Pat Ryan
Billionaire financier, founder of Ryan Specialty Group, wholesale specialty insurance brokerage, philanthropist, largest ever single donation of $480 million to Northwestern University
$2.59B
Alec Gores living
Billionaire financier, founder, chairman and CEO of The Gores Group (TGG)
1953- (71)
gores.com
Alphonse Rothschild
Vineyard owner, wines, art collector, financier, breeder of racehorses, philanthropist, heir of the Rothschild France family dynasty
1827-1905 (78)
Andrey Melnichenko
Russian oligarch, billionaire investor, financier, philanthropist
Bill Hwang
Investor, financier, failed billionaire at Archegos Capital who lost $10 Billion in 2 days.
Bill Morneau
Liberal Party politician, MP for Toronto Centre, Canada's Minister of Finance from 2015-2020, executive chairman of Morneau Shepell (now LifeWorks), chairman of the CD Howe Institute, controversial figure in the SNC-Lavalin scandal
ourcommons.ca
Bill Rhodes
Banker, financier, president and CEO of William R. Rhodes Global Advisors, philanthropist, former chairman and CEO of Citibank from 1957-2010
group30.org
William H. Gross ("The Bond King") living
billionaire financier aka "The Bond King", banker, co-founder of Pacific Investment Management Co. (PIMCO), sold to Deutsche Bank, now CEO of Janus Capital
1944- (80)
williamhgross.com
Brad Purdy
CFO of Outcome Health (now PatientPoint), financier, indicted and charged with defrauding investors, mail fraud, bank fraud
Carlos Rodriguez-Pastor living
Celina Midelfart living
Heiress of Midelfart Cosmetics, granddaughter of Ole Midelfart, executive chairman of Midelfart Capital AS
1973- (51)
Charles Zegar living
Chris Gibson-Smith living
Businessman, financier, chairman of the London Stock Exchange from 2003-2015, partner at Life Assurance Co.
1945- (79)
Chris Ilitch living
Billionaire heir, president and CEO of Ilitch Holdings, sports team owner of the Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Tigers
1965- (59)
Chris O'Neill
Businessman, financier, husband of Princess Madeleine of Sweden, father of 3
Dan Peña
motivational speaker aka The Trillion Dollar Man, oil and gas commodities trader, financier, bought the Laird Guthrie Castle in Scotland, military veteran, life coaching, educator, taught the Quantum Leap Advantage, author of Your First Hundred Million
danpena.co.uk
Daniel Sachs living
founder & CEO of P Capital Partners (PCP), investor, financier, art collector, principal at Control Risks’ Crisis and Resilience Consulting practice, vice chairman of Open Society Foundations
1970- (54)
controlrisks.com
David Fischer
Business executive, CFO, financier, Chief Revenue Officer at Facebook, son of Joschka Fischer
David Norquist
Financier, 34th US Deputy Defense Secretary from 2019-2021
defense.gov
David Rubenstein living
Billionaire financier, lawyer, attorney, chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) since 2017, co-founder and co-chairman of Carlyle Group private equity firm, interviewer, podcaster on The David Rubenstein Show, author of The American Story, How to Lead, The American Experiement, How to Invest, chairman of Duke University, Smithsonian Institution, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
1949- (75)
cfr.org
Dee W. Hock
financier aka Dee Hawk, entrepreneur, founder & CEO of VISA credit card association, pioneer in credit cards
1929-2022 (93)
deewhock.com
Dick Fuld
founder of Matrix Capital, financier aka Rich Fuld, Dick Fold, the Gorilla of Wall Street, CEO of Lehman Brothers during its bankruptcy in the historic Wall Street collapse during the 2008 financial crisis, received an unprecedented $250 million payday as a golden parachute (retirement package)
Dick Kramlich
Venture capitalist, financier, co-founder of NEA, managing partner at Green Bay Ventures
Édouard de Rothschild
Businessman, aristocrat, financier, socialite
1868-1949 (81)
Edward Johnson III living
Egon Durban
Founder, principal managing partner and co-CEO of Silver Lake private equity firm since 1999
Élie de Rothschild
Banker, financier, partner at Rothschild Frères, entrepreneur, winemaker at Château Lafite-Rothschild vineyards from 1946-1974
1917-2007 (90)
family.rothschildarchive.org
Felix M. Warburg
Founder of Kuhn, Loeb and Co., married Frieda Schiff the daughter of Jacob Schiff, and his brothers Max & Paul Warburg were successful financiers
wikiwand.com
Frank McNamara
businessman, main founder of the Diner's Club (1950) the first credit card, financier, pioneer in credit cards
Frank Vanderlip
Financier, tax levy on phone calls (telecommunications), met at Jekyll Island about the US Federal Reserve Bank (the FED) in 1910
Frederic Eldridge
Founder of Knickerbocker Trust Company, and a friend of financier JP Morgan
George Blumenthal
Partner at Lazard Frères, financier, president of Mount Sinai Hospital, trustee Metropolitan Museum of Art
Gerald J. Ford living
Businessman, lawyer, attorney, billionaire financier, managing parter of the Ford Financial Fund, chairman of Hilltop Holdings, owner of Gerald J. Ford Stadium for the SMU Mustangs
1944- (80)
hilltop-holdings.com
Greg Maffei living
President and CEO of Liberty Media (Liberty Broadband, Liberty Interactive, Sirius XM, Formula 1, Atlanta Braves), chairman of Live Nation Entertainment, TripAdvisor, Qurate Retail (QVC, HSN, Zulily, Cornerstone Brands), former chairmain of Starz, Expedia, former CFO of Oracle, Microsoft, director at Starbucks, Barnes & Noble, Citrix, DIRECTV, Dorling Kindersley, EA (Electronic Arts)
1960- (64)
Gustave de Rothschild
Financier, in 1874 he built the Château de Laversine in Saint-Maximin, Oise, France
Baron Gustave de Rothschild
Henry F. Phillips
Financier, investor, bought the rights to the "Phillips head" screw driver from John P. Thompson
Henry M. Flagler
Father of Miami and Palm Beach, Florida and one of many co-founder to Standard Oil
Hugh Ralph van Cutsem
Financier, co-founder and managing partner at Kepler Partners LLP, director at Miton Global Opportunities PLC
Jacob Schiff
Financier of the US Federal Reserve (the FED), chairman of Kuhn, Loeb & Co., director of National City Bank of New York was the only international bank allowed after the Bolshevik revolution in Petrograd
James S. Crown
chairman emeritus of the Aspen Institute, financier, chairman and CEO of Henry Crown & Company, managing partner at Aspen Skiing, director at General Dynamics since 1987, Sara Lee, JPMorgan Chase, General Dynamics, died on his birthday in a raceway/racecar crash in 2023
1953-2023 (70)
aspeninstitute.org
James Warburg
Financial advisor to Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR), son of Paul Warburg, the financier and co-founder of the US Federal Reserve Bank (the FED), financed MK-Ultra supervised programs by Dr. Gottlieb for LSD to CIA agents
1896-1969 (73)
Jamie Dimon
chairman & CEO of JPMorgan Chase since 2007, billionaire financier of Bank One Corporation (Banc One) merged with JPMorgan Chase in 2004, during the Wall Street 2008 meltdown bought out Bear Stearns
Jimmy Goldsmith
Financier, businessman, media tycoon, Movement for France party politician, controversial bagman for the Rothschilds
1933-1997 (64)
sirjamesgoldsmith.com
John D. Arnold living
Youngest US billionaire in 2007, former Enron executive, founder of Arnold Ventures (Laura and John Arnold Foundation), philanthropist
1974- (50)
John J. Mack living
Senior investment advisor to KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts), investor, financier, banker, former chairman and CEO of Morgan Stanley during the Wall Street 2008 Meltdown
1944- (80)
John Jacob Astor III
Financier, philanthropist, soldier during the American Civil War
John Jacob Astor IV
Financier, investor, businessman, invested $100K in Nikola Tesla's inventions in 1899 to become the majority shareholder in Nikola Tesla Company, real estate developer, military veteran, lieutenant colonel in the Spanish-American War, he died on the RMS Titanic in 1912
1864-1912 (48)
Jonathan Soros
Chairman of JS Capital Management LLC, and the family foundation JJASF
Karl H. Hinke
president at Marine Midland Bank, financier, entrepreneur, leader in the formation of Mastercard Inc. (1966)
Ken Hao
Financier, chairman and managing partner of Silver Lake since 2000
Kevin Maxwell
businessman, financier, acquitted of fraud charges related to his father Robert Maxwell
Lady Bird Johnson
First Lady of the United States, married to LBJ, investor, financier, Bell Helicopter, LTV (Temco)
1912-2007 (95)
Laurance Rockefeller
financier, co-founder of Eastern Airlines, pilot, procurement of McDonnell Aircraft for the US Navy, investor, pioneer in paranormal research, UFOs, aliens, crop circles
1910-2004 (94)
britannica.com
Leon Black
financier, co-founder and former co-CEO of Apollo Global Management, investor in John Morrell (Smithfield Foods), Foster Grant sunglasses, his father Eli Black was part of the United Fruit Company (Chiqita)
Léopold Louis-Dreyfus
Businessman, investor, financier, founder of LDC or Louis Dreyfus Holdings B.V. in 1851
1833-1915 (82)
Lewis Eisenberg
Investor, financier, co-founder of Granite Capital, founder of the Republican Leadership Council, diplomat, US ambassador to Italy and San Marino, head of the New York Port Authority
Lord Helsby
financier, chairman of the Midland Bank, director of the Imperial Group, Industrial and Commercial Finance Corporation (ICFC)
Louis McFadden
US congressman, politician, chairman of the House Banking and Currency Committee in 1934, banker, financier, US Federal Reserve whistleblower
Louis Nathaniel de Rothschild
Banker, financier, art collector, proponent of the Kalergi Plan
1882-1955 (73)
Lynn Forester de Rothschild living
Financier, founder of Inclusive Capital Partners (ICP), co-founder of E.L. Rothschild, wife of Evelyn de Rothschild, advocate for universal basic income (UBI) aka Inclusive Capitalism, founder and CEO of the Coalition for Inclusive Capitalism
1954- (70)
elrothschild.com
Matthew Brown living
Venture capitalist, owner of Matthew Brown Companies, aerospace investor of $200 million in Virgin Orbit (Stratolaunch), early investor in OpenAI (ChatGPT), SpaceX
1990- (34)
Maurice R. Greenberg living
Billionaire, financier, chairman of The Starr Foundation, former chairman and CEO of American International Group (AIG), Starr Insurance Companies, vice-chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations
1925- (99)
starrfoundation.org
Mayer Amschel Rothschild
Father of the House of Rothschild family banking dynasty "with the Red Shield" (Red Coat of Arms, or the Red Sign) and perhaps the wealthiest family in human history, banker at Oppenheim bank in Hanover, foreign currency exchange trader, financier, speculation on The Battle of Waterloo led to the founding of the Bank of England, House of Hesse, frontrunner for Prince William of Hesse Kassel
1744-1812 (68)
Melissa Schiff
Financier aka Melissa Soros, married Robert Soros (brother of George Soros)
Meng Wanzhou
CFO of Huawei, arrested and detained in Canada prior to extradition to the United States
Michael Froman
Vice Chairman and President of Strategic Growth at Mastercard, Lawyer, politician, US trade representative from 2013-2017
cfr.org
Nat Rothschild living
Financier, investor, chairman of Volex, JNR Limited
1971- (53)
twitter.com
Nathan Rothschild
Banker, politician, son of Nathan Mayer Rothschild (aka NM Rothschild) of the Rothschild banking family dynasty, financier of De Beers mining companies, co-founder of the Pilgrims Society in 1902
1840-1915 (75)
Nick Rockefeller
Financier, co-founder of Global Agora, co-author of Economic Strategy and National Security
nicholasrockefeller.org
Patrick Bet-David living
Financier, founder of PHP Agency, entertainer, podcaster at Valuetainment, PBD podcast, author of Your Next Five Moves
1978- (46)
patrickbetdavid.com
Paul Desmarais, III
Financier, chairman and CEO at Sagard Holdings, businessman, philanthropist, his grandfather founded Power Corp
Paul Desmarais Jr.
Financier, chairman and co-CEO of Power Corporation of Canada since 1996, his father started Power Corp
Peter G. Peterson
Financier, banker, co-founder of Blackstone Group with Stephen A. Swarzman, Republican Party politician, chairman of Council on Foreign Relations in 1985, chairman and CEO of Bell & Howell from 1963-1971, US secretary of commerce from 1972-1973, chairman and CEO of Lehman Brothers from 1973-1977, Kuhn & Loeb from 1977-1984
1926-2018 (92)
Peter Levene living
Financier, chairman of STARR Insurance Companies, NBNK Investments, Crossbench party politician, chairman of Lloyd's of London from 2003-2011, businessman, Lord Mayor of London from 1998-1999
1941- (83)
starrcompanies.com
Peter Oppenheimer living
Financier, economist, head of macro research at Goldman Sachs Europe, former SVP and CFO of Apple
1941- (83)
Phillip Basey
Brexit Party politician, treasurer, his daughter is Loretta Basey who is married to Nat Rothschild
Pierre Wertheimer
financier who co-founded Chanel (his grandsons retain 70% today), investor, entrepreneur, equestrian, horse breeder
1888-1965 (77)
Ralph Schneider
co-founder and chairman of the Diner's Club, financier, pioneer in credit cards
1909-1964 (55)
Sir Reay Geddes
chairman of Pirelli tyres (Dunlop tires), financier, director at the Bank of England, Midland Bank (HSBC) formerly a big four bank in the UK
Richard Bowen
SVP at Citigroup, financier, underwriter, banker, whistleblower of fraud & defective mortgages in 2006, leading to the Great Recession or 2008 Financial Crisis
Robert Bass
Billionaire, financier, chairman of Aerion, Keystone Group (Bass Group), philanthropist
Robert Mercer
Financier, investor, activist, linked to Cambridge Analytica and Trump presidency
Robert Morris
Financier who supplied the army during the American Revolutionary War, imprisoned as a debtor
Sam Zell
billionaire financier, investor, founder and chairman of Equity Group Investments (Equity Residential, Equity International, EQ Office, Tribune Media, Anixter, Covanta), philanthropist, attorney, lawyer, real estate developer, philanthropist, author of Am I Being Too Subtle?
1941-2023 (82)
egizell.com
Steven J. Hoffenberg
Financier, whistleblower, former chairman and CEO of Towers Financial, rescued the New York Post in 1993, spent 18 years in prison for fraud, tax evasion, convicted in a Ponzi scheme
1945-2022 (77)
Thomas Buberl
CEO of AXA insurance, financier
axa.com
Thomas Gresham
Merchant banker, financier, founder of the Royal Exchange for international merchants in 1566-1568
britannica.com
Thomas James living
Thomas Secunda living
Tishman Speyer
Financier, co-owner of the Rockefeller Center with Lester Crown
Tom Perkins
Investor, financier
businessinsider.com
William Eden
Financier, accountant, banker, ambassador to Spain, secretary for Ireland
William T. Holland
Executive chairman of CI Financial Corp. wealth management since 2010, CEO in 1999, worked at CI Financial since 1999, director since 1994, financier, director at Sunnybrook Foundation, founder of Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation
ir.cifinancial.com
William Joseph McDonough
Economist, financier, vice chairman of Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. until 2009
William E. Simon living
63rd United States Secretary of the Treasury for Richard Nixon, financier, co-founder of Wesray Capital, Catterton Partners, businessman, philanthropist, Order of the Nile, founder of the Philanthropy Roundtable
1927- (97)