Sam Altman: Striving to Advance Artificial Intelligence to Benefit Humanity
Sam Altman is an entrepreneur, investor, programmer, and blogger. He’s the CEO and one of the founders of OpenAI, a for-profit research company whose goal…
Neiman Marcus: Premier Purveyor of Luxury Goods Founded by a Jewish Sister and Brother
Herbert Marcus Sr., his sister Carrie Marcus Neiman (pictured), and her husband, Abraham Lincoln Neiman , founded the Neiman Marcus department store on Sept. 10, 1907. It was lavishly furnished and stocked with clothing of a quality then not commonly found in Texas. Within a few weeks, the store’s initial inventory, mostly acquired on a…
Dreamworks: Founded by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and David Geffen
The studio has released 42 feature films as of April 2022, including several of the highest-grossing animated films of all time, with Shrek 2 (2004) having been the highest at the time of its release.
Kevin Feige: President of Marvel Studios and Primary Producer of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
The films Kevin Feige has produced at Marvel Studios have a combined worldwide box office gross of over $26.8 billion, making him…
Ruth Porat: CFO of Alphabet, Parent Company of Google and Much More
Ruth Porat (born 1958) is a British-American business executive, serving since 2015 as the chief financial officer (CFO) of Alphabet Inc., its subsidiary Google, and several other companies. Porat was CFO and executive vice president of Morgan Stanley from January 2010 to May 2015. In 2020, Porat was listed as the 16th most powerful woman…
Scooter Braun: Media Mogul, Entrepreneur, Record Executive, and Investor
He’s the manager for artists such as Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, J Balvin, Demi Lovato, and others…
Jonathan Adler: From Potter’s Wheel Fanatic to Millionaire Design Entrepreneur
Jonathan Adler (54) is a potter, interior decorator, author, and entrepreneur. Adler launched his first ceramic collection in 1993 at Barneys New York. Five years later, he expanded into home furnishings, opening his first namesake boutique in Soho, Manhattan. He now has 17 stores and runs an eponymous home interiors business. Adler is openly gay…
Michael Bloomberg: Former Mayor of NYC, Media Mogul, and Philanthropic Mensch
Whatever one thinks of Michael Bloomberg as a politician, mayor, or presidential candidate, two things are beyond dispute: He has been phenomenally successful in business and he’s been an extremely generous philanthropist. The 79-year-old former mayor of New York City has built a worldwide, recognized, and respected brand that includes a TV cable channel, a…
Andy Jassy: 24-year Veteran at Amazon Set to Replace Jeff Bezos as CEO Later This Year
Andrew “Andy” Jassy (53) has been at Amazon for nearly a quarter-century. He has served as CEO of Amazon Web Services since its founding 2003. Recently, the company announced that Jassy is slated to replace Jeff Bezos as Amazon CEO in the third quarter of 2021; Bezos will become executive chairman. Jassy is also the…
‘The 25 of the Most Important Entrepreneurs of the Past 25 Years’ — Six Are Jews!
In 2017, Worth — a financial, wealth management, and lifestyle magazine — published an article titled “The 25 Most Important Entrepreneurs of the Past 25 Years.” The piece noted: “In the past quarter century, these men and women not only built massively successful companies, but they also created new categories and products that changed the…
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