Founders, CEOs, and entrepreneurs.
Jerry Reinsdorf, a former IRS tax attorney who made his first fortune in real estate, has owned the Chicago Bulls since 1985, winning six NBA titles, and the White Sox for nearly 40 years.
Woody Johnson, a Johnson & Johnson heir, bought the New York Jets for $635 million in 2000 and served as US ambassador to the UK from 2017 to 2021.
Jeffrey Lurie, grandson of the General Cinema founder and a Brandeis social-policy PhD, has owned the Philadelphia Eagles since 1994 and won two Super Bowls.
Joe Lacob, a Kleiner Perkins partner since 1987, is the principal owner of the Golden State Warriors and Golden State Valkyries.
Dan Gilbert delivered pizzas to pay for college, co-founded Rocket Mortgage, founded Rock Ventures and owns the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Stan Kroenke owns the Los Angeles Rams, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche and Arsenal F.C. through Kroenke Sports & Entertainment.
Kenneth Frazier, a janitor's son from North Philadelphia, rose from Merck general counsel to CEO and became the first African American man to lead a major pharmaceutical company.
Ursula Burns grew up in a New York housing project and became the first Black woman to lead a Fortune 500 company when she took over Xerox in 2009.
Kenneth Chenault spent 37 years at American Express, leading it as chairman and CEO from 2001 to 2018, and now chairs the venture firm General Catalyst.
Larry Fink co-founded BlackRock, now the world's largest money manager with more than $10 trillion in assets under management, after starting as a mortgage-backed securities trader at First Boston.
Lou Gerstner ran IBM from 1993 to 2002, is largely credited with its turnaround, and wrote Who Says Elephants Can't Dance? about the transformation.
John Sculley left the PepsiCo presidency in 1983 to become Apple's CEO, growing sales from $800 million to $8 billion before his 1993 departure.
