- Matthew Lesko
Matthew Lesko (born 1943) is an American author and late-night television personality who has authored reference books telling people about how to get "free" money from the United States Government. He is popularly known as "that question mark guy" for the Riddler-like suit that he wears in his television commercials, infomercials, interviews, and in everyday use. Lesko lives in Washington, D.C. with his third wife Wendy Schaetzel Lesko and their two sons, Max and Morgan.
- Tom Campbell
Thomas J. (Tom) Campbell (b. August 14, 1952) returned as dean of the Haas School of Business and a professor of business administration at the University of California, Berkeley after a leave of absence to serve as the Director of Finance for the State of California in 2004 and 2005. He previously served five nonconsecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican.
- Peter J. Tobin
Peter J. Tobin is the former Chief Financial Officer of the Chase Manhattan Corporation. He has led the company through several successful mergers and acquisitions in the course of its history. Mr. Tobin graduated with a bachelor's degree from St. John's University in 1965. In 2000, the university's College of Business Administration was dedicated and renamed in honor of his contributions to the Peter J. Tobin College of Business. Shortly thereafter, Mr.
- R. Edward Freeman
R. Edward Freeman (born December 18, 1951) is an American philosopher and professor of business administration at the Darden School of the University of Virginia. He has also taught at the University of Minnesota and the Wharton School. Freeman is particularly known for his work on stakeholder theory and on business ethics.
- Henry Chesbrough
Henry Chesbrough is the executive director of the Center for Open Innovation at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley. His research focuses on managing technology and innovation. His new book, Open Innovation (Harvard Business School Press, 2003), articulates a new paradigm for organizing and managing R&D, in which companies must access external as well as internal technologies and take them to market through internal and external paths.
- Ratan Naval Tata
"One hundred years from now, I expect the Tatas to be much bigger than it is now. More importantly, I hope the Group comes to be regarded as being the best in India - best in the manner in which we operate, best in the products we deliver, and best in our value systems and ethics. Having said that, I hope that a hundred years from now we will spread our wings far beyond India..." Ratan Tata
- George Reyes
George Reyes is the Chief Financial Officer of Google, and a director of BEA Systems and Symantec. (See image.) Reyes received his Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting from the University of South Florida. He then went on to earn his masters degree in business administration from Santa Clara University. Reyes has spent 13 years at Sun Microsystems and held a variety of jobs, including Vice President and Corporate Controller from April 1994 to April 1999.
- Steven Plaut
Steven Plaut (born in 1951) is a Professor on the faculty of the Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Haifa and a writer. His editorials are often published in "The Jewish Press", "Front Page Magazine" and other periodicals. In 2002 he authored the book "The Scout". He is also a member of the editorial board of the Middle East Quarterly, a publication of the Middle East Forum think tank.
- Black Face
Ahmedu Augustine Obiabo is a Nigerian hip hop musician popularly known as Blackface. He is a former member of the band Plantashun Boyz and current lead singer of the band "D Tribunal". Blackface is from Benue State in Nigeria. He studied Business Administration and Management at the IMT, Enugu a course he left to go into music full time with the band Plantashun Boyz in 1996. D Tribunal comprises members Mallam Spicy, Rock Remedy, Rasman and Blackface.
- Laura D'Andrea Tyson
Laura D'Andrea Tyson (b. June 28, 1947, New Jersey) is an American economist and former Chair of the President's Council of Economic Advisers. She also served as Director of the National Economic Council. She is currently a professor at the Haas School of Business of the University of California, Berkeley. From 2002 to 2006, Tyson was the first female Dean of the London Business School. From 1998 to 2001, she was Dean of the Haas School of Business.
- Joe Francis
Joseph R. (Joe) Francis (born April 1, 1973) is the founder of Mantra Films, Inc., which produces the "Girls Gone Wild" and "Guys Gone Wild" DVD series. Francis, who grew up in Laguna Beach, California, graduated from the University of Southern California in 1995 with a degree in Business Administration. He founded Mantra at the age of 24. He has appeared on Howard Stern's radio show, and as a guest on "The Man Show" and other television programs.
- Joi Ito
Joi Ito , an activist, entrepreneur and venture capitalist, has received much recognition for his role as an entrepreneur of Internet and technology companies. He has founded companies such as PSINet Japan, Digital Garage and Infoseek Japan and is the founder and currently the CEO of the venture capital firm, Neoteny Co., Ltd.
- El General
El General is a Panamanian musical artist considered by some to be the father of reggaeton. He has a unique, easy to listen to style of dance music and has produced many well known songs all over Latin America. His musical works have become popular in Latin America over the last few years. This style is called Spanish Reggae, because he makes reggae music with Spanish lyrics. This is also called reggaetón.
- Tom Perkins
Thomas James Perkins (born 1932) is an American businessman, capitalist, and was one of the founders of leading venture capital firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers.
- Klaus Kleinfeld
Klaus Kleinfeld (born November 6 1957 in Bremen, Germany) was chief executive officer (CEO) of Siemens AG from 2005 till July 2007. On April 25, 2007, Siemens AG distributed a press release announcing that the supervisory board was not planning to renew Kleinfeld's contract, due to United States authorities' ongoing investigations of the Siemens corruption scandal. Displeased by this decision, Kleinfeld announced that he would leave his position by September 30, 2007.
- Carlos Alvarez
Mayor Carlos Alvarez
- Tim Green
Tim Green (b. December 16, 1963 in Oswego, NY) is a former defensive end with the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League, a commentator for National Public Radio and was formerly the host of "A Current Affair" on Fox. He graduated from Syracuse University in 1986 with a degree in business administration, and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2002. He was the Falcons' first-round draft selection in 1986 and played for them through 1993.
- Carl-Henric Svanberg
Mr. Svanberg joined Ericsson on April 8, 2003. Between 1994 and 2003, he was President and CEO of the Assa Abloy Group. From 1986 to 1994, Mr. Svanberg worked for the world-leading security company Securitas. In 1990, he was named First Executive Vice President for the Securitas Group, with responsibility for alarm solutions and locks. From 1977 to 1985, Mr. Svanberg held various foreign assignments within project exports for Asea Brown Boveri (ABB).
- Jeff Clarke
Jeff Clarke is chief executive officer and president of Travelport and serves as a member of the Travelport board of directors. Clarke, who has 20 years of strategic, operational and financial experience with leading high-technology firms, was named chief executive officer and president of Cendant’s Travel Distribution Services in April 2006.
- Dina Meyer
Dina Meyer (born December 22, 1968) is an American film and television actress, perhaps best known for her roles in "Starship Troopers" and the "Saw" films.
- Larry Kellner
Lawrence W. "Larry" Kellner (born 1959) has been CEO of Continental Airlines since December 2004. He previously served as a vice president, chief financial officer and chief operations officer for the airline. Kellner grew up in Sumter, South Carolina. He graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1981 with a degree in accounting. He resides in Houston, Texas.
- Lars Nyberg
Lars Nyberg (2,3,4) Born 1951. Director since 2004. Elected until 2010.
- Ismail Merchant
Ismail Merchant was an Indian-born film producer, best known for the results of his famously long collaboration with Merchant Ivory Productions which included director James Ivory and screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. Their films won six Academy Awards. Ivory was Merchant's long-term life partner
- Al-Waleed bin Talal
Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud commonly known as Prince Al-Waleed, is a member of the Saudi Royal Family, and an entrepreneur and international investor. He has amassed his fortune through investments in properties and stocks. As of 2007, his net worth is estimated at US$20.3 billion and he is ranked by Forbes as the 13th richest person in the world, and the richest Arab.
- Mike Davidson
Mike Davidson is founder and CEO of Newsvine.com and co-inventor of Scalable Inman Flash Replacement (sIFR). He is based in Seattle, Washington. In 1997, he received a B.A. in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing and Advertising from the University of Washington. From 2000 to 2005, he worked as Manager of Media Product Development for The Walt Disney Internet Group.
- George C. Lodge
George C. Lodge lost the 1962 election for United States Senator from Massachusetts to Edward M. Kennedy. He is currently the Jaime and Josefina Chua Tiampo Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus, at Harvard Business School.
- Don Knabe
Donald R. Knabe (born October 15, 1943 in Illinois) is a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, serving the Fourth District, a crescent shaped district that covers the coastline from Marina Del Rey southward to Long Beach, and southeastern Los Angeles County to Diamond Bar. Knabe attended Graceland University and graduated with a degree in business administration. After enlisting in the U.S. Navy, Knabe and his new wife, the former Julie Gillbreath, …
- Lionel Rivera
Lionel Rivera, Mayor, City of Colorado Springs
- Gustavo Cisneros
Gustavo Cisneros is a Venezuelan-born media mogul. He is among the world's richest men according to "Forbes" magazine, which estimates his fortune at $5 billion. "The New York Times" calls Cisneros, "one of Latin America’s most powerful figures" and says he and his wife, Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, have a reputation for being "a Latin American power couple in business and the global social scene." Cisneros' wealth comes from his holdings in media, …
- Andrew Firestone
Andrew Firestone (born July 10, 1975) is the second son of Brooks Firestone, and the great grandson of Firestone founder, Harvey Firestone. Firestone graduated from the University of San Diego with a degree in business administration in 1998. He was born in Santa Barbara, California. Andrew is currently engaged to actress/model Ivana Bozilovic. He is also a part-owner of Confidential, a restaurant in San Diego, and General Manager of Firestone Vineyard
- Wendell Bailey
R. Wendell Bailey (born July 31 1940 in Willow Springs, Missouri) is an American politician from Missouri. He graduated from Missouri State University (then Southwest Missouri State University) with a degree in Business Administration and owned an automobile dealership in Willow Springs. After serving as mayor of his native Willow Springs, Bailey was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 1972 and re-elected in 1974, 1976, and 1978.
- Bruce McCandless
Bruce McCandless (12 August 1911 - 24 January 1968) was an officer of United States Navy who was awarded with the Medal of Honor during World War II for his heroism on board "San Francisco" (CA-38), during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, 13 November 1942. He retired with the rank of Rear Admiral. Rear Admiral McCandless is the father of astronaut Bruce McCandless II.
- Brian Paddick
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Brian Leonard Paddick (born April 24, 1958 in Balham) is a senior officer in the Metropolitan Police in London. He is the United Kingdom's most senior openly gay police officer.
- Robert Perloff
Robert Perloff (born February 3, 1921 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American psychology and business administration professor emeritus. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Perloff was drafted into the United States Army to fight in the Philippines during World War II. Upon his return, Perloff graduated from Temple University in 1949, and his PhD in psychology from Ohio State University.
- Angelo Kinicki
Angelo Kinicki, Professor of Management and recipient of the Weatherup/Overby Chair in Leadership, is an author and consultant. After joining the faculty in 1982, receiving his doctorate in business administration from Kent State University, he became one of the Dean's Council of 100 Distinguished Scholars at the W. P. Carey School of Business. His primary research interests include leadership, organizational culture/climate, coping with job loss, …
- Tom Harman
Thomas George Harman (born May 30, 1941 in Pasadena, California) is a U.S. politician, who is currently a Republican member of the California State Senate who had previously been a three-term member of the California State Assembly. Both seats represent portions of Orange County. Born in Shawnee Mission, Kansas as the second son of Jane and Norval "Doc" Harman, Tom Harman earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Kansas State University in 1963.
- David Draiman
David Michael Draiman (born March 13, 1973 in Flatbush, New York) is the lead singer for the band Disturbed, which hails from Chicago, Illinois. He was born to an Orthodox Jewish family. He is one of six artists who sang for the "Queen of the Damned" soundtrack, along with Jonathan Davis of KoRn, Wayne Static of Static-X, Jay Gordon of Orgy, Chester Bennington of Linkin Park, and Marilyn Manson. He originally left his family and beliefs behind to become a rock star, …
- Julian Lincoln Simon
Julian Lincoln Simon (February 12, 1932-February 8, 1998) was a professor of business administration at the University of Maryland and a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute. He wrote many books and articles, mostly on economic subjects. He is best known for his work on population, natural resources, and immigration. He was the primary proponent of the cornucopian belief in endless benefits from resources and unlimited population growth empowered by technological progress.
- Yoichi Ueno
Yoichi Ueno (1883-1957), founder of SANNO, a scholar in the fields of management science and industrial psychology. He has been called the "father of Japanese administrative science". A graduate of the Philosophy Faculty of Tokyo Imperial University, with a specialization in psychology, Mr. Ueno shifted his research focus to issues in business administration and management, and became a specialist in scientific management.
- Jack B. Johnson
Jack B. Johnson (b. April 3, 1949 in Charleston, South Carolina) is the current county executive of Prince George's County, Maryland, serving since 2002. He received his bachelor's degree in business administration from Benedict College in 1970, and his J.D. from the Howard University School of Law in 1975. He also served in the United States Army from 1970-1976.