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• Andrew J. Abernathey - Businessman/Investor. Founder & CEO of Ritaway Capital Management, and Private Investor in Abernathey Brothers Farm.
• Kartik Ahuja - Entrepreneur and marketing executive, founder and CEO of GrowthScribe, a growth marketing agency based in the United States. Has been cited as a business expert by Forbes and the BBC.
• Max Appel - American entrepreneur, most notable for founding Orange Glo International, the cleaning-products company that is known for OxiClean and Kaboom.

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• Kamau Bobb - Global Lead, Diversity Strategy and Research at Google,

• Nancy Bosnoian: (Social Entrepreneur and activist). Nancy Bosnoian became the youngest winner of the Global Woman Entrepreneur award in 2021 alongside the notable Rob Moore who won global male entrepreneur. She got recognized for her work, founding the first youth lead nonprofit in sleep health field for preventative mental health care in the United States. Her nonprofit End No Sleep has reached students internationally from Armenia, Egypt, to India. They are continuously growing. Due to the dedication to her cause as sleep and mental health activist Nancy became a Z Zurich Foundation Scholar and received grant funding for her organization, a One Young World ambassador, a Clinton Global Initiative University Fellow, and a Vital Voice Grassroots Voices participant (selected as one of 10 leaders in the US.) Nancy Bosnoian was also appointed a United Nations Academic Impact Fellow through the Millennium Fellowship (only a 9% acceptance rate out of 44,000 applications) to expand End No Sleep. Moreover, Nancy Bosnoian’s work as well as background as she and her family escaped the Syrian Civil War and became immigrants made her an inspiring speaker and author. She had written pieces for Entrepreneur Media and Thrive Global. Nancy was also recognized as one of 5 Arab American activists to follow by Thred Magazine and was selected on Threds inaugural 100 list. Nancy was invited to speak at world renowned institutions including Harvard University, Columbia University, the American Red Cross, Startups Without Borders, the World Youth Forum, the Rotary Club, and the National Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship of Armenia amongst many more. Nancy Bosnoian is the first young Gen-Z entrepreneur and activist fighting for the silent sleep epidemic.

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• Rewaj Chettri - Founder and CEO of NE Taxi, North-East India's Largest Car Aggregator, winner of "The Entrepreneur 2016" by Young Leaders Connect, TNT Person of the Year 2016 and founder of more than 30 startups in North-East India.

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• Jim Demetriades - CEO of Kairos Ventures and former Chairman and CEO of SeeBeyond Technology Corporation (acquired by Oracle). Refer to and and and and related to Wikipedia article Sun_Microsystems for SeeBeyond.
• Setyono Djuandi Darmono - Founder/President Director of PT Jababeka Tbk

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• Adam Fayed is a renowned financial consultant, a Quora influencer,^[1] and a member of the Forbes Councils,^[2] globally acknowledged for his expertise in overseeing investments for expatriates residing abroad. ^[3] he has established himself as one of the world’s most reputable financial advisors. ^[4]
• William J Flynn (Amtrak CEO) CEO of Amtrak (starting April 15 2020) with a four decade background in transportation. Former CEO of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, inc.
• Elaine Fogel, Canadian-American author of Beyond Your Logo: 7 Brand Ideas That Matter Most For Small Business Success, 2016 finalist in Next Generation Indie Book Awards and National Indie Excellence Awards; speaker and professional member of the National Speakers Association; contributor to MarketingProfs , SmallBizClub founded by Fran Tarkenton, and Business 2 Community; blogger at Totally Uncorked on Marketing
• Caroline Frankel (First Female Recreational Cannabis Dispensary Owner in Massachusetts, Most Famous as Founder and CEO of Caroline's Cannabis, LLC [1]) ( newspaper appearances: Caroline's Cannabis opens. First Mom and Pop Cannabis Store in Massachusetts Pioneering Cannabis Business in Uxbridge MA Snoop_Dogg appears at Caroline's Cannabis. Caroline's Cannabis petitions for "Essential" status during coronavirus outbreak.) Disclosure: I have done work with Caroline's Cannabis in the past, but I think Caroline Frankel is a notable historic figure for having been the first female to open a recreational cannabis store in Massachusetts.
• Thomas Claiborne Frost or Thomas Claiborne (T.C.) Frost - (1833-1903): Frontier lawyer, Confederate commander, wool merchant and banker. In early 1861 Frost was a member of the Secession Convention in Austin and signed the Articles of Secession. Founder of Frost Bank a Texas-chartered bank founded in 1868 and based in San Antonio. Frost Bank remained financially sound through the Great Depression. Frost Bank was not caught with exposure to the 2008 financial crisis. Bronze statue of T.C. Frost in San Antonio TX by Sculptor Robert L. Dean Jr. directly across from the Frost National Bank headquarters downtown. Statue inscription: "T. C. Frost 1833 – 1903 Educator, Attorney, Public Servant, Soldier, Merchant, Banker". Frost Bank Tower is one of the tallest buildings in Austin, Texas. Born in Jackson County, Alabama in 1833, T. C. Frost graduated from Irving College in Tennessee before arriving in Texas in 1854 as an assistant professor at Austin College in Huntsville. In 1861, T. C. Frost organized a company in the Texas State Troops, known as the First Texas Mounted Riflemen. After he was elected lieutenant colonel, his regiment was then mustered into the Confederate States Army.
• Billy Fucillo - Owner of car dealership chain dominating New York, Florida, and other states
• Niquenya D. Fulbright (req. 2010-03-10) Executive Life Coach, Business Analyst, Author & Motivational Speaker from Chicago, IL. Most notable for contributions to life coaching industry and founding the Life Coach Support Network (LCSN). [2][3]
• John Furth - philanthropist, businessman, soldier. Chair of the board of Blythedale Children’s Hospital, Grand Street Settlement, Yale Board of Development, John and Hope Furth Professor of Psychiatry, Smithsonian Donor, Furth Family Endowment to Little Keswick School, Vice Chairman At Klingenstein and Co, Vice Chairman At Peter B Cannel, Vice Chairman and Warburg Pincus LLC, Lieutenant in the US Army in the Korian war.

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• Germán Montoya Vélez

1. es:Germán Montoya Vélez

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• Harry Handlery, (hotelier), El Cortez (San Diego), (1888-1965) first hotel, in 1928, Casa de Vallejo, Vallejo, California. "Built as an industrial YMCA in 1919, it was bought by Russian-Jewish immigrant Harry Handlery in 1928." [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43]
• Dirk Hoke (Chief Executive Officer of Airbus Defence and Space)
• Lori Hennon-Bell- Lori Hennon-Bell is the Chief Security Officer of Prudential Financial <http://www.csoonline.com/article/2118311/it-careers/hennon-bell-takes-prudential-vp-post.html>. She was previously Lt. Colonel in charge of Homeland Security in the New Jersey State Police (NJSP), becoming the highest-ranking female in the 80 year history of the NJSP (N.Y. / Region | PUBLIC LIVES "PUBLIC LIVES; For One Trooper, the Bad Guys Often Wore Blue" By CHRIS HEDGES, NYTimes)
• Kenny Handkammer - chief mechanic of red bull, newly snatched up by Tesla [44]
• Ragan Henry - Pioneering African-American media mogul
• Noel Peers Hepworth - OBE 1980 Chairman IPF (CIPFA) UK Chairman FEE (European Federation of Accountants)
• Daniel Hersheson - Innovation in hair, brand. Market Leader Celebrity Hairdresser
• Luke Hersheson - Son of Daniel Hersheson Innovation in hair, brand. Market Leader Celebrity Hairdresse
• Andrew Higginson (Businessman) - Chairman of Morrisons [45], leader in social enterprise , and leader in life science industry
• Eugene Holman - Finnish Wikipedia article, also on the HBS website
• Janne Honkanen - Chief Executive Officer, Director and founder of Luxury Action [46]
• Maxine Horne - Australian businesswoman and founder of Fone Zone, now trading as Vita Group Limited [47][48][49]
• Samuel Hornsby - Founder of TRIPTK, Entrepreneur

• Ron Hose - Founder of Tokbox, Entrepreneur
• Ho Amei aka He Mei 何崑山 - a pioneering 19th-century Chinese entrepreneur in Hong Kong and Australia. Already has Chinese Wikipedia page.
• Eiichi Hosokawa (細川永一) - Founder of Hosokawa Micron [50]
• Masuo Hosokawa (細川益男) - Former president of Hosokawa Micron and horse owner [51]
• Flora Huang (Vice President, Finance and Planning at Paramount Pictures. BA from UCLA and MBA from INSEAD. California CPA. Studied the principles of Blue Ocean Strategy with W. Chan Kim and earned a Blue Ocean Strategy Certificate. Philanthropic achievement for volunteer work with Red Eye non-profit earned the 2017 Viacommunity Award presented by Viacom. Special events volunteer at MPTF, highlighted for National Volunteer Month in 2018. Yelp Gold Elite. Went to Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School and was co-editor of the newspaper, The Forum with Emily Halpern, who went on to write and create Trophy Wife (TV series) ) ( )
• Mori Hosseini -- Founder of ICI_Homes, Member of Board of Trustees of UFL: [52] and ERAU [53], Philanthropist: [54]
• P.W. Huntington - Founder of Huntington Bancshares ()

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• Jonathan Jossel - CEO of the Plaza Hotel & Casino in downtown Las Vegas
• D.K. Johnston (founder The Arts Fund, curator the Quin, curator The Marcy Project)
• Yoni Jacobs- Executive Director & Chief Investment Strategist of Chart Prophet LLC. Author, "Gold Bubble: How To Profit From The Impending Collapse of Gold".
• Christian James - Founder of Creative Management Agency.[55], Creative Management Agency CMA is responsible for securing Designers for, Freelance Projects, Collaborations, Licensing, Sponsorship, and Executive & Creative Placement.
• Bronia Jenkins - Executive Director of American Contract Bridge League, CoFounder of VolBroker, Former Teacher at Saint Edward's School. Jenkins represented Canada as a Junior player, winning a silver medal, and has three NABC+ titles. She captained the USA2 Women’s team at the 2017 World Championships.
• Dan Jester - Retired Goldman Sachs banker who served as advisor to Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson during the 2008 financial crisis.
• Linda Johnson-Rice - Chairman of the Board for Johnson Publishing Company, Board Member for Tesla,_Inc..
• Jerry McClain - Founder of the Jerry McClain companies 11-28-17
• David V. Johnson - Chairman of Victor International, Owner of Oil Nut Bay
• Perry L. Johnson - Founder of the Perry Johnson Companies, including Perry Johnson Registrars, Inc., Perry Johnson Registrars Food Safety, Inc., Perry Johnson Laboratory Accreditation, Inc., and Perry Johnson & Associates, Inc.. Author, "ISO 9000: Meeting the New International Standards" (1993), "ISO 14000: The Business Manager's Complete Guide to Environmental Management" (1997), "Two Cents to Save America" (2023) , and others. Declared candidacy as a GOP candidate in the 2022 Michigan gubernatorial election .

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• Jules Kortenhorst - Jules Kortenhorst is the Chief Executive Officer of RMI (Rocky Mountain Institute). He is a recognized leader on global energy issues and climate change. His background spans business, government, entrepreneurial, and nonprofit leadership. Kortenhorst was the founding CEO of the European Climate Foundation , and prior to that, he served as a member of the Dutch parliament for the Christian Democratic Party .

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• Martin Lau - President and Executive Director of Tencent, the largest Chinese company by market capitalization ($420 billion as of March 2023). Lau is the lead strategist and the main public voice of the company. He has been instrumental to the company's successful foreign deals, such as Snapchat, Supercell, and Tesla. He left Goldman Sachs to join Tencent in 2005 after helping with its IPO. He has been a board member at various companies, including e-commerce giant JD.com, software developer Kingsoft, e-commerce platform Meituan and transportation platform DiDi. He was named "The 50 Most Influential People of 2017" by Bloomberg.
• Michael Lawrence, Chief Executive of Asia House - Chief Executive of Asia House and the former Global Editor of Thomson Reuters. As Chief Executive of Asia House, Michael Lawrence is a commentator on trade, investment and public policy in Asia. He is a former journalist and senior figure in global media, having served as Global Editor of Thomson Reuters. On global trade shifts impacting on Middle East On participating in major trade dialogues and economic forums On aviation links between UK and Asia Role in investigating death of Reuters journalist in Iraq On Reuters appointment On promoting mindfulness and removing stigma around mental health
• Mary Ann Liebert (person)—established publisher Mary Ann Liebert in 1980.
• Austin Long - CEO & Co-Founder of Youtooz - Recognized by Business Insider in 2014 as one of the top high schoolers in the Unites States [56]; Recognized by Los Angeles Business Journal in 2019 [57]; Recognized by Forbes in 2021 [58]; Recognized by Hypebeast in 2021 [59]; Recognized by Business Insider again in 2022 [60]
• Homer Lagassey Jr. - car designer who worked for GM and Ford, famous for designing Buick Lesabre concept car and Ford J car body [61][62]. Was involved in a flying accident during his military service, he was the son of Homer Legassey Snr, a musician and composer,[63] and who was also the divisional director of music at the Detriot Board of Education. This is a page on the Norwegian Wikipedia but it only has one ref, and it doesn't open! Lots of paper refs.
• Lucien Leighton - Founder and CEO of Leighton Avant-Garde Haus and Xerataus IQX

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• Sheel Mohnot is a prominent venture capitalist and internet personality. In addition to being the cofounder of fintech company Feefighters and startup podcast The Pitch (podcast), he was featured in Justin Bieber's music video for Stuck with U and starred in the first episode of Zoom Bachelor [64]. His Taco Bell-sponsored metaverse wedding was hailed as the first-of-its-kind and widely publicized [65] [66] [67] [68]. Sheel is the cofounder of Better Tomorrow Ventures [69], one of the most successful pre-seed and seed stage fintech venture capital funds, and he is regularly interviewed by the New York Times [70] [71], Business Insider [72], TechCrunch [73] [74] and others as an industry expert and commentator.
• Melissa Macbride - KABC-TV reporter. [75]
• Ichisaburō Matsudaira - Japanese shipowner, manager of the Shanghai branch of and later document manager and advisor to Nippon Yusen. (requested 22 May 2022)
• Dianne McKeever, activist investor, Ides Capital, profiled in the NY Times, Fortune; working to change corporate boards, distinguished alumni award from Stevens Institute of Technology, interviewed by Meb Farber,, Crain's New York 40 under 40,
• F. William McNabb III - CEO of The Vanguard Group, which pioneered low-expense mutual funds* Frank Meehan - CEO and Co-founder of INQ Mobile (part of Hutchison Whampoa), Board Member of Spotify
• José Enrique Menendez – CEO of International Video Entertainment (IVE) and father of Lyle and Erik Menendez.
• Leib Merkin - founder of Merkin & Company and Fifth Avenue Synagogue. Leipzig Furrier was father of Hermann Merkin.1878-1976
• Lara Merriken - founder of Lärabar
• Paul J. Meyer (Early founder of the leadership development industry. Founded Success Motivational International and Leadership Management International. Authored dozens of books. Helped individuals like John Maxwell, Darren Hardy, and more get their start in the leadership industry. Owned dozens of businesses around the world. Companies previously listed are in over 80 countries around the world.) [76], https://www.baylor.edu/business/businessethicsforum/index.php?id=97217, The Story of Paul J. Meyer book)
• Jesse Middleton - Co-founder of WeWork Labs. Founder of Backstory. Investor in Benny, fitmob, inDinero, Rukkus.com, Sombrero, Thunderclap_(website). Advisor to Symple, YourTrove (acquired by LiveNation).
• Stephen Ball Munn - Wealthy New York Financier 1766 to 1855-one of the wealthiest businessmen in New York in the early 1800's-significant life and a cantankerous character.
• Matthew A. Murphy - international arbitrator - one of a small group of foreigners to become an arbitrator with the Beijing Arbitration Commission. [77][78]
• Muhammad Burhan Mirza – Pakistani entrepreneur, investor, and career development advocate – associated with Pakistan’s IT sector, startup ecosystem, and skills development initiatives.
• William Murphy (Car Manufacturer) (Helped to found car company Cadillac, with William Leland, and Lemuel Bowen.
• Ranjeet S Mudholkar - Vice Chairman and CEO Financial Planning Standards Board India [www.fpsbindia.co.in] and Former Director Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS) Pune [www.sims.edu]
• Richard Murphy - Economics of Education chair at UT dept of Economics

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• Priyantha Kariyapperuma is a renowned billionaire businessman, public figure and a renowned government official in Sri Lanka.Co-owner of of Voice of Asia Network (Pvt) Ltd. The Largest Media Network in Sri Lanka He has held positions in the fields of Marketing, Aviation, Political consultancy, Telecommunication & Media and is known for his work in the industries in Sri Lanka & Globally.,,,, ,,, ,
• Patricia Ryan Phelan is an American entrepreneur who has founded multiple nonprofit and for-profit organizations in human healthcare and wildlife conservation, some with her husband, Stewart Brand. Phelan was the founder and CEO of two healthcare companies: DNA Direct, the first medical genetics company focused on bringing personalized medicine direct-to-consumer and Direct Medical Knowledge, a consumer health website which was unique for its content depth and search interface subsequently acquired by WebMD for 65 million dollars. With Angelica Thieriot she also co-founded Planetree, which is most well-known for transforming hospitals to be more patient-centric. In the wildlife space, Phelan co-founded All Species Foundation and Revive & Restore, a wildlife conservation nonprofit with a mission to enhance biodiversity through the genetic rescue of endangered and extinct species where she is currently the Executive Director.
• Craig Pisaris-Henderson - Serial Entrepreneur, Founder & CEO of FindWhat.com (NASDAQ: FWHT) first publicly traded PPC search engine and first publicly traded performance-base SEO firm, Founder & CEO of MIVA, Inc. (NADSAQ: MIVA), built one of the largest performance base marketing PPC networks in the world after acquiring Espotting, Founder & CEO of Lexos Media (parent Company of Cursor Marketing and AdBull), contributing associate with Kelly Allan Associates, one of the original pioneers of SEO dating back to 1996, created first pay-for-placement local business directory (SWFL.com - 1996), one of the original pioneers of PPC, creator of the cursor ad, early adopter and pioneer of online behavioral analytics and first to introduce a post-click analytic solution for the PPC market, lead over $250 Million in global M&A, created global partnerships with many of the world's largest companies such as Lycos, Verizon and Mitsui, Winner of the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. See,, , , , , , , ,, and,,
• David Pollack (Executive) - President and CEO of Space Communication Ltd, an Israeli company based in Ramat Gan, Israel. Bachelor’s degree in Electric Engineering (cum laude) from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, Israel. M.B.A. from the New York University Stern School of Business. ,
• Nikki Porcher - Nikki Porcher is an American nonprofit leader and advocate, best known as the founder of Buy From A Black Woman (BFABW), an Atlanta-based organization that supports Black women entrepreneurs through funding, education, and a national business directory. Her work has included the multi-city Inspire Tour in partnership with H&M and other corporate and community partners. , , . Career Porcher founded Buy From A Black Woman in 2016, initially as a blog to highlight Black women-owned brands; it later became a nonprofit offering grants, education programs, and a searchable directory. . Beginning in 2021, BFABW partnered with H&M on the Buy From A Black Woman Inspire Tour, a series of pop-ups and events across U.S. cities designed to increase visibility and sales for Black women-owned businesses. The collaboration continued for multiple years and received coverage from national outlets. , . In March 2025, WWD reported that H&M and BFABW ended their partnership; both parties publicly commented on the decision. . Porcher has also expanded BFABW’s work with related initiatives, including an online directory and content series spotlighting entrepreneurs; in 2025 The Story Exchange profiled her plans to broaden the directory’s scope. . Porcher and BFABW’s programming and advocacy have been covered by mainstream and local media, including the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, which profiled her work supporting Black women-owned businesses. . Background Local news outlets have identified Porcher as a U.S. Air Force veteran with ties to Robins Air Force Base in Georgia. , . Film and media Elements of BFABW’s work have been featured in short-form and documentary storytelling around the Inspire Tour; 2022 coverage referenced a documentary screening connected to the tour’s launch events. . Politics In 2025, Porcher announced her candidacy for Georgia labor commissioner in the 2026 election. Coverage of the race by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution noted Democrats’ interest in the post as part of a broader field of prospective candidates. . References 1. “Her Nonprofit’s Name and Message Are the Same: Buy From A Black Woman.” The Story Exchange (Oct. 14, 2020). The Story Exchange. . 2. “H&M Wants You To Buy From A Black Woman.” Essence (Jun. 18, 2024). Essence. . 3. “Buy from a Black Woman, H&M Join Forces on Inspire Tour.” Word in Black (Jul. 26, 2023). wordinblack.com. . 4. “H&M and Nonprofit Buy From a Black Woman End Their Partnership.” WWD (Mar. 13, 2025). Women's Wear Daily. . 5. “DEI rollbacks threaten Atlanta woman’s work for Black businesses.” Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Apr. 23, 2025). AJC. . 6. “Her Directory Will Help You ‘Buy From a Black Business’.” The Story Exchange (Jun. 19, 2025). The Story Exchange. . 7. “War veteran returns to middle Georgia…” WGXA (Jul. 25, 2023). WGXA. . 8. “Former Robins Air Force Base member to host traveling business workshop.” Houston Home Journal (Jul. 19, 2023). Houston Home Journal. . 9. “Buy From A Black Woman Starts the 2022 Inspire Tour…” Lioness Magazine (Jul. 17, 2022).

Lioness Magazine. . 10. "Holmes defends brief tenure as Democrats eye labor commissioner post." Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Oct. 7, 2025). AJC. . External links Buy From A Black Woman (official site). . Nikki Porcher (official site). .

• Dan Porter - Internet entrepreneur (OMGPOP, Ticketweb. Worked for Richard Branson and early employee and eventually first President of Teach For America. Creator of the hit mobile game Draw Something. Known for hiring back laid off employees so they would benefit when company was sold for $200mm. See and [79]. Also: , and
• Troy Post - Insurance executive and financier in Texas, 1950s and 60s.
• David Postings - CEO of Welcome Finance
• Rice Powell (Businessman) - CEO and Chairman of the Management Board of Fresenius Medical Care and management board member of Fresenius SE.
• Ashley Power- Co-Founder/CEO of the now defunct teen website Goosehead.com [80]
• Katherine Power (businessperson) chief executive of Clique Media Group
• Kenneth W. Price - CEO of CHF Enterprises
• Andrew Prossin - Managing Director of One Ocean Expeditions, a polar expeditions cruise company that specializes in tourist voyages to the lesser accessed regions of the Antarctic and Arctic. He played an integral role in the Canadian Government's discovery of the Sir John Franklin's lost ship, the H.M.S. Erebus, in Canada's Northwest Passage.
• Brit’tney A. Powell- CEO of Kay Couture Inc., the First African American Woman Sole Proprietor on Walmart.com

Website: www.KayCoutureClothing.com Instagram: @kaycoutureclothing Facebook: kaycoutureclothing1 ABOUT BRIT’TNEY POWELL Founder/CEO, Kay Couture Brit'tney Powell is a Kansas City native who resides in Birmingham, AL. She is the mother of two girls, who have always inspired her business endeavors. As the creator of Kay Couture Clothing and Cosmetics, it was her oldest daughter Kate'lyn who inspired the name with her sweet sassy personality. As of 2022, Kay Couture Clothing has two locations - in Birmingham and Montgomery, Alabama. Brit’tney’s weight-loss pills are also sold in Chevron gas stations and can be found in several stores in Atlanta, Georgia. Kay Couture's Clothing has every style you need - from dressy, to casual, everyday wear. It is the woman that makes the clothing and every woman should feel good in whatever she wears. To complement each outfit, Kay Couture Cosmetics is sure to have a lipgloss or lipstick to provide the perfect finishing touch. Her cosmetic line has now expanded to a full cosmetic workup. Kay Couture Cosmetics can also be found online at walmart.com. Brit'tney is no stranger to the media and has been featured in People Magazine three times and in Health Magazine. She has also been featured on the cover of Black Tie Magazine. Her clientele includes Lil' mo, Crystal Westbrooks, Gwen Stefani, Ann Nesby, Fantasia, Jamecia Bennett, Meelah, Tamika Scott, Toia Jones, Olrick Johnson, Cheryl Mcwhorter, Emerald Khan, Taraji Henson, Demetria Mckinney and several celebrities from Vh1's Love and Hip Hop. Brit’tney Powell is not only a stylist, but she is also a motivational speaker inspiring young women across the country. She has also put on several events, bringing attention to the growing number of women who suffer from domestic violence. Brit’tney is the first African-American woman, sole-proprietor with an online distribution deal with Walmart. She's one of three women sole proprietors and one of the five African Americans with this deal. Media Features inCity Magazine ABC News Lady Boss Blogger inCity Magazine Speaking Engagements

• Speaker, Women Empowering Women Conference | Atlanta, GA, February 2022 *Co-Host, Queens of Curves Fashion Show | Birmingham, AL, March 2022
• Speaker, You Will Win Conference | Orlando, FL, June 2019
• Speaker, The Imperfectly Perfect Women's Conference | Birmingham, AL, June 2016 *Speaker, The Uncensored Natural Hair & Health Expo | Montgomery, AL, August 2016 *Speaker, Charity Fashion Show for Survivors of Domestic Violence | July 2016
• Headline Speaker, Birmingham AL Fashion Expo | August 2016
• Speaker, Charity Auction to Support Greater Harvest Church | September 2016 * Headline Speaker, Mother & Daughter Tea | Montgomery, AL, March 2016

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• J. Newton Rayzor - 20th Century businessman and philanthropist from Texas.
• Dr. Pailla M Reddy - founder, President and CEO, Bactolac Pharmaceutical Inc., ScieGen Pharmaceuticals Inc., Dr. Pailla Malla Reddy is an Indian American businessman who was born in the village of Sunkishala in Nalgonda district of Andhra Pradesh in India. He is a leading entrepreneur in the pharmaceutical industry in Long Island, NY. He is now the owner and CEO of Bactolac Pharmaceuticals, Atlantic Essential Products Inc, and ScieGen Pharmaceuticals located in Happague, NY and one of the founders/directors of InvaGen Pharmaceuticals Inc.
• Caterina Replica Gualtieri - industrialist of the fashion trademark Ketty, of building trade, decorated for the Italian resistance movement in the group Giustizia e Libertà
• Lloyd Reuss - former president of General Motors (1936-2023)
• Robert L Reynolds (Robert Lloyd Reynolds has been the Chief Executive Officer and President at Great-West Lifeco U.S. Inc. since March 20, 2014. Mr. Reynolds had joined the firm in 2008. He serves as the Chief Executive Officer and the President at Putnam Investments Inc., Canada. Mr. Reynolds serves as Chief Executive Officer at Putnam Advisory Company LLC. He served as the Chief Officer, President, and Member of the Board of Directors of Putnam Investment Management, LLC . Prior to joining Putnam, Mr. Reynolds spent 24 years at Fidelity Investments, where he most recently served as the Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer from June 2000 to 2007. He served as the President and Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management Inc. Mr. Reynolds served as the President at Fidelity Investments Institutional Retirement Group from 1996 to 2000. He served as the President at Fidelity Institutional Retirement Services Company from 1989 to 1996. Mr. Reynolds was an Executive Vice President at Fidelity Management Trust Company from 1984 to 1989. He joined Fidelity in 1984. Before that, Mr. Reynolds served as a Senior Vice President at North Carolina National Bank in Charlotte, N.C., from 1977 to 1984. He has been a Director of Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Co. since May 2, 2014. Mr. Reynolds, who in 2006 was among a handful of finalists to become commissioner of the National Football League before the NFL selected Roger Goodell.)
• Greg Roebuck - Gregory Paul Roebuck is the founder of carsales.com has been a Director of Carsales.com Ltd since June 25, 1996. In May 2002 he become Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Carsales.com Ltd. Greg won the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for the Southern Region of Australia in technology & emerging industries: software, hardware, telecommunications, digital media and health sciences. He then went on to win the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Australia in November 2009 . He studied in Computer Science from RMIT (Melbourne) but unlike many CEOs did not complete his studies. He is a Fellow of Australian Institute of Company Directors.
• Mark Roesler - an American intellectual property rights lawyer and business entrepreneur. He is the chairman and CEO of CMG Worldwide. Before Roesler, the heirs of deceased celebrities were denied compensation for use of their personas and had no control of whether their names or likenesses were used. Today, he is internationally recognized as the world’s foremost authority on intellectual property rights involving celebrities, credited with helping to establish guidelines that delegate the control of a celebrity’s image or likeness.
• David Ropes - President of Reebok
• Allan J. Ross - President/CEO of AJ Ross Creative Media, an advertising company in its 20th year in business
• Alan P. Rossy - President and Chief Executive Officer of Groupe Copley, Founding family family member of Dollarama, Canadian businessman.
• Ariella Rotenberg - Self-proclaimed Harvard University graduate, investor
• Joe Rotunda - CEO, EZCORP
• Kenneth Rowe (businessperson) - industrialist based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Head of IMP Group.
• Luca Rubino - Global Head of Digital at Automobili Pininfarina. Luca Rubino is the Global Head of Digital of Automibili Pininfarina. In 2019, he was listed in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list in Future Italian Leaders category.
• Ben Rudolph (businessperson) - Ben Rudolph - - Microsoft evangelist, notable for the #smokedbywindowsphone Internet campaign
• Percy S Rueber- Senior Executive Vice President & CEO Global Financial Markets, ING Bank N.V. / Board of AFME and GFMA / Economic Society of Singapore
• Andra Rush – mentioned in the state of the union address. [81]
• Stephen L. Rush - (req. 2009-06-17) - Founder & CEO of bio-fuel manufacturing company For Fuel Freedom, Inc.
• Terrence Ryan - Co-founder of Knightsbridge_Solutions_LLC, serial entrepreneur, founder, board chairman and CEO of LaunchPoint Corporation.
• Zachariah Reitano (CEO & cofounder of Ro, the end-to-end digital health company. Zachariah has been named Inc. Magazine's 30 Under 30, Business Insider's 30 Under 40 in Healthcare, and a finalist in Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year Award - New York.)
• Andrej Rusakov (Serial entrepreneur, Investor, Hedge Fund Manager, and Philanthropist) ()

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• Louisa Serene Schneider (Entrepreneur who started a next generation piercing company to improve the safety of ear piercing across the United States. CNBC piece on Louisa, Parents Magazine article on Louisa, Entrepreneur article on Louisa
• Tristan Schukraft (Entrepreneur and LGBTQ+ advocate Tristan Schukraft is the founder and CEO of MISTR, a telehealth platform providing free access to PrEP, DoxyPEP, STI testing, and HIV care across all 50 states. He is also the owner of The Abbey in West Hollywood and several hospitality venues in LGBTQ+ destinations including Fire Island Pines, where he has made major commercial real estate investments. In 2024, he launched The Tryst, a luxury gay hotel brand, with locations in Puerto Vallarta and San Juan.) Tristan Schukraft blends nightlife, public health and advocacy OUT100 2024: Tristan Schukraft Tristan Schukraft: The CEO of Everything Gay Tristan Schukraft to Buy Fire Island Commercial Property The Abbey’s New Owner Wants to Keep the Party Going Fire Island Pines’ Revival Is Underway Tristan Schukraft expands to Chicago’s LGBTQ+ district MISTR Reaches Milestone Amid Preventive Care Debate]

• Sibrena Geraldino (Sports entrepreneur, publicist, football Club owner of New Jersey Teamsters FC. In 1996 she became an entrepreneur when she started Stowe Communications, Inc., a full service media firm that specifically dealt with media buys, later on adding publicity. Currently Sibrena is the co-founder and chief executive officer of NJ Teamsters FC and is a part of new docu-series I Quit, airing on the Discovery Channel). [82] [83] [84] [85] [86] [87]

• Samuele Mura - English Sardininian sports entrepreneur, blogger and football agent. [88], [89], [90], [91], [92]

• Guy Saperstein: Pioneer civil rights attorney who all but invented the modern public interest class-action lawsuit.

• Steven R. Swartz: president and chief operating officer of Hearst Corporation; Swartz began his journalism career as a reporter with the Wall Street Journal in 1984 after graduating from Harvard. He served as an editor on the Journal's Page One staff from 1989 to 1991. google
• William R. Salomon (req. 2012-10-23) - investment banker; former head of Salomon Brothers (succeeded by John Gutfreund);
• Mkrtich Sanasarian - an Armenian manufacturer who was from Tiflis, a graduate of Lazarian College in Moscow and financially supported the establishment of the Sanasarian College

• Richard J. Schroth (born March 17, 1951) (req. 2009-08-13) - founder and CEO, Executive Insights, Ltd.; professional speaker ([93]); best-selling author, How Companies Lie; senior Fulbright Scholar in Information Sciences 2008–2013 ([94]); named as Top 25 Consultant in the World by Consulting Magazine 2008 ([95]); only single-practicing consultant to be named to Consulting Magazines Top 25 Consultants in the World; Executive In Residence, American University ([96]); first chief technology officer, Marriott Corporation; co-founder, Computer Sciences Corporation Vanguard; chief technology officer, Perot Systems
• Brandon Sears - Brandon Sears is a businessman and software engineer. He is an Official Lens Creator on Snapchat and Social media personality with multiple large tiktoks, amassing over 2.4 million followers. (@memes_n_laughs). His company Scarlet Social is one of the top agencies for making "social" Augmented Reality experiences and has worked with many large brands such as Atlantic Records, RCA, and more. His personal augmented reality effects have gained over 600 million views with his most notable ones being "You Chicken Nugget" and "RC Cybertruck" He often shares his insight into social media growth and augmented reality. He is one of the leading educators in Snapchat's Lens Studio on youtube-
• Robert Seelert - chairman, Saatchi and Saatchi; former CEO, General Foods; wrote business book Start with the Answer
• John Sellers - (Oil & gas tycoon as Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Double Eagle Holdings. Since 2017, the holding company's subsidiaries have sold about $9.2 billion to partners. Born and raised in the Texas panhandle, he proceeded to attend Texas Tech University in Lubbock. Sellers just recently donated a $1 million scholarship endowment to the University under the name of his life-changing Economics professor, Rashid B. Al-Hmoud, to whom he attributes much of his success.) ([97] [98] [99] [100] [101] [102])
• Peter Jay Sharp - Lots of public buildings in New York City named after him.
• Anu Shah — Indian-American entrepreneur, product leader, author, and philanthropist. Principal Product Manager (Tech) at Amazon Ads, former Product Lead at Meta Platforms (generative AI and advertising products), former Venture Partner at OpenCore Ventures ($100M fund). Founded EFI Hub, Asia and Africa's first virtual startup accelerator (acquired by Acorn Capital, 2018); led Ushift Pte within Rocket Internet SE (acquired by Jaz Group). Advised the Office of the UN Assistant Secretary-General on gender parity and ethical AI frameworks (2019–2023). British Council Study UK Alumni Awards Global Entrepreneur Winner (2021); India-UK Achievers Award (2023); Forbes India Business Legend (2020). TEDx speaker; keynote at INSEAD and French Chamber of Commerce; CNBC Africa commentator. Author of Little Hearts, Big Emotions (2024). Donated $7mn to UNHCR refugee rehabilitation programme.
• Jasal Shah - CEO and Managing Director - Markelytics Solutions genel forum sitesi
• Jake Shafer (Co-Founder & Vice President of P.W.I. Investment Group, Inc., Entrepreneur, Business Professional, Speaker. From Houston, Texas, Mr. Jake Shafer is nationally known for his charitable personal character and his international business ventures. Mr. Shafer was recognized from a local to national level for his charitable work for DeGeorge's Homeless Veteran's Shelter. These recognition's and awards were provided by The Alvin Sun, KPRC Local 2 News, ABC 13 Local News, The Facts Newspaper, Brazoria County, social media, internet articles, Boy Scouts of America, The American Legion, The Veterans of Foreign Wars, The City of Alvin, The Chapel of Four Chaplains, and NBC Nightly News With Brian Williams. Jake Shafer pursued the route of business and became an entrepreneur. He is a founder of P.W.I. Investment Group, Inc. (Pacific Winds International) and its subsidiaries. P.W.I. currently hold hundreds of millions of dollars worldwide; specifically in mines. Their assets include the world's largest silver mine in Mexico as well as China's second largest barite mine. Other than the mining industry, the company is involved in the oil & gas industry, the medical industry, the automotive industry, the real estate industry, the shipping industry, and dozens of others. The young entrepreneur currently does consulting, public speaking, commodity trading, and business proposal analysis along with the ventures P.W.I. is involved in. Recipient of The American Legion's Citation of Recognition, The Veteran's of Foreign Wars Citation of Recognition, The City of Alvin Certificate of Recognition, Brazoria County's Unsung Hero Award, and the Legion of Honor by the Chapel of Four Chaplains.) (
• Wayne Sharpe - Chairman & Founder of CTX [103] * Andrew Sherick - Director and Founder of Mr Sherick's Shakes
• Frank X. Shaw - Head of Microsoft's public relations and a former U.S. Marine. [104] [105]
• Parag Shirnamé - Commissioner to India and South Asia for the Government of Queensland, Australia CTX
• Jules Shepard - Founder of Nearly Normal Cooking, LLC (dba: gfJules ...www.gfjules.com), a resource for the gluten free community. Author of 3 paperback books, "Nearly Normal Cooking for Gluten Free Eating;" and "The First Year: Celiac Disease and Living Gluten Free;" and "Free For All Cooking: 150 Easy Gluten Free, Allergy-Friendly Recipes the Whole Family Can Enjoy." Shepard is the Associate Editor of "Gluten Free & More" magazine, speaks and teaches nationally, reports for health-food industry publications, moderates round-table discussions at food-industry national conventions, consults with businesses about production and contamination avoidance best-practices, certification, and distribution. Shepard's gluten free blog was voted 'Best Gluten Free Blog" by the gluten free community in 2016. Her "Free For All Cooking" book was voted the #2 Gluten Free Cookbook by the gluten free community in 2016. Her gfJules flour was voted the #1 certified all purpose gluten free flour by the gluten free community in 2016. Her gfJules Bread Mix was voted the #1 Gluten Free Bread Mix by the gluten free community in 2016. In 2011, she formed the non-profit "1in133.org" to bring together manufacturers, non-profits and lawmakers, with the signatures of 10,000 gluten free individuals to re-focus Congress to pass long-overdue food-labeling legislation at The Gluten Free Summit . The Summit creators built an 11-foot-tall gluten free cake in Washington, DC as a forum to host the FDA's Michael Taylor and others to get the legislation back on schedule, which it did. Legislation was finally passed, in large part because of this galvanizing event, in 2014. , , , , , , , , , , ,
• Abel A. Shuford - businessman and Civil War Veteran who founded the Shuford Mills company in North Carolina, which would later become Shurtape Technologies, LLC. He also contributed to the founding of many other businesses in the Catawba, Caldwell, and Burke counties, North Carolina.
• Luvleen Sidhu (Co-founder, President and Chief Strategy Officer of BankMobile (first all digital banking platform- Women in FinTech)
• James Siegal - Chief Executive Officer of KaBOOM!; former Chief of Staff of the Corporation for National and Community Service; ;
• Sonke Siegfriedsen - Aerodyn founder and managing director, Most influencing people in wind industry

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• Dr Shayne Silcox - SILCOX Shayne: PhD (Management & Marketing - UWA), Master Commerce (Curtin), Bachelor Business (HR & Law - Curtin), Grad Dip Management(Curtin University), Dip Automotive Engineering & Management (TAFE), FAICD, FAIM, FIAME, FLGMA; CEO, City of Melville, since 2008; Career. CEO City of Belmont 2004-08, CEO City of Nedlands 2000-04, Director Commercial Services 1997-2000; Manager. Organisational Development Western Power Corp. 1995-97, Manager Business Processes and Human Resources 1994-95 WPC, Engineering Services Head Business Development & Management Systems 1989-94 WPC, SECWA 1977-89 incl.:Superintendent Operations, Supervisor Mechanical Workshops, Coordinator Customer Relations, Alternative Fuels Tech, Mechanic; Major Motors Holdings 1972-76 services Adv./mechanic/Apprentice; various positions; International Business Excellence Evaluator; Lecturer Organisational Development Curtin University; D/Chairman Disability Services Commission Board 2006-2012; Chairman DSC Audit & Risk Com 2007-2012; Chairman DSC Policy Com 2007-2012; former State President Local Government Managers Australia Board; Disability Ambassador; Director Local Government Advisory Board; former Cr AIM; Honorable Life Member Curtin University Alumni; Chair CEO Advisory Committee South West Group; former Secretary Faulkner Park Retirement Estate Board; former Treasurer Perth Airport Municipal Committee; former Member Public Sector Management Board; former Chairman Western Regional Organisation councils Board; former Member Exec Sub-Committee Cultural Change Western Power Corporation; recipient Australian Honours - Public Service Medal (PSM); Nominated WA Citizen of the year 2011; recipient Environmental Award 2010; recipient Customer Service CEO of Year 2009 & 2012; recipient Local Government Honours for Commitment and Eminent Service WALGA 2006; Nominated Australian of Year 2004; Australian Business Excellence Medal ABEF 2004; Leadership Award in Local Government Alcoa 2003; recipient Order of Merit AICD 2001; recipient Curtin Alumni Medal for Academic Excellence and Community Leadership Curtin University Tech. 1994; awarded Human Resource Institute Prize 1991; recipient Automotive Test and Design Award CCI 1976.
• Mike Smerklo (businessperson) - Mike Smerklo - former Chairman and CEO of ServiceSource International
• Brian Scott Smith - Service Disabled Veteran and Founder/CEO of Fighter International, LLC; visionary of the "Fighter Entrepreneurial Initiative"; executive director at award-winning iStart Jax, Inc.
• Steven Smith (businessperson) - Steven Smith - founder of Stash, Tazo, and Steven Smith Teamakers;
• John W. Somerhalder II - Chairman, CEO, President of AGL Resources Chairman of the board of directors for the Atlanta Beltline Project
• Jeff Sotzing - president, Carson Entertainment Group; former producer, Tonight Show with Johnny Carson
• Isaac Specter - product, OutboundEngine
• Leah Squire - CEO and founder of the award-winning, multimillion dollar business "BYOkids" and author of "Marketing With No Money."
• Dr. Frank Stanton - Needs a simple REDIRECT to Frank Stanton (executive)
• Billy Starr - founder, Pan-Massachusetts Challenge (www.pmc.org), the first US bike-a-thon which raises money for cancer research via the Jimmy Fund at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; over 31 years, has raised $303 million
• Reva Steenbergen - web design and vevelopment executive, entrepreneur, site design visionary, company site rich with information; [107]
• Mark Steiger (Mark Steiger has worked for several (PEO)’s or Professional Employer Organization and has recently gained notoriety by spearheading an industry being touted as the future of business by many different organizations such as NAPEO. Mark obtained vast business development and operations experience in both national, regional and niche professional employer organizations, and has worked closely with other ASO and GPO companies. Mark created Workforce Management Agency as he witnessed first hand how time consuming and difficult it is for a business owner or C-Level executive to go through the process of deciding on which vendor company to use for Payroll Administration, Employee Benefits, Risk Management, and Human Resources. He realized businesses need better support in making these decisions. Thus Workforce Management Agency was created. "For example: A PEO is a service provider, which helps business in many ways…so let them work hard to accomplish the tasks you hire them for and let Workforce Management Agency help you find the right one and negotiate a better deal. We’ll help you shop the entire Marketplace of PEO’s saving you time and helping you to negotiate a better deal! Our CEO, Mark Steiger takes the utmost pride in the reputation and impact of the performance output accomplishments at Workforce Management Agency. We strive to earn your trust and respect. Workforce Management Agency is a general agency pioneering the industry of business process outsourcing services procurement. We maintain that our business goals are to operate at the highest level of integrity in providing our services as we find innovative ways of helping businesses advance. Proving our value as we build our brand within our relationships between our vendors, alliance partners and most importantly our clientele.") (www.workforcemanagementagency.com, https://www.napeo.org/docs/default-source/white-papers/2016-key-findings-4.pdf?sfvrsn=)
• Daniel J. Sullivan Built Texas largest oil production Ranch and at the time the largest Cattle operation in the world. The ranch The Mariposa Ranch is located in Falfurrias, TX and is still owned by his wife and 3 children. He is very prominent in Texas. Was friends with the Hunt Family, leant money to Sid W Richardson after he had financial trouble in the wake of the great depression. He died in 1992, leaving the 350,000 acre Ranch and Eagle Ford Shale occupied lands to his Wife- Ruth Eilene Sullivan who remains a prominent philanthropist distributing millions a year to Texas and San Antonio charities including the Daniel J Sullivan carriage house while paying the price for its renovation. They have 3 adult children, the eldest which oversees the ranch.
• Greg Steltenpohl - co-founder, Odwalla and Adina World Beat Beverages
• Greg Stemm - co-founder, Odyssey Marine Exploration
• Steve Rigby – the Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Rigby Group [108] [109] [110]
• Michael James Swan - Managing Director of Corporate Internet Solutions (rsdarkness.com), and Business Administrator of Juggle It All (juggleitall.org); ; [111] [112]
• Kent Speakman - technology and entertainment producer, Kent Speakman on LinkedIn Speakman Entertainment
• Sanjay Ghodawat - Pioneer of Sanjay Ghodawat Group, from Ichalkaranji - District Kolhapur of Maharashtra State in India
• Spirit de la MareEditor-In-Chief at Brogue Magazine, head of Brogue Industries and art collective.
• Wil Stephens - founder of [Cube Interactive] and Fusebox Games
• Martha Stokes - Martha Stokes, CMT is the Co-Founder and CEO of TechniTrader®, an educational firm dedicated to helping retail traders and independent investors.
• Suresh Kumar (CIO) - Chief information officer of Bank of New York Mellon & CEO of iNautix Technologies India - , & &
• Horace Sudduth (1888–1957) was a prominent African American businessman in Cincinnati. He owned a real estate business, started a bank, and built a hotel in a time when racial segregation was still in effect in the United States. He was elected president of the National Negro Business League for at least seven terms.
• Emily "Emiko" Sano (Former Senior Advisor for Asian Art and current Co-Interim Director at San Antonio Museum of Art; formerly worked at Dallas Museum of Art; Kimbell Art Museum; former director at Asian Art Museum at San Francisco [113]; recipient of Order of the Rising Sun, Golden Rays, and Neck Ribbon 2008 [Order of the Rising Sun Wikipedia Page - 3rd class][114]; childhood - daughter of sharecropper, grew up in Japanese internment camp [115]; relocated murals by Gottardo Piazzoni of 1997-1999 debates from Asian Art museum to de Young Museum [116][117])
• Kristof Szabo: Serial Entrepreneur, Investor, Economist, and AI Expert. Current CEO of heyLisa, Former CEO of Colossyan, Former CEO of Defudger. Forbes 30 Under 30. Reference links: DTU News, Forbes Hungary 1, Tech.eu 2, AIN.UA 1, T3N, AIN.UA 2

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• Mallah Tabot (Mallah Tabot is a senior specialist on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights who has led programmes at national and international levels to improve the lives of women and girls by supporting access to contraception and safe abortion. In 2015 she was awarded by the Queen of England for her dedication to the health and wellbeing of women and girls in her native Cameroon, and has also been named one of the 100 young leaders of her time by the international advocacy organisation, Women Deliver. She was one of the pioneer group that set up and ran the SheDecides movement, developed a mobile app for sexuality education called Ndolo360, and current serves runs the Global Comprehensive Abortion Care Initiative in 9 countries in Africa through the International Planned Parenthood Federation. Mallah also sits on the board of the MTV Stayning Alive Foundation) ([118], [119], [120], [121], [122], [123], [124]
• Genevieve Thiers - Founder of Sittercity.com, one of the first online caregiving marketplaces in the U.S., acquired by Bright Horizons (NYSE:BFAM) in 2020. SBA Young Entrepreneur Champion of the Year (2006). Opera singer who has performed with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, at Carnegie Hall, and at Lincoln Center. Featured in the Financial Times, Inc. 500, and Crain's Chicago Business Tech 50.
• Thomas G. Tsao - Founding Partner of Gobi Partners, Founder of the Beijing Technology Development Fund Coined the term TaqwaTech
• Scott Tannen - Founder & CEO of Boll & Branch, Founder and former President of Funtank and Candystand which was sold to Publishers Clearing House in 2010
• Vadim Telyatnikov - Pennsylvania entrepreneur. Founder and CEO of LiftDNA, sold to OpenX in 2012.
• Richard K. Templeton - CEO of Texas Instruments
• Anthony Thomson - Entrepreneur and author, founder of Metro Bank (UK), Atom Bank and chairman of 86 400
• David Tesler - Entrepreneur, Co-Founder of GoForge
• David W. Thompson - Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech); retired President and CEO of Orbital ATK Inc. and co-founder of Orbital Sciences Corporation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital_Sciences_Corporation.

• Jennifer Taubert - is Executive Vice President, Worldwide Chairman, Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson ，involved in presidential tweetstorm in 2016 elections, https://www.jnj.com/leadership/jennifer-taubert , https://www.statnews.com/2019/02/21/executives-defend-pharma-before-congress/
• Gary Toomey - Former CEO of Ansett Airways, former Chief Financial Officer of Qantas
• Damian Turco - Attorney; Owner and Founder of Turco Legal https://turcolegal.com/. Selected as secretary of the Massachusetts Bar Association.
• Keith Turley - (req 2007-05-13) - president of Arizona Public Service, member of Phoenix 40, responsible for the placement of Palo Verde Nuclear Plant
• Bernard J. Tyson - CEO & Chairman of Kaiser Permanente

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• Woochong Um - CEO of the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet, and former Managing Director General of the Asian Development Bank. Recipient of the South Korean Peony Presidential Medal (2021).

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• Gene Van Dyke - American geologist, wildcatter [125][126][127][128][129][130]
• David Vaskevitch is #38 on the list of most influential ultra-high-net-worth individuals, and a former Microsoft CTO. Can you believe he doesn't have a Wikipedia page?!
• Victoria L. Vasques - (President and CEO of Tribal Tech LLC An American Indian 8(a) and 8(m) certified woman-owned small business.)<http://www.inc.com/leigh-buchanan/inc.500-how-i-did-it-victoria-vasques-tribal-tech.html>
• Edwin J. Venner - (req. 2012-04-01) - Founded Venners in 1896 current revenue for venner medicals (vennermedical.com) is 151.3 million us (2024) (www.venners.co.uk). Came from a brewing family which owned Forest Hill Brewery in London and approximately 80 pubs between London and Brighton. A qualified chartered accountant who developed a specialised stocktaking system. He assisted and advised the government regarding alcohol and the defence of the Realm Act 1914 and was knighted in recognition of his service to the licensed trade in 1951. The Business of Adding Value, Published by Christie Group 2004 www.christiegroup.com
• Craig Gordon Venter- is an entrepreneur who has twenty-seven years’ experience in senior management positions at Altron. He was the CEO of Altron Telecommunications, Multi-media and Information Technology supplying value-added products, systems and solutions to local and international growth markets. It is the largest, privately owned converged solutions provider on the African continent with an annual turnover of R19,4 billion and with more than 8000 employees in more than 20 countries. He is the son of Bill Venter and brother of Robert Eben "Robbie" Venter. In 2016 he started Clickabet, a sports betting company of which he is the CEO. He has earned a number of achievements, has a strong educational history through the University of California. His father is one of the richest men in South Africa, as is he.

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• Heather Wilde (CTO) - Award-Winning *female* CTO of ROCeteer (and other companies), 8th employee of Evernote, developer of Chron_X. Author for Inc Magazine and "Birth of a Unicorn: Six Basic Steps to Success". Two-time contestant on College Jeopardy, Online edition. Founder of Serenze Global nonprofit. Chair of University_of_Nevada,_Las_Vegas Engineering Advisory Board.

• Leighton A. Wilkie Founder of DoALL Sawing Products, Inventor of the Metal Cutting Bandsaw, Founder of the Wilkie Brothers Foundation. Author "Your Life in the Machine World" and "The Dawn of This Age: The Doall Company Educational Exhibits". Leighton Sponsored educational exhibits in museums, including a "Civilization Through Tools" display and the Julius C. Wilkie Steamboat Museum in Winona, named after his father and featuring Robert Fulton documents and steam-driven equipment and plants.

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• Peter Yip - Executive Chairman of the Board and CEO, CDC Software. founder of Yipkon Business Systems. Sold to MCI Worldcom in 1987.
• Jacob York - American entrepreneur, marketing executive, event promoter, music producer, film producer and talent manager. He is best known for his career as a music industry executive and co-founder of Undeas Entertainment along with music industry mogul, Lance "Un" Rivera and the late Rap legend Biggie Smalls. Jacob is the founder and President of Electric Republic and Jacob York Presents. He was the former CEO of Big Cat Records where is helped launched the careers of several big name musical acts including Gucci Mane. Jacob, along with his media company Electric Republic, executive produced the film Brotherly Love in 2015. Electric Republic also manages talent such as Wilhelmina Model/Actress/Host Karrueche Tran,