros., co-founder of Castle Rock Entertainment[1038]
- Bob Iger, CEO and chairman of the Walt Disney Company[439]
- Jeffrey Katzenberg, co-founder of DreamWorks, former chairman of Walt Disney Studios[1006][1007]
- Ryan Kavanaugh, co-founder of Relativity Media[1039]
- Marc Klaw, former theatre owner and co-founder of the Theatrical Syndicate[1040]
- Jonathan Klein, former president of CNN[1041]
- John Kohn, former head of production for EMI[1042]
- Kay Koplovitz, co-founder of USA Network[1043]
- David Kramer, co-president of United Talent Agency[439]
- Ynon Kreiz, American-Israeli media executive, co-founder of Fox Kids Europe, former chairman and CEO of Endemol, and Maker Studios, Inc.[1044]
- Jeff Kwatinetz, CEO of the Firm, Inc.[1045]
- Andrew Lack, chairman of the NBCUniversal News Group, former chairman and CEO of Bloomberg News and Sony Music Entertainment[1046]
- Carl Laemmle, German-born co-founder of Universal Pictures[1047][1003]
- Abe Lastfogel, former long-time president of WMA[1048]
- Norman Lear, co-founder of ELP Communications and Tandem Productions[1049]
- Avi Lerner, Israeli-American co-founder of Nu Image[1050][1051]
- Gerald M. Levin, former executive at Time Warner, Inc. and HBO[1007]
- Harvey Levin, founder of TMZ[1052][1053][520]
- Marcus Loew, founder of Loew's theater chain, co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[1054]
- Michael Lynton, British-American former chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment, chairman of Snap Inc.[1055]
- Louis B. Mayer, Belarus-born co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)[1047][1003]
- Mike Medavoy, co-founder of Orion Pictures and Phoenix Pictures, former chairman of TriStar Pictures[1056]
- Barry Meyer, former chairman of Warner Bros. Entertainment[1057]
- Ronald Meyer, Vice chairman of NBCUniversal, former CEO of Universal Studios, co-founder of CAA[1058]
- Lorne Michaels, Canadian-American founder of multimedia entertainment studio Broadway Video, creator of Saturday Night Live[1059]
- Arnon Milchan, Israeli-American Hollywood mogul, founder of Regency Enterprises, co-founder of Summit Entertainment LLC; former Israeli spy[439][1060]
- Harold, Marvin and Walter Mirisch, founders of the Mirisch Company[1061]
- Neal H. Moritz, founder of Original Film[1062]
- Les Moonves, president and CEO of the CBS Corporation, former co-COO of Viacom, Inc.[1063]
- Larry Namer, co-founder of E![1064]
- Marc Nathanson, cable television pioneer, founder of Falcon Cable[1065][1066]
- James M. Nederlander, former chairman of the Nederlander Organization, one of the largest live theater owners in the U.S.; member of the Nederlander family[1067][1068]
- David Nevins, chairman of Showtime Networks (SNI) and CCO of the CBS Corporation[1069][1006]
- Mosheh Oinounou, executive producer of CBS Evening News[1070][1071]
- Noah Oppenheim, president of NBC News[1072]
- Tom Ortenberg, CEO of Open Road Films[1073]
- Michael Ovitz, former president of Disney, co-founder of Creative Artists Agency (CAA)[1007][1006]
- Amy Pascal, former co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment (stepped down due to 2014's Sony Pictures hack), founder of Pascal Pictures[1074]
- Richard Plepler, former chairman and CEO of HBO[1075]
- Henry G. Plitt, founder of the Plitt Theatres chain[1076]
- Tom Pollock, co-founder of the Montecito Picture Company, former chairman of Universal Pictures[1077]
- Steven Price, co-founder of Townsquare Media and minority owner of NBA's Atlanta Hawks[1078]
- Gigi Pritzker, co-founder of MWM Studios (formerly known as OddLot Entertainment); member of the Pritzker family[1079]
- Mark Rachesky, chairman of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.[1080][1081]
- Brett Ratner, co-founder of RatPac Entertainment[1082][1010]
- Sumner Redstone, media magnate, Chairman Emeritus of Viacom and CBS Corporation; majority owner of National Amusements, Inc.[1083]
- Rob Reiner, co-founder of Castle Rock Entertainment[1084]
- Burt Reinhardt, former president of CNN and co-founder of United Press International Television News[1085][1086]
- Charles Rivkin, CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), former CEO of the Jim Henson Company (a.k.a. Muppets, Inc.)[1087]
- Tom Rosenberg, co-founder of the Lakeshore Entertainment Group[1088]
- David Rhodes, former president of CBS News, former head of Bloomberg Television North America[1089]
- Rich Ross, Group President of Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, Science Channel and Velocity[1090]
- Steve Ross, founder of Time Warner[1091]
- Joe Roth, former chairman of 20th Century Fox, Caravan Pictures and the Walt Disney Studios, founder of Revolution Studios, co-founder of Morgan Creek Productions[1092]
- Samuel Roxy Rothafel, former theatre owner and impresario[1093]
- Thomas Rothman, chairman of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group[1094]
- Haim Saban, Egypt-born Israeli-American media mogul, founder of Saban Entertainment and the Saban Capital Group, co-creator of Power Rangers[1095][1096]
- Josh Sapan, president and CEO of AMC Networks Inc.[1097][1098]
- David Sarnoff, Belarus-born former general manager of RCA[1024]
- James Schamus, co-founder of Good Machine (acquired by Universal in 2002), former CEO of Focus Features[1099]
- Lou Scheimer, co-founder of Filmation[1100]
- Joseph M. Schenck, co-founder of Twentieth Century Pictures and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (a.k.a. the Academy)[1101]
- Leon Schlesinger, founder of Leon Schlesinger Productions (later Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.)[1102]
- Reese Schonfeld, co-founder of CNN and pay-TV channel The Food Network[1103]
- Teddy Schwarzman, founder of Black Bear Pictures[1104]
- Joseph Segel, founder of home shopping channel QVC[537]
- Robert Shaye, founder of New Line Cinema[1105]
- Sidney Sheinberg, former executive of MCA and Universal Studios, founder of the Bubble Factory[1024]
- Ben Sherwood, co-chairman of Disney Media Networks, president of the Disney-ABC Television Group[1106]
- Alon Shtruzman, Israeli-American CEO of Keshet International[1107]
- George Sidney, co-founder of Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc.[1108]
- Joel Silver, founder of Silver Pictures and co-founder of Dark Castle Entertainment[1109]
- Ben Silverman, founder of Electus, former co-chairman of NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios[1110][1111]
- Fred Silverman, former president and CEO of NBC, founder of the Fred Silverman Company[1112]
- Bryan Singer, founder of Bad Hat Harry Productions[1113]
- Harry E. Sloan, former chairman and CEO of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and the SBS Broadcasting Group[1114]
- Jeff Smulyan, founder of Emmis Communications and former owner of MLB's Seattle Mariners[1115][1116]
- Stacey Snider, former chairman of Universal Pictures, CEO of 20th Century Fox[1117]
- Aaron Spelling, founder of Spelling Television Inc. (Beverly Hills, 90210) and co-founder of Spelling-Goldberg Productions[1118]
- Mark Spiegler, founder of Spiegler Girls, Inc.[1119]
- Steven Spielberg, co-founder of DreamWorks and Amblin Entertainment[1007]
- Ray Stark, founder of film production company Rastar (acquired by Columbia Pictures in 1974), co-founder of Seven Arts Productions[1120]
- David Steiner, founder of Brooklyn-based Steiner Studios[1121][1122]
- Jay Sures, co-president of United Talent Agency[439]
- Larry Tanz, VP of Global Television at Netflix, former president and CEO of Vuguru and LivePlanet, co-founder of Agility Studios[1123][1124]
- Laurence Tisch, former CEO of CBS[1024]
- Jeff Wachtel, president of Universal Cable Productions[1125]
- Dana Walden, co-chair and co-CEO of Fox Broadcasting Company[791]
- Albert, Harry, Jack and Sam Warner, founders of Warner Bros. (WB)[1047][1003]
- Lew Wasserman, former executive of MCA[1024]
- Bob and Harvey Weinstein, founders of Miramax Films (acquired by Disney in 1993) and The Weinstein Company[1126][1127]
- Jerry Weintraub, founder of the Weintraub Entertainment Group (WEG); portrayed in the 2011 HBO documentary film His Way[1128][1129][1010]
- Patrick Whitesell, media executive, co-CEO of William Morris Endeavor and the International Management Group (IMG)[1057][1130]
- Irwin Winkler, co-founder of Chartoff-Winkler Productions and Winkler Films[990]
- David Zaslav, president and CEO of Discovery Communications, former executive at NBC Universal[1131]
- Susan Zirinsky, president of CBS News[1132]
- Jeff Zucker, president of CNN Worldwide, former CEO and president of NBC[1133]
- Adolph Zukor, Austro-Hungarian-born film mogul, co-founder of Paramount Pictures[1047][1003]
Tourism and hotels
- Micky Arison, Israeli-American chairman of Carnival Corporation & plc, the world's largest travel leisure company and owner of NBA's Miami Heat; member of the Arison family[1134][1135][1136][1137]
- Mel Bernstein, Colorado-based paintball park and military museum owner[1138][1139]
- Ernie Blake, German-born founder of Toas Ski Valley[1140]
- Heidi Fleiss, "Hollywood Madam"[1141]
- Gene Freidman, Russian-born founder of Taxi Club Management (TCM)[1142][1143]
- Dan Gilbert, founder of Detroit-based Jack Entertainment LLC and owner of NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers[1144]
- Joe Gold, founder of Gold's Gym International, Inc. and World Gym International[1145]
- Bernie Goldstein, founder of Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.[1146]
- David Grutman, Miami-based nightlife mogul, co-founder of the Miami Marketing Group (MMG)[1147]
- Efrem Harkham, Israeli-born Beverly Hills-based hotelier, owner of the Luxe Rodeo Drive Hotel[1148][1149]
- Jeremy Jacobs, chairman of hospitality company Delaware North, owner of NHL's Boston Bruins[1150]
- Alfred Kaskel, Polish-born founder of Doral Hotels and Resorts (Doral Beach Hotel) and Carol Management (Doral Country Club)[1151][1152]
- Bill Miller, Russian-born former night club and casino operator[1153]
- Sam Nazarian, Iranian-American founder of SBE Entertainment Group (Mondrian Hotels, Delano South Beach, Delano Las Vegas); member of the Nazarian family[1154][169]
- Ben Novack, former developer and owner of the Fontainebleau Miami Beach[1155][1156]
- Eli Ostreicher, British-American founder of Regal Wings, a B2B luxury air service provider; brother of investor Jacob Ostreicher[1157]
- Alberto Perlman, Colombian-American co-founder of Zumba Fitness, LLC[1158]
- Jason Pomeranc, hotelier, co-founder of the SIXTY Collective and the Thompson Hotels Group[1159][1160]
- Eugene Remm, Russian-born co-founder of the EMM Group (now Catch Hospitality Group)[1161][1162]
- Harris Rosen, Florida-based founder of Rosen Hotels & Resorts[1163]
- Ed Savitz, former Philadelphia-based amusement arcade owner[1164]
- Izak Senbahar, Turkish-born hotelier, co-founder of the Alexico Group[1165][1166]
- David A. Siegel, founder of Westgate Resorts; featured in the 2012 documentary film The Queen of Versailles[1167]
- Gordon Sondland, founder of Provenance Hotels[1168][1169]
- Noah Tepperberg, NYC-based co-founder of Strategic Hospitality Group (owns Tao, Lavo, Marquee New York)[1170][1171]
- Jonathan Tisch, chairman and CEO of Loews Hotels, co-chairman of family-owned Loews Corporation; treasurer of NFL's New York Giants; member of the Tisch family[1172][1173]
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