Bryson, John (New York City)
U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 2011-2013
Famous Business Personalities from New York
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Eisner, Michael (Mount Kisco)
CEO of Walt Disney Company, 1984-2005 -
Geffen, David (Brooklyn)
The billionaire entertainment mogul behind Geffen Records and Dreamworks -
Helmsley, Leona (New York City)
The hotelier called the "Queen of Mean" -
Jay-Z (Brooklyn)
Rapper of "Empire State of Mind" -
Kaiser, Henry J. (Sproutbrook)
The shipbuilder who founded Kaiser-Permanente -
Klein, Calvin (New York City)
The designer with the famous underwear ads -
Madoff, Bernard (New York City)
The Wall Street money manager who swindled $50 billion -
Nidetch, Jean (Brooklyn)
Founder of the Weight Watchers diet program -
P. Diddy (New York City)
Rapper known as Puff Daddy, then P. Diddy, then Diddy, then P. Diddy again -
Rockefeller, David (New York City)
Leader of Chase Manhattan Bank, 1969-81 -
Schultz, Howard (Albany) (Brooklyn)
The CEO who made Starbucks an international company -
Shavitz, Burt (New York City)
The Burt of Burt's Bees personal care products -
Stern, David (New York City)
Commissioner of the National Basketball Association, 1984-2014 -
Trump, Donald (New York City)
President of the United States, 2017-2021 -
Trump, Donald Jr. (New York City)
The oldest son of former President Donald Trump -
Trump, Eric (New York City)
The third child of Donald Trump -
Vanderbilt, Cornelius (Staten Island)
19th century transport magnate known as "Commodore" -
Zuckerberg, Mark (White Plains)
The CEO of Facebook