- Jamie Dimon
James "Jamie" Dimon (born March 13, 1956) became CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co. on January 1, 2006. He succeeded William B. Harrison, Jr., who became the company's chairman. Dimon succeeded Harrison as Chairman of JPMorgan on January 1, 2007, following Harrison's retirement.
- Rex Tillerson
Rex W. Tillerson (born March 23, 1952 in Wichita Falls, Texas) is the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of ExxonMobil Corporation, as of January 1, 2006. After earning a B.S. from The University of Texas at Austin in civil engineering, Tillerson joined Exxon Company, U.S.A in 1975 as an engineer. He held various positions with Exxon, domestically and internationally. In 1995, he became president of Exxon Yemen Inc. and Esso Exploration and Production Khorat Inc.
- Sidney Taurel
Sidney Taurel (born February 9, 1949 in Casablanca, Morocco) is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Eli Lilly and Company, a Fortune 500 pharmaceutical corporation.
- Sumner Redstone
Sumner Murray Redstone (born Sumner Murray Rothstein on May 27 1923 in Boston, Massachusetts) is majority owner and Chairman of the Board of the National Amusements theater chain. Through National Amusements, he is majority owner of Midway Games, Viacom and CBS Corporation.
- Sanford I. Weill
Sanford I. Weill, commonly known as Sandy Weill (born March 16 1933) is a banker, financier and philanthropist. He was formerly the chief executive officer and chairman of Citigroup Inc. He served in those positions until October 1 2003 and April 18, 2006 respectively.
- Maggie Wilderotter
Maggie Wilderotter Maggie Wilderotter Maggie Wilderotter , 51, became Chairman and CEO of Citizens Communications on January 1, 2006. She joined the company on November 1, 2004 as President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors.
- Brenda C. Barnes
Brenda C. Barnes is the president, chairman and chief executive of Sara Lee, and previously was the first female CEO of Sara Lee. She has been listed in "Forbes" power rankings of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women since 2004. Barnes, a graduate of East Leyden High School, Augustana College and Loyola University, has moved Sara Lee's headquarters out of downtown Chicago to suburban Downers Grove.
- Warren Staley
Warren Staley is the CEO of Cargill, Inc. of Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He joined Cargill in 1969. He is a graduate of Kansas State University, and Cornell M.B.A. 1967
- Laurence D. Fink
Laurence D. Fink is the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of BlackRock, Inc. Popularly known as Larry, he started his career at First Boston upon graduating from the University of California Los Angeles. Larry earned an MBA at the UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management (then known simply as the UCLA Graduate School of Management) in 1976. After moving on to heading First Boston's Bond Department, …
- James R. Houghton
James R. Houghton Chairman Emeritus Corning Incorporated Mr. Houghton joined Corning in 1962. He was elected a vice president of Corning and general manager of the Consumer Products Division in 1968, vice chairman in 1971, chairman of the executive committee and chief strategic officer in 1980 and chairman and chief executive officer in April 1983, retiring in April 1996. Mr. Houghton was the non-executive chairman of the Board of Corning from June 2001 to April 2002.
- Haim Saban
Haim Saban (born 15 October 1944 in Alexandria, Egypt) is a television and media proprietor. With an estimated current net worth of around $2.8 billion, he is ranked by "Forbes" as the 98th richest person in America.
- Jaime Augusto Zobel
Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala II (born 1959), is a Filipino businessman and member of the influential Zobel de Ayala family of the Philippines. He currently serves as chairman and chief executive officer of Ayala Corporation. His brother, Fernando Zobel, is president of the corporation, while his father, Jaime Zobel de Ayala, was president until 1994 and currently holds the title of chairman emeritus. In addition to his position at Ayala Corporation, …
- James Lee Witt
James Lee Witt (born 6 January 1944) was Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) during the administration of President Bill Clinton. James Lee Witt was born in Paris, Arkansas and was raised in Dardanelle, Yell County, Arkansas. Witt started his own construction business in 1968. At age 34 he was elected County Judge of Yell County. Witt was reelected to the post 6 times and was recognized by the National Association of Counties for his work.
- Roger Staubach
Roger Thomas Staubach (born February 5, 1942) is a businessman, Heisman Trophy winner and former American professional football player where he was the quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys for most of the 1970s during their reign as America's Team. Staubach first achieved national attention when he was named the starting quarterback of the Navy football team in 1962.
- Richard Soley
Richard Mark Soley is the chair and CEO of Object Management Group, Inc. (OMG); as such, the vision and direction of the consortium are his responsibility. Soley joined OMG as Technical Director in 1989, leading the development of OMG's world-leading standardization process and the original CORBA® specification. In 1996, he led the effort to move into vertical market standards (starting with healthcare, finance, telecommunications and manufacturing) and modeling.
- A. Charles Baillie
Alexander Charles Baillie (born 1939) is the former CEO of TD Bank Financial Group; he served in this role until December, 2002. He is also the current Chancellor of Queen's University. He was appointed as the 12th Chancellor of the university on July 1, 2002. He has four children, all of whom graduated from Queen's. Born in 1939, Baillie grew up in Orillia, Ontario, and attended Trinity College at the University of Toronto, …
- Riley P. Bechtel
Riley P. Bechtel (CBE) is the chairman and CEO of the Bechtel Corporation. He is the great-grandson of Warren A. Bechtel, the founder of the company. His father is Stephen Bechtel, Jr., the former chairman and CEO of the company. With a net worth of over $3 billion, Riley Bechtel is ranked as the 50th richest person in the U.S. and the 127th richest person in the world by Forbes Magazine.
- Jerry Speyer
Mr. Speyer was one of the two founding partners of Tishman Speyer Properties (TSP), and has been President and CEO since TSP's formation in 1978. Prior to 1978, Mr. Speyer was a Senior Vice President and Director of Tishman Realty & Construction Co., Inc. An active advocate on behalf of New York City, Mr. Speyer has headed many community, business and cultural organizations.
- Andrea Jung
Today, Andrea Jung joined Apple's Board of Directors. Jung is currently the chairman and CEO of Avon. She graduated from Princeton University, and also serves on the board of directors for the General Electric Company, and is on the board of trustees...
- Wilfred Corrigan
Wilfred J. Corrigan born in Liverpool, England is an American engineer and entrepreneur, known for founding and running LSI Logic Corp.. He was the chairman and chief executive of LSI for over two decades until 2005, during the earlier part of which he made made vital contributions to the company. He was the founder and served twice as chairmen of the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). Wilf is a veteran of Fairchild Semiconductor.
- Harry Rosen
Harry Rosen OC (born 1932) is the Founder and Executive Chairman of the Canadian high-end men's wear store, which bears his name.
- Gerald C. Meyers
Gerald C. Meyers is an industrialist, author, speaker, former Chairman of American Motors Corporation (AMC), active business consultant, and an expert in the field of corporate governance and crisis management in business. He was the Ford Distinguished Professor of Business at Carnegie Mellon University, Graduate School of Industrial Administration, and is currently Professor of Organizational Behavior at the University of Michigan Business School in Ann Arbor. __NOTOC_
- Terren S. Peizer
Terren Peizer Chairman & CEO
- Hal Stratton
Hal Stratton Stratton began his legal career in 1977 as an associate and then a partner at Coors, Singer and Broullire, PA in Albuquerque, New Mexico. ... Stratton has served on the Western Conference of the Council of State Governments, the National Conference of State Legislators, the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, the New Mexico Judicial Council, and the BLM Citizens Advisory Committee.
- T. Vincent Learson
Thomas Vincent Learson (September 26, 1912 - November 4, 1996) was IBM's chairman and chief executive officer from June 1971 through January 1973. He was succeeded by Frank Cary. He was born in Roslindale, Boston, Massachusetts, son of Richard J. Learson and Katharine E. (Goode) Learson. He majored in mathematics at Harvard University, graduating in 1935.
- George Argyros
George Argyros was sworn in as Ambassador to Spain and Andorra on November 21, 2001. Mr. Argyros was born in Detroit, Michigan and raised in Pasadena, California. He graduated from Chapman University in 1959 with a major in Business and Economics. Mr. Argyros was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Arnel & Affiliates, a prominent West Coast diversified investment company, with corporate offices located in Costa Mesa, California.
- Sallie L. Krawcheck
Ms. Krawcheck is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Citi Global Wealth Management. Until March 2007, Ms. Krawcheck served as Chief Financial Officer and Head of Strategy for Citigroup Inc. She is also a member of the Citi Management, Operating and Business Heads Committees, as well as the Citi Foundation Board and Citi Business Practices Committee. Ms. Krawcheck joined Citigroup in October 2002 as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Smith Barney.
- Mel Karmazin
Mel Karmazin is Chief Executive Officer of SIRIUS XM Radio, America's satellite radio company delivering the "The Best Radio on Radio" to more than 18.5 million subscribers, including 100% commercial free music, and premier sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic and weather. Karmazin oversees all aspects of the company's operations from its New York City corporate headquarters. Previously, he was President and COO of Viacom from May 2000 until June 2004.
- Stedman Graham
As the chairman and CEO of S. Graham & Associates, a management and marketing consulting company that specializes in the corporate and educational markets. Author of You Can Make It Happen: A Nine Step Plan for Success , his clients include Hyatt Hotels and GlaxoWellcome.
- Kemmons Wilson
Kemmons Wilson (January 5, 1913 - February 12, 2003) was the founder of the Holiday Inn chain of hotels. He was born Charles Kemmons Wilson in Osceola, Arkansas, a son of Kemmons and Ruby "Doll" Wilson. His father was an insurance salesman who died when Kemmons was nine months old. Shortly thereafter, his mother, Doll, moved to Memphis, Tennessee, where she raised him. He opened the first Holiday Inn motel in Memphis in 1952, …
- Jerry Atkin
Jerry C. Atkin is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SkyWest, Inc. and its subsidiary companies. He has served as Chief Executive Officer since 1975. He became the youngest President ever of a scheduled airline at 26. He served for one year as Director of Finance. He was elected as Chairman of the Board in June 1991 and has led the Company from annual revenues of under $1 million to more than $1 billion.
- Arthur D. Levinson
Arthur D. Levinson , Ph. D. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
- Marshall Field
Marshall Field , V Chairman and CEO, The Old Mountain Company, Inc. Marshall Field V has a long history of contribution to civic enrichment in the Chicago area. He is or has been a member and President of the Board of Trustees of the Art Institute, the Executive Committee of The Chicago Community Trust, the Terra Museum of American Art and the Field Foundation of Illinois.
- John Makinson
John Makinson chairman and chief executive officer of The Penguin Group, aged 50, joined the Pearson board in March 1996 and was finance director until June 2002. He was appointed chairman of The Penguin Group in May 2001. He is also chairman of Interactive Data Corporation and a non-executive director of George Weston Limited in Canada.
- Frank E. Dangeard
Frank E. Dangeard Chairman and Chief Executive Office, Thomson S.A. Frank E. Dangeard joined Symantec’s board of directors in January 2007. Dangeard joined Thomson S.A., a world leader in digital video technologies, in April 1997 as senior executive vice president. He became a member of the Thomson board in March 1999 and vice chairman of the board in July 2001. From 2002 to 2004, Dangeard served as senior executive vice president of France Telecom.
- Randy Falco
As Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AOL LLC, Randy Falco is responsible for setting strategy and overseeing the businesses and operations of this global Web services company, which operates some of the Internet's most popular destinations, offers a comprehensive suite of free software and services, runs the country's largest Internet access business, and provides a full set of advertising solutions.
- Christie Hefner
Christie Hefner sits atop the legendary media empire created by her Army Veteran father by applying business acumen and leadership amid great change in the publishing industry. She's also garnered seniority status in corporate America as one of America's longest-surviving CEOs, and is counted among the Forbes 100 most powerful women.
- Magic Johnson
Earvin "Magic" Johnson is chairman and chief executive officer of Johnson Development Corporation and Magic Johnson Enterprises. Johnson Development Corporation is dedicated to urban revitalization by providing entertainment complexes, restaurants and retail centers in underserved communities nationwide. The company operates 103 Starbucks nationwide, and has also opened six AMC Magic Johnson Theater complexes across the United States.
- Andrew Natsios
Andrew S. Natsios served as Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the lead US government agency for international economic development and humanitarian assistance, from 2001 until 2006. During this period, Mr. Natsios managed the agency's reconstruction programs in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Sudan, which totaled more than $14 billion over four years.
- Samir Arora
Samir Arora is the Chairman of Information Capital LLC, a venture capital fund. Information Capital, based in Woodside, California, invests in leading-edge big idea companies in consumer publishing, media & technology that help change the lives of millions of people.