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===Finance===
{{Short description|Notable business executives}}
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* ], Goldman Sachs
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* ], CEO and chairman of ] and highest paid Wall Street firm ] in 2006
* ], owner of oil and chemical companies
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* ], co-founder of H&R Block
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* ], founder of ], mayor of ], philanthropist
* ], Chairman and President of Blum Capital Partners, L.P.; owns 75% of the voting stock in ]
* ], former ], business leader in many private firms
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* ], Executive Director for Legal and Government Affairs at Goldman Sachs in London from 1994 to 1999
* ], real estate, insurance, philanthropist, art collector
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* ], partner and chief U.S. investment strategist at Goldman Sachs
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* ], billionaire hedge fund investor and founder of ]
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* ], senior strategist at APCO Worldwide, Board of Advisors of the ]
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* ], former chairman and CEO of ] (AIG), the world's largest insurance and financial services corporation
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* ], President Of Mamalahoa Publishing/Rare Groove Urban Music Collective UMX (Jewish Father)
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* ], former ] and owner of numerous malls and department stores
* ], co-founder of ] leveraged buyout
* ], founder of ] (] firm)
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* ], leveraged buyout pioneer and philanthropist co-founder of ]
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* ], billionaire founder of ] & Goldman Sachs
* ], U.S. Senator and founder of ] (ADP), the largest payroll and tax filing processor in the world
* ], leveraged buyout specialist
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* ], billionaire ex-chairman of MBNA and ex-owner of the Cleveland Browns
** ], billionaire chairman of ]
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* ], chairman of the Federal Reserve (1930-1933), president of the World Bank (1946)
* ], junk bond king & philanthropist
* ], former ] under FDR, financial advisor to Israel
* ], financier & art dealer
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* ], billionaire investor
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* ], billionaire co-founder of ] leveraged buyout
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* ], has many holdings in both the USA and the UK, along with other European countries
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* ], former United States Secretary of the Treasury, executive at ], has served on the board of directors of the New York Stock Exchange, the Ford Motor Company, the Harvard Corporation, the New York Futures Exchange, and has held many other positions
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* ], Bussiness Entrepreneur, credited with the innovation of Drive-Through Banking
* ], financier & philanthropist
* ], financier & ] leader
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* ], founder and CEO of ]
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* ], corporate director at ]
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* ], first woman to purchase a seat on ]
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* ], billionaire former president of ] and CEO of ]
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* ], financier & current CEO of ]
* ], ex-CEO of ], philanthropist
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* ], American economist and senior U.S. Treasury department official
* ], president of the ] (1995-2005)
* ], current (2005-) president of the World Bank
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* ], managing director and chairman of Goldman Sachs' International Advisors department
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{{See also|List of Jewish American businesspeople in finance|l1=Jewish American businesspeople in finance|List of Jewish American businesspeople in media|l2=media|List of Jewish American businesspeople in real estate|l3=real estate|List of Jewish American businesspeople in retail|l4=retail}}
===Retail and rental===
{{See also|List of Jewish American fashion designers}}
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* ], billionaire diamond merchant and industrialist
* ], founder of ], ] (Limited, ], ], ], ], ])


== Advertising and public relations ==
===Real estate===
{{Main|List of Jewish American businesspeople in media#Advertising and public relations}}
* ], billionaire property developer in ], ]
* ], billionaire owner of ]
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* ], the largest commercial real estate developer in the U.S. state of Washington
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* ], operator and the head of NYC's ]. Silverstein is also the leaseholder of the ] towers that were destroyed in the ]
* ] of the ], the largest developer of shopping malls in the United States
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* ], President and CEO of ], one of the leading owners, developers, fund managers, and operators of real estate in the world
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* ], casino resort developer
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===Cosmetics=== == Aerospace ==
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===Toys===
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* ], toy train manufacturer, founder of ]
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* ], CEO of ]
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* ], inventor of ], founder of ]
* ], founder of ], the biggest privately owned toy company in the world
* ], founder of ]
* ] & ], inventors of the ]
* ], former CEO of ]


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===Food, food services, confectionery, etc.===
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===Electronics===
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* ], moderator of the ]
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* ], co-founder of ], venture capitalist
* ], former CEO of ]
* ], virtual reality products
* ], former head of ] (converted)
* ], hi-tech venture capitalist (Intel, Apple)
* ], CEO of ]
* ], founder of ]
* ] & ], founders of ]
* ], CEO of ], former COO and president of ], a director at ], former managing director at ]


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===Software and Internet===
* ] (1896–1990), founder of the Material Service Corporation (merged with ])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2015/06/11/senate-section/article/S4099-1|title=RECOGNIZING THE 90TH BIRTHDAY OF LESTER CROWN|date=Jun 11, 2015|publisher=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dcNMZTnEz6UC&pg=PA241|page=241|author=Charles D. Ellis|year=2001|title=Wall Street People: True Stories of Today's Masters and Moguls|isbn=978-0-471-23809-6|author-link=Charles D. Ellis}}</ref>
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* ] (1968–), co-founder of ] and co-owner of ]'s ]<ref name="hwks">{{cite news|url=https://atlantajewishtimes.timesofisrael.com/jewish-investor-buying-hawks/|title=Jewish Investor Buying Hawks|date=Apr 29, 2015|author=David R. Cohen|newspaper=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2014/01/14/how-to-pitch-successfully-from-rapper-turned-entrepreneur-jesse-itzler/|title=How To Pitch Successfully From Rapper-Turned-Entrepreneur Jesse Itzler|date=Jan 14, 2014|author=Natalie Robehmed|access-date=March 31, 2015|magazine=]}}</ref>
* ], CEO of ] (Jewish mother)
* ] (1937–), Iraqi-born founder of ]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://washingtonpost.com/national/national-security/rise-of-the-drone-from-calif-garage-to-multibillion-dollar-defense-industry/2011/12/22/gIQACG8UEP_story.html|title=Rise of the drone: From Calif. garage to multibillion-dollar defense industry|author=Peter Finn|date=Dec 23, 2011|newspaper=]}}</ref>
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* ] (1913–2016), co-founder of ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jta.org/2016/06/30/united-states/aerospace-pioneer-simon-ramo-dies-at-103|title=Aerospace pioneer Simon Ramo dies at 103|publisher=]|date=June 2016|access-date=2019-09-10|quote=Aerospace pioneer ], father of America's ] system and son of Jewish immigrants from ], has died at 103.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-jun-16-la-fi-hiltzik-20100616-story.html|title=TRW co-founder Simon Ramo: The epitome of a 'Renaissance man'|newspaper=]|date=June 2010|access-date=2019-09-10|quote=A ] native whose family traces its history to Jewish "]," who converted to Christianity in Inquisition-era Spain}}</ref>
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* ] (1925–2024), long-time CEO of ]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=JPOST20020814-01.1.7|title=Grants from Jewish sources announced|year=2002|newspaper=]}}</ref>
* ], creator of ]
* ] (1917–2011), American-Israeli founder of ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jta.org/2015/05/12/arts-entertainment/israels-air-force-particularly-its-scrappy-beginnings-inspires-3-films|title=Israeli Air Force, particularly its scrappy beginnings, inspires 3 films|author=Tom Tugend|publisher=]|date=May 12, 2015}}</ref><ref name=jta-zs>{{cite web|title=The Eulogizer: Industrialist Felix Zandman and IAI founder Al Schwimmer|url=https://jta.org/2011/06/14/lifestyle/the-eulogizer-industrialist-felix-zandman-and-iai-founder-al-schwimmer|author=Alan D. Abbey|date=Jun 14, 2011|access-date=2019-08-25|publisher=]}}</ref>
* ], co-founder of ]
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* ], founder of ], owner of the ]
* ], founder of ] (Jewish mother, Jewish adoptive parents)
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* ], programmer on ]
* ], founder of ]
* ], co-founder of ]
* ], founder of ], co-founder of ]
* ], artificial intelligence software
* ], creator of ]
* ], initial developer of ]
* ], co-founder of ]
* ], founder of ]
* ] (aka Aleph One), long-time moderator of ]
* ], venture capitalist with ]
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* ], co-founder of ] (Jewish mother)
* ], interface designer for ]
* ], creator of ]
* ], chief programmer on ]
* ], creator of ]
* ], CEO of ]
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* ], billionaire co-founder and first president of ]
* ], programmer of ], founder of ]
* ], creator of ]
* ], content management, ]
* ], co-founder of ]


== Cosmetics ==
===Media and Entertainment===
{{Main|List of Jewish American businesspeople in retail#Cosmetics}}
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* ] (1950 - ) film producer, director and co-founder of ]<ref>'''Katzenberg''' - "Hardie also called on several Jewish members of the entertainment industry, including... Jeffrey Katzenberg"</ref>
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* ], owner of the '']'' (son of ])
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* ], former owner of the Family Channel (purchased by Disney) and the Kirch German Media empire
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* ], former president of NBC News
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* ], Chairman of MGM
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* ], founder of MCA
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* ], Chief Executive Officer of the NBC Universal Television Group
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== Energy and mining ==
===Publishing===
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* ], publisher and co-founder of ]
* ], publisher of '']''
* ], owner of '']'' magazine, the standard trade magazine of the pornography industry in the U.S.
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* ], editor and autobiographer
* ] founder of ]
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* ], CEO of Advance Publications and chairman of ]
* ], former head of the ]
* ], publisher (Jewish father)
* ], founder of ] (Jewish father)
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* ], co-founder of ]
* ], publisher of '']''
* ], billionaire owner of '']'' and '']''


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===Advertising===
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* ], father of public relations
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* ], advertising pioneer
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* ], owner of several advertising agencies, first chairman and co-founder of ]
* ], advertiser
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* ], advertiser & radio personality
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* ], advertising pioneer, founder of the ]
* ], chair and CEO of ], one of the world's largest advertising agencies
* ], inventor & father of ]s
* ], founder and owner of ]


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===American sports: owners, commissioners, managers, presidents, etc.===
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* ], ], owner of ] and ]
* ], U.S., owner of the ]
* ], U.S., coach and GM of the ]
* ], U.S., ] Commissioner
* ], U.S., owner of the ] (since 2002); owner of the ] franchise the ]
* ], U.S., owner of ]
* ], U.S., Chairman of ], principal owner of the ] of the ], the ] of the ], and the ] of the ]
* ], U.S., owner of the ]
* ], U.S., owner of the ]
* ], U.S., General Manager of the ]
* ], U.S., ] Commissioner
* ], U.S., owner of the ]
* ], U.S., joint Chairman of the ] board
* ], U.S., Chairman of ]
* ], U.S., owner of the ], majority owner of Manchester United
* ], U.S. basketball coach, owner ], ] founder
* ], U.S., founder of the ]
* ], joint U.S./] citizen, part owner of the ]
* ], U.S., owner of the ]
* ], U.S., owner of the ] and ]
* ], U.S., former General Manager of the ]
* ], U.S., owners of the ]
** ], U.S., owner of the ], owner of ]
* ], U.S., owner of the ], only current female owner in major league baseball (Jewish father, and therefore not considered Jewish under orthodox ])
* ], U.S., former owner of the ]
* ], U.S., long-time President & General Manager of the ]
* ], U.S, owner of the ], former owner of the ]'s ] and the ]'s ]
* ], U.S., owner of the ], owner of the ]
* ], U.S. owner of the ], founder of ]
* ], U.S. founder & owner of ]
* ], U.S. owner of ]. Founder of ]
* ], U.S., ] Commissioner
* ], U.S., General Manager of the ]
* ], U.S., owner of the ]
* ], U.S., owner of ]
* ], U.S., ] Commissioner
*], U.S., principal owner of the ]<ref>'''Wilf''' - "The team’s owner, Zygi Wilf, an Orthodox Jew ..."</ref>
* ], U.S., owner of the ]
* ], U.S., owner of the ]


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===Other and miscellany===
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* ], State Treasurer of the U.S. State of New Jersey, ex-executive with Goldman Sachs
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* ], founder of ] (U.S. and Israel)
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* ], one of the pioneers of gambling in Las Vegas, Nevada
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* ], casino magnate
* ], alcohol smuggler during Prohibition
* ], founder and chairman of a plywood and home improvement retailer, Plywood Minnesota (which later became Home Valu Interiors)
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* ], garment industry figure
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* ], inventor of "immortality ring" (by religion only), Jewish follower
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* ], philanthropist who established Cowl ] Center in ]
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* ], CEO of Delta Airlines
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* ], major international oil and gas magnate
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* ], President/CEO ], Author ''The Centerless Corporation'' and ''Results''
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* ] (1977–2015), Brazilian-born energy industrialist, co-founder of ]; disappeared in June 2012<ref>{{cite news|url=https://haaretz.com/jewish/news/u-s-jewish-energy-mogul-guma-aguiar-goes-missing-off-u-s-coast-1.440024|title=U.S. Jewish Energy Mogul Guma Aguiar Goes Missing Off U.S. Coast|date=Jun 21, 2012|author=Moshe Harush|newspaper=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/latest-news/article1940927.html|title=Without a trace: the strange disappearing act of Guma Aguiar|date=Jun 30, 2012|author=Julie K. Brown|author-link=Julie K. Brown|newspaper=]|access-date=2019-09-05}}</ref>
*], co-founder of ] ,
* ] (1906–1993), Polish-born founder of the Belco Petroleum Company, one of the precursor companies of ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jta.org/1965/10/04/archive/47-jewish-leaders-representing-all-groups-to-meet-with-pope-today|title=47 Jewish Leaders, Representing All Groups, to Meet with Pope Today|year=1965|publisher=]}}</ref>
*] of ] and founder of SunAmerica
* ] (1869–1937), Lithuanian-born co-founder (along with his son Jacob) of the ] (1922)<ref name=":0">{{cite news|title=What's In a Name?|url=https://washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1985/05/02/whats-in-a-name/8ce0bc7d-ea92-4ff6-ac42-1331673951ad/|date=May 2, 1985|author=Jack Eisen|newspaper=]|access-date=2019-08-26|quote=] was, as local long-timers will recall, a retailer begun from scratch by a Russian Jewish immigrant who started selling gasoline from a horse-drawn cart in ] in 1910.}}</ref>
*], founder of ]
* ] (1892–1970), American-born co-founder (along with his father Louis) of the American Oil Company (1922)<ref name=":0" />
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* ] (1925–2004), chairman of the ], briefly owner of ] and ]; member of the ]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://vanityfair.com/news/2005/11/davis200511|title=The Man Who Ate Hollywood|date=Nov 2005|author=Mark Seal|magazine=]|author-link=Mark Seal}}</ref>
*], investor and director of many companies
* ] (1908–2005), founder of the Aurora Gasoline Company, once one of the largest gas station chains in the ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maxmfisher.org/about-max|title=About Max|publisher=The Max M. Fisher Archives|access-date=2021-04-18}}</ref>
*], founder of ]
* ] (1950–), American-Canadian co-founder of Ivanhoe Energy Inc. and chairman of ]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://canadianminingreport.com/news/All+in+the+family%3A+Mining+roots+run+deep+in+these+seven+families|title=All in the family: Mining roots run deep in these seven families|date=Jun 3, 2010|magazine=Mining Markets}}</ref>
*], co-founder of ] ,
* ] (1960–), former chairman and CEO of ] (now HRG Group, Inc.), co-chairman of family-owned ]'s ]; member of the ]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/dc30c6f8-021e-11df-8b56-00144feabdc0|title=Men in the News: The Glazers|author=Roger Blitz|newspaper=]|date=Jan 15, 2010}}</ref>
*], businessman and investor
* ] (1903–1993), Ukrainian-born founder of Gruss & Company<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nytimes.com/1993/07/05/obituaries/joseph-gruss-91-philanthropist-who-supported-jewish-schools.html|title=Joseph Gruss, 91, Philanthropist Who Supported Jewish Schools|date=Jul 5, 1993|author=Eric Pace|newspaper=]|access-date=2019-09-05}}</ref>
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* ] (1932–2021), Polish-born oil and natural gas developer, founder of Oceanic Exploration Co.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://jpost.com/Israel/Jewish-oilman-sues-Israel-for-thwarting-drilling-bid|title=Jewish oilman sues Israel for thwarting drilling bid|author=David Horovitz|date=Nov 14, 2005|newspaper=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.globes.co.il/en/article-jack-grynberg-vs-the-world-1001080791|title=Grynberg: Gas would have been cheaper if I found it|date=Nov 15, 2015|author=Hadas Magen|newspaper=]}}</ref>
*], speculator and investor
* ] (1828–1905), Swiss-born mining magnate; member of the ]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-jan-16-bk-foxweber16-story.html|title=The world belonged to them|author=Nicholas Fox Weber|year=2005|newspaper=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-8PSCwAAQBAJ&q=meyer+guggenheim&pg=PT65|title=The Jewish Connection|page=65|author=Phyllis Appel|year=2013|quote=] married Barbara at ] synagogue in 1852|publisher=]|isbn=978-1-301-06093-1}}</ref>
* ] (1898–1990), long-time CEO and president of the ], co-founder of ]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1996/12/27/armand-hammers-afterlife/d7b7a47b-d486-4ea9-b151-fb127897307|title=ARMAND HAMMER'S AFTERLIFE|date=Dec 27, 1996|author=Jo Ann Lewis|newspaper=]}}{{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://jta.org/1990/12/12/archive/armand-hammer-dead-at-92-on-eve-of-his-bar-mitzvah|title=Armand Hammer Dead at 92 on Eve of His Bar Mitzvah|date=Dec 12, 1990|publisher=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://nytimes.com/1981/11/29/magazine/the-riddle-of-armand-hammer.html?pagewanted=all|title=THE RIDDLE OF ARMAND HAMMER|date=Nov 29, 1981|newspaper=]}}</ref>
* ] (1914–1999), founder of ] and former owner of ]'s ]<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pVKzCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT34|title=Hess: The Last Oil Baron|isbn=978-1-118-92344-3|page=34|author=Tina Davis |author2=Jessica Resnick-Ault |publisher=Bloomberg Press|year=2015}}</ref>
* ] (1910–1993), German-born metal trader who served as president and CEO of '']''<ref>{{Cite web|last= Storli |first=Espen|title= Ludwig Jesselson (1910-1993)|publisher=Immigrant Entrepreneurship|date=30 August 2013 |url=https://www.immigrantentrepreneurship.org/entry.php?rec=167#_edn16 |access-date=28 May 2018}}</ref>
* ] (1849–1938) and ] (1847–1902), German-born mining magnates, founders of Lewisohn Bros.<ref>{{cite web|first=Henning|last=Albrecht|title=Adolph Lewisohn (1849-1938)|url=https://www.immigrantentrepreneurship.org/entry.php?rec=47|publisher=]|quote=He came from an old and well-established Jewish family|year=2011|access-date=2009-08-25}}</ref>
* ] (1936–2018), chairman and CEO of the ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jewishpalmbeach.org/news/links/2010HonorRollFLIPrfs.pdf|title=2010 Honor Roll|publisher=Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County|page=10|access-date=2017-04-25|archive-date=2015-10-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151030071044/http://jewishpalmbeach.org/news/links/2010HonorRollFLIPrfs.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tbsmb.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/HaKOL-Aug-2016_web.pdf|title=Hakol (Vol. 76)|page=25|date=Aug 2016|publisher=]|access-date=2019-06-02|archive-date=2017-04-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426061344/http://www.tbsmb.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/HaKOL-Aug-2016_web.pdf}}</ref>
* ] (1909–1996), founder of the Lubell Oil Company<ref>{{cite news|title=Funeral Services Set for Tulsa Arts Patron Benedict I. Lubell|newspaper=]|date=Dec 14, 1996|url=https://www.tulsaworld.com/archives/funeral-services-set-for-tulsa-arts-patron-benedict-i-lubell/article_4fafa1e2-d1ee-5ea8-8d41-d1a07c9a628e.html|access-date=2019-06-01}}</ref>
* ] (1853–1930), mining magnate; developed ]<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pTwqwB3952QC&q=samuel%20newhouse|title=Pioneer Jews: A New Life in the Far West|first1=Harriet|last1=Rochlin|first2=Fred|last2=Rochlin|isbn=978-0-618-00196-5|year=2000}}</ref>
* ] (1975–), co-founder of ]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://forbes.com/forbes/2007/1029/168.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071215162429/http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2007/1029/168.html|archive-date=December 15, 2007|title=$100 Oil? We Love It|author=Daniel Fisher|magazine=]|date=Oct 13, 2007}}</ref>
* ] (1900–1988), co-founder of ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jta.org/1966/05/12/archive/jew-designated-as-inventor-of-the-year-by-washington-institute|title=Jew Designated As 'inventor of the Year' by Washington Institute|year=1966|publisher=]|access-date=2019-08-18}}</ref>
* ] (1935–2000), Russian-born founder of the ]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/11/25/k-k-r-s-energy-billionaires-club/|title=K.K.R.'s Energy Billionaires Club|author=Peter Lattman|date=Nov 25, 2011|newspaper=]}}</ref>

== Financial services ==
{{Main|List of Jewish American businesspeople in finance}}

== Food ==
{{Main|List of Jewish American businesspeople in retail#Food}}

== Manufacturing and distribution ==
{{Main|List of Jewish American businesspeople in retail#Manufacturing and distribution}}

== Miscellaneous ==
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* ] (1947–), ] founder of corporate investigations firm Interfor International<ref>{{cite news|title=A trained Mossad killer — or a cab driver?|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/a-trained-mossad-killer-or-a-cab-driver-8k09tgb08rz|url-access=subscription|newspaper=]|year=2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=]|page=24|date=October 1992|title=The Larouche Connection|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N-MCAAAAMBAJ&q=juval+aviv+jewish&pg=PA24}}</ref>
* ], CEO of ]'s ]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://jweekly.com/1995/10/20/s-f-giants-exec-brings-jewish-values-to-the-major-leagues/|title=S.F. Giants exec brings Jewish values to the Major Leagues|newspaper=]|date=October 1995|quote=When he thinks about baseball, ] also thinks about being Jewish|access-date=2019-05-01}}</ref>
* ] (1922–2019) and ] (1926–2004), founders of ] company ]<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=H&R Block|encyclopedia=]|url=https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/judaica/ejud_0002_0003_0_03134.html|access-date=2018-10-07}}</ref>
* ] (1929–2011), owner of the NFL's ]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nytimes.com/2007/08/19/sports/playmagazine/0819play-davis.html|title=Just Live, Baby!|date=Aug 19, 2007|author=Bryan Curtis|newspaper=]}}</ref>
* ] (1965–), former ], owner of the Nevada-based Flying S Ranch Ultralight Flightpark, an ] private use airport<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1993/08/20/heidi-fleiss-hollywood-sex-scandal-2/|title=Heidi Fleiss' Hollywood sex scandal|date=Aug 20, 1993|author=Dana Kennedy|magazine=]}}</ref>
* ] (1951–), Israeli-American corporate strategist, chairwoman of global management consultancy ]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.israel21c.org/10-prominent-israelis-at-the-head-of-us-businesses/|title=10 prominent Israelis at the head of US businesses|date=Aug 14, 2018|author=Abigail Klein Leichman|magazine=]}}</ref>
* ] (1967–), founder of auction house ]<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://jewinthecity.com/2018/10/this-orthodox-jew-is-auctioning-off-marilyn-monroes-siddur/
|title=This Orthodox Jew Is Auctioning Off Marilyn Monroe's Siddur
|date=Oct 30, 2018
|author=Sara Levine
|publisher=]
|quote="I still had a connection to Jewish history and being traditionally and ethically Jewish."
}}</ref>
* ] (1972–), Israeli-American entrepreneur, owner of the Miami-based Love Hate Tattoo Studio, and ] Love Hate Lounge<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=]|title=The Judaism Rebooters|first=D.G.|last=Myers|url=https://www.commentarymagazine.com/articles/the-judaism-rebooters/|quote=], an Israeli-born tattoo artist in ], who told '']'' that he is regularly asked how he can incise marks on himself, since Jews are commanded not to do so|year=2009|access-date=2019-12-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://vimeo.com/310884776|title=Ami James on: Tattoo by Jews|publisher=]|quote=(0:37) ''James:'' "I'm a Jew"|year=2019}}</ref>
* ] (1941–), founder of corporate investigation firm ]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://newyorker.com/magazine/2009/10/19/the-secret-keeper|magazine=]|title=The Secret Keeper — Jules Kroll and the world of corporate intelligence|author=William Finnegan|date=Oct 19, 2009}}</ref>
* ] (1939–2020), founder of ] (IGI)<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sBC-FsLS3fUC&q=jewish%20captain|first=Lenzner|last=Terry|author-link=Terry Lenzner|title=The Investigator|publisher=]|year=2013|isbn=978-0-698-14899-4|quote=I played football at ], where I was the first jewish captain}}</ref>
* ]<!-- (19xx–)-->, co-owner of ] (holds ]' ]), co-owner of ]'s ] and ]'s ], former CEO of ]'s ]<ref>{{cite news|first1=Michael|last1=Sokolove|author-link=Michael Sokolove|newspaper=]|title=From Tel Aviv to the Space Needle, by Way of Slovenia|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/29/sports/playmagazine/from-tel-aviv-to-the-space-needle-by-way-of-slovenia.html|date=Oct 29, 2006|access-date=2020-10-23|quote= "But look," ] said, "I'm Jewish -- I had my ] in Israel " }}</ref>
* ] (1940–2019), founder and chairman of security company ]<ref name=RobertsObit>{{Cite news|first= Sam|last=Roberts |title= Ira Lipman, Security Man Who Spoke Out For Public Safety |newspaper=]|date=September 29, 2019 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107569535/the-boston-globe/ |via=]}}</ref>
* ] (1956–), Israeli-born founder of ], ] and ]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nytimes.com/1988/02/24/nyregion/about-new-york-moishe-s-rise-from-sneakers-to-moving-vans.html|title=About New York; Moishe's Rise: From Sneakers To Moving Vans|author=Gregory Jaynes|date=Feb 24, 1988|newspaper=]|access-date=2019-06-12}}</ref>
* ] (1966–), founder of carpet-cleaning company ]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2009/02/23/ex-con-serves-god-and-fights-fraud/|title=Ex-con serves God and fights fraud|date=Feb 23, 2009|author=John Gittelsohn|newspaper=]|access-date=2019-12-03|quote= "I'm the first Jew, ex-con, short seller the world has ever seen," ] says.}}</ref>
* ] (1919–1985), founder of ]<ref>{{cite news|last=Walker|first=Danna Sue|title=People & Places: Gala to honor pillars in Tulsa Jewish community|newspaper=]|date=Oct 11, 2011|url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/archives/people-places-gala-to-honor-pillars-in-tulsa-jewish-community/article_a88ec726-bf8a-510a-9f25-0d6d88fd9661.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Morris Mirkin, Founder of Rental Car Company, Dies|newspaper=]|date=Jun 30, 1985|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-06-30-me-201-story.html}}</ref>
* ] (1902–1966), British-born founder of the ]; former owner of ]'s ] and the ]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://haaretz.com/jewish/this-day-in-jewish-history/.premium-1.646912|title=The Short Jew Who Invented the Harlem Globetrotters Passes On|date=Mar 15, 2007|author=David B. Green|newspaper=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://jpost.com/Jewish-World/Jewish-Features/Jews-and-black-baseball|title=Jews and black baseball|date=Dec 4, 2011|author=Michael Carasik|newspaper=]}}</ref>
* ] (1823–1902), co-founder of the ]<ref>{{Cite web|title= Louis Sloss: Jewish 49er & Pioneer of San Francisco & Alaska |website=Jewish Museum of the American West|url=http://www.jmaw.org/sloss-alaska-jewish-san-francisco/}}</ref>
* ] (1974–), founder of sports marketing and talent management company ]<ref>{{cite web|publisher=]|url=https://americanhistory.si.edu/american-scene/casey-wasserman|title=Interview: Casey Wasserman|access-date=2021-06-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=]|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-oct-27-tm-wasserman43-story.html|title=A Well-Nourished Mogul|last=Davis|first=David|date=Oct 27, 2002}}</ref>
* ] (1964/1965–), former chairman of multinational professional services firm ] (EY)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jta.org/2016/12/02/news-opinion/politics/trump-names-jewish-billionaire-stephen-schwarzman-to-head-economic-advisory-team|title=Trump names Jewish billionaire Stephen Schwarzman to head economic advisory team|date=Dec 2, 2016|publisher=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://yjp.org/ceoforum/|title=CEO Forum|author=YJP}}</ref>
* ] (1958–), CEO of ]<ref>{{cite news|title=From welfare kid to "Jewish businessman," "Undercover Boss" shares his recipe for success|newspaper=]|date=2011-08-31|url=http://www.jewishledger.com/2011/08/from-welfare-kid-to-jewish-businessman-undercover-boss-shares-his-recipe-for-success/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Feintzeig|first=Rachel|title=Rock 'n' Role-Play: A CEO's Burning Love For Elvis|newspaper=]|date=Oct 4, 2016|url=https://wsj.com/articles/rock-n-role-play-a-ceos-burning-love-for-elvis-1475172897|access-date=2018-10-01|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
* ] (1947–), vice chairman of research and information company, ]<ref>{{Cite news|title= Trump names Jewish billionaire to head economic advisory team |newspaper=]|date=2 December 2016 |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-names-jewish-billionaire-to-head-economic-advisory-team/ |quote=Others include Daniel Yergin, an authority on the role energy plays in international affairs...}}</ref>

== Music industry ==
{{Main|List of Jewish American businesspeople in media#Music industry}}

== Newspapers and publishing ==
{{Main|List of Jewish American businesspeople in media#Newspapers and publishing}}

== Pharmaceuticals and healthcare ==
{{See also|List of Jewish American biologists and physicians|l1=Biologists and physicians|List of Jewish American chemists|l2=chemists}}

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* ] (1949–), ] (co-)founder of ] and biotechnology companies ], ]<ref>{{cite book|title=My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zbPudMBp5yYC&pg=172|year=2013|first=Ari|last=Shavit|author-link=Ari Shavit|publisher=]|page=172|isbn=978-0-8129-8464-4}}</ref>
* ] (1950–), co-founder of biotechnology companies Hybritech, Inc., ] (merged with ]) and IDEC Pharmaceuticals (merged with ])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://libraries.ucsd.edu/sdta/transcripts/birndorf-howard_20080430.html|title=Howard Birndorf Interview|year=2008|publisher=]|access-date=2019-12-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/djnews/djn.1963.03.01.001/13|date=Mar 1, 1963|newspaper=]|title=Services|quote=The Bar Mitzvahs of ] will be observed}}</ref>
* ] (1954–), founder of ]<ref name=Mendelsohn>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-_Si5OP6cjkC&q=alan+cohen&pg=PA98|first=Ezra|last=Mendelsohn|title=Jews and the Sporting Life: Studies in Contemporary Jewry XXIII|page=98 |publisher=]|date=March 31, 2009|ISBN=978-0-19-538291-4}}</ref>
* ] (1936–), entrepreneur, chairman and CEO of ], former Vice chairman of ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-03-05/billionaire-doctor-prescribes-small-teva-deals-for-israeli-giant|title=Billionaire Doctor Prescribes Small Teva Deals for Israeli Giant|date=Mar 5, 2013|publisher=]}}</ref>
* ] (1927–2009), founder of the ]<ref>{{cite web|publisher=]|url=https://jta.org/2009/08/31/lifestyle/alex-grass-former-rite-aid-ceo-and-uja-chair-dies|title=Alex Grass, former Rite Aid CEO and UJA chair, dies|year=2009}}</ref>
* ] (1952–), co-founder of ] company ] (])<ref>{{citation|title=U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 |author=Ancestry.com|publisher=Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.|year=2010}}</ref><ref name=BudObit>{{cite news|title=Obituary: Maurice I. "Bud" Greenspan|newspaper=]|date=Jul 17, 2009|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/omaha/obituary.aspx?n=maurice-i-greenspan-bud&pid=129885567}}</ref>
* ] (1985–), co-founder of ] company ]<ref>{{cite news|title=Jewish Insider's Daily Kickoff: May 18, 2018|url=https://haaretz.com/us-news/jewish-insider-s-daily-kickoff-may-18-2018-1.6097852|year=2018|newspaper=]}}</ref>
* ], co-founder of nursing home operator company ] and healthcare services company ]<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Josh|last=Nathan-Kazis|title=Hasidic Businessman Who Flipped AIDS Home Part of Sect With Cozy Ties to Mayor Bill de Blasio|magazine=]|date=Apr 1, 2016|url=https://forward.com/news/national/337575/hasidic-businessman-who-flipped-aids-home-part-of-sect-with-cozy-ties-to-ma/|access-date=2019-08-08}}</ref>
* ] (1954–), South African-born chairman of Ovid Therapeutics Inc., former CEO of ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bnaibrith.org/in-the-news/bnai-brith-honors-dr-jeremy-levin|title=B'nai B'rith Honors Dr. Jeremy Levin|publisher=]|year=2013}}</ref>
* ] (1950–), CEO of ] company ], former chairman of ]<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kt2HaliLi0EC&q=Levinson&pg=PA350|page=350|author=Fred Rosenbaum|year=2009|title=Cosmopolitans: A Social and Cultural History of the Jews of the San Francisco Bay Area|publisher=]|isbn=978-0-520-94502-9|access-date=2018-07-13|author-link=Fred Rosenbaum}}</ref>
* ] (1925–2016), founder of biotechnology companies ] and the ]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://jewishjournal.com/culture/lifestyle/obituaries/183114/|title=Alfred E. Mann, Jewish philanthropist, medical device-maker, 90|author=Avishay Artsy|newspaper=]|date=Mar 4, 2016|quote=] was born in ], to a Jewish immigrant family.|access-date=2018-11-20}}</ref>
* ] (1946–), founder of ]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://jewishjournal.com/news/israel/126822/|title=Billionaire Stewart Rahr sets sights on Israel|author=Felice Friedson|date=Feb 13, 2014|newspaper=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jns.org/latest-articles/2014/1/30/stewart-rahr-revs-up-united-hatzalah-with-13-million-ambucycle-donation|title=Stewart Rahr revs up United Hatzalah with $1.3 million ambucycle donation|author=Josh Hasten|publisher=Jewish News Syndicate|date=Jan 30, 2014}}</ref>
* ] (1971–), health care magnate, co-founder of ]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://forward.com/news/330190/meet-shlomo-rechnitz-the-mitzvah-mogul-blindsided-by-powerball-hoax/|title=Meet Shlomo Rechnitz, the 'Mitzvah Mogul' Blindsided by Powerball Hoax|date=Jan 15, 2016|author=Emily Siegel|magazine=]}}</ref>
* ] (1957–), former owner of ] (acquired by the ] in 2012)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nytimes.com/2014/10/19/magazine/the-beggars-of-lakewood.html|newspaper=]|title=The Beggars of Lakewood|author=Mark Oppenheimer|date=Oct 16, 2014|access-date=2015-09-08}}</ref>
* ] (1954–), founder of biotechnology company ], co-founder of ]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://nymag.com/news/features/martine-rothblatt-transgender-ceo/index1.html|title=The Trans-Everything CEO|author=Lisa Miller|magazine=]|date=Sep 4, 2014|quote=] was raised by observant Jewish parents in a working-class suburb of San Diego; his father was a dentist. His mother, Rosa Lee, says she always believed her first child was destined for greatness.|author-link=Lisa Miller (journalist)}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/martine-rothblatt-she-founded-siriusxm-a-religion-and-a-biotech-for-starters/2014/12/11/5a8a4866-71ab-11e4-ad12-3734c461eab6_story.html|title=Martine Rothblatt: She founded SiriusXM, a religion and a biotech. For starters.|date=Dec 12, 2014|author=Neely Tucker|newspaper=]|author-link=Neely Tucker}}</ref>
* ] (1916–2010) and ] (1920–2017), former owners of ] (known for ]); members of the ]<ref name="sackler">{{cite magazine|url=https://newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/30/the-family-that-built-an-empire-of-pain|title=The Family That Built an Empire of Pain|author=Patrick Radden Keefe|magazine=]|date=October 2017|quote=] and his brothers ] and ]&shy;], the children of Jewish immigrants from ] and ], grew up in Brooklyn during the Depression.|access-date=2019-01-22|author-link=Patrick Radden Keefe}}</ref>
* ] (1953–), founder of biotechnology company ]<ref> December 4, 2011</ref><ref> February 25, 2014</ref>
* ], founder of the ]<ref>{{cite web|
url=http://cherylshuman.com/high-society-an-exclusive-interview-with-cheryl-shuman/|title=Shalom Life: High Society: An Exclusive Interview with Cheryl Shuman|date=Dec 3, 2013|author=Daniel Koren|via=cherylshuman.com|access-date=2020-05-28}}</ref>
* ] (1956–), founder of ] and minority owner of ]'s ]<ref> February 16, 2017</ref>
* ] (1947–), French-born founder of ], ]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nytimes.com/2010/11/01/business/01waksal.html|title=ImClone Ex-Chief Embarks on New Biotech Venture|author=Andrew Pollack|date=Oct 31, 2010|newspaper=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cjh.org/cjh_today/2006_fw.pdf|title=Newsletter Fall/Winter 2006|publisher=]|year=2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130227005512/http://www.cjh.org/cjh_today/2006_fw.pdf|archive-date=2013-02-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://observer.com/2002/04/the-wacky-dr-waksal/|title=The Wacky Dr. Waksal|date=Apr 22, 2002|author=Ian Blecher|newspaper=]}}</ref>
* ] (1939–), founder of eye care products manufacturing company ] (BPI)<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Madeline|last=Berg|title=The Greatest Investor You've Never Heard Of: An Optometrist Who Beat The Odds To Become A Billionaire|magazine=]|date=Feb 19, 2019|url=https://forbes.com/sites/maddieberg/2019/02/19/the-greatest-investor-youve-never-heard-of-an-optometrist-who-beat-the-odds-to-become-a-billionaire/|access-date=2019-07-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Trudy E.|last=Bell|title=Herbert A. Wertheim: Bettering the World|publisher=The Bent of Tau Beta Pi|date=Fall 2014|url=https://www.tbp.org/pubs/Features/F14Bell.pdf}}</ref>
* ] (1954–), Israeli-American founder of ] devices manufacturing company ]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2008/08/11/story3.html|title=Boston's barbarian?|author=Craig M. Douglas|date=Aug 8, 2008|newspaper=]|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

== Real estate ==
{{Main|List of Jewish American businesspeople in real estate}}

== Retail ==
{{Main|List of Jewish American businesspeople in retail}}

== Technology and software ==
{{See also|List of Jewish American computer scientists|l1=Computer scientists|List of Jewish American mathematicians|l2=mathematicians}}

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* ] (1971–), founder of ], co-founder of the ]<ref>{{cite web|first= David M. |last= Ewalt|author-link=David M. Ewalt |title= Inside Magic Leap, The Secretive $4.5 Billion Startup Changing Computing Forever |work=]|date=November 2, 2016 |url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidewalt/2016/11/02/inside-magic-leap-the-secretive-4-5-billion-startup-changing-computing-forever/|access-date=2012-05-04|quote=] comes from an ] background and was planning to leave work early to observe the ]}}</ref>
* ] (1945–), co-founder of ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://amturing.acm.org/pdf/AdlemanTuringTranscript.pdf|title=Interview: Leonard (Len) Max Adleman|date=Aug 18, 2016|publisher=]}}</ref>
* ]<!-- (19xx–)-->, chairman of the ] (UKG)<ref>{{cite web|publisher=JewishBoston.com|year=2015|title=CEO Forum: A Conversation With Aron Ain|url=https://www.jewishboston.com/events/ceo-forum-a-conversation-with-aron-ain/|access-date=2020-09-08|quote=], CEO of Kronos, will speak on how he integrates ] into his business life in a talk entitled, 'Jewish Values and Leading a Billion-Dollar Company.'}}</ref>
* ] (1953–), ] co-founder of ], owner of ] hotel<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jewishjournal.com/news/los_angeles/community/102080/|title=Ex-pat Israelis celebrate success at Leadership Council Gala|date=Mar 15, 2012|newspaper=]|access-date=2019-08-30}}</ref>
* ] (1952–), Israeli-American co-founder of ]<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=]|date=Jun 12, 2008|first=Steve|last=Stecklow|title=On the Lam and Living Large: Comverse Ex-CEO Parties in Namibia|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121323279963166649|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
* ] (1956–), former long-time CEO of the ], founder of ] and owner of ]'s ]<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/steve-ballmer|title=Steve Ballmer|encyclopedia=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jnf.org/assets/pdf/world-chairman-s-council-ad.pdf|title=World's Chairman Council|publisher=]}}</ref>
* ] (1926–), former chairman and CEO of ] and ]<ref>{{cite news |first=Linda |last=Arntzenius|title=Michael Blumenthal's Search for Answers Takes Him Full Circle Back to Berlin |url=http://www.princetonmagazine.com/michael-blumenthals-search-for-answers-takes-him-full-circle-back-to-berlin/ |newspaper=Princeton Magazine |location=Kingston, New Jersey |access-date=9 May 2016}}</ref>
* ] (1933–), co-founder of the ]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://forward.com/news/193521/brian-roberts-jewish-roots-and-outsized-ambition-d/?p=all|title=''Brian Roberts' Jewish Roots and Outsized Ambition Drive Comcast's Rise in Media''|date=Mar 2, 2014|author=Nathan Guttman|magazine=]}}</ref>
* ] (1961–), Israeli-born CEO and co-president of the ]<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://jwa.org/people/catz-safra|title=Safra Catz|encyclopedia=]}}</ref>
* ] (1968–), Israeli-born co-founder of ]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.globes.co.il/en/article-1000709001|title=Data security co Cyber-Ark raises $40m|author=Batya Feldman|date=Dec 21, 2011|newspaper=]}}</ref>
* ] (1975–), author of the ], co-founder of ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jfenetwork.com/about/|title=Meet the Visionaries Behind JFE|publisher=Jews For Entrepreneurship Network}}</ref>
* ] (1981–), CEO of ] company ] (formerly ])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/40474738/can-alphabets-jigsaw-solve-the-internets-most-dangerous-puzzles|title=Can Alphabet's Jigsaw Solve Google's Most Vexing Problems?|author=Austin Carr|magazine=]|date=Oct 22, 2017}}</ref>
* ] (1965–), founder of ]<ref>Marcie Cohen Ferris, Mark I. Greenberg. ''Jewish roots in southern soil: a new history'', ], 2006, p. 300.</ref>
* ] (1944–), co-founder of the ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C00EFD8133BF936A25751C0A9629C8B63|title=Speak, Oracle|first=Adam|last=Cohen|access-date=23 June 2018}}</ref>
* ], South African-born tech investor, co-founder of ] (IS), the largest ] in Africa<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entrepreneurship.hbs.edu/founders/Pages/profile.aspx?num=62|title=David A. Frankel, MBA 2003 / Profile|publisher=]|quote=He was missing his wife, a neurologist who had stayed back home, and as a traditional Jew with the high holidays looming, he felt utterly alone.}}</ref>
* ] (1935–2020), Mandatory Palestine-born founder of ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shj.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/HumanorahSpr07.pdf|title=Humanorah ''Vol. 29, No. 3''|publisher=]|year=2007|page=14}}</ref>
* ] (1945–), Israeli-American founder of the ]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://jweekly.com/2013/09/13/from-israel-to-alcatraz-68-year-old-is-in-the-swim/|title=From Israel to Alcatraz, 68-year-old is in the swim|author=Alix Wall|date=Sep 13, 2013|newspaper=]|access-date=2019-10-18}}</ref>
* ] (1962–), founder of ] (]), partner at ]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/magazine-feature/6730150/music-execs-uja-honorees-philanthropy-lyor-cohen-julie-greenwald-neil-portnow-more|title=17 Top Music Execs On Giving Back, The Charities They Support and Their Love For UJA|author=Ray Rogers|magazine=]|date=Oct 15, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.juf.org/news/blog.aspx?id=425039&blogid=414360&%3Bblogid=414360|title=New Year, New Page|date=Dec 27, 2013|publisher=]}}</ref>
* ] (1936–2016), former COO, chairman and CEO (1st) of ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/intels-grove-something-foul-in-silicon-valley/|title=Intel's Grove: Something foul in Silicon Valley|publisher=]|access-date=2017-01-10}}</ref>
* ], Swiss-American co-founder of ], co-creator of ], General Manager at ] (AWS)<ref>{{cite tweet
|number=1146390980804972544
|user=andigutmans
|first=Andi
|last=Gutmans
|author-link=Andi Gutmans
|date=Jul 3, 2019
|title=@Roi always wonder if the response would be the same if we didn't tell them we are jewish in the upfront survey form!
}}</ref>
* ] (1945–), Israeli-American co-founder of the ]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.israel21c.org/from-tel-aviv-to-the-white-house/|title=From Tel Aviv to the White House|date=Nov 24, 2014|author=Abigail Klein Leichman |magazine=]}}</ref>
* ] (1944–) and ] (1980–), founders of cybersecurity firm ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-04-13/tanium-s-family-empire-is-in-crisis|title=Tanium's Family Empire Is in Crisis|publisher=]|date=Apr 13, 2017|author=Lizette Chapman}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://forbes.com/sites/briansolomon/2015/04/15/meet-tanium-the-secret-cybersecurity-weapon-of-target-visa-and-amazon/|title=Meet Tanium, The Secret Cybersecurity Weapon Of Target, Visa And Amazon|date=May 2015|author=Brian Solomon|magazine=]}}</ref>
* ] (1933–) and ] (1962–), ]<ref name="q-jacobs">{{cite news|url=https://timesofisrael.com/qualcomm-founder-a-fan-long-before-start-up-nation/|title=QualComm founder a fan long before 'Start-Up Nation'|newspaper=]|year=2014|access-date=2019-09-16}}</ref>
* ] (1968–), CEO of ], co-founder of ] (AWS), co-owner of ]'s ]<ref>{{cite news
|newspaper=]
|date=1997-08-24
|access-date=2021-11-05
|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/08/24/style/elana-caplan-and-andrew-jassy.html
|title=WEDDINGS / Elana Caplan And Andrew Jassy
}}</ref>
* ] (1952–), French-born creator of the ], co-founder of the ]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/engaging-neighbors-takes-more-than-a-check/|title=Engaging neighbors takes more than a check|date=Nov 11, 2016|first=Lee|last=Feldman|newspaper=]}}</ref>
* ], co-founder of cybersecurity firm ]<ref>{{cite tweet|user=dakami|number=1008022609127063552|first=Dan|last=Kaminsky|author-link=Dan Kaminsky|title=You don't get to tell a Jew he can't talk about the Holocaust |date=Jun 16, 2018}}</ref>
* ] (1950–), founder of ], co-founder of the ] (EFF)<ref>{{cite news|last=Wall|first=Alix|title=Meet the Oakland philanthropists trying to diversify the tech world|newspaper=]|date=Nov 2, 2017|url=https://jweekly.com/2017/11/02/meet-oakland-philanthropists-trying-diversify-tech-world/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Mitchell Kapor seeks to meld business, social good|url=https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Mitchell-Kapor-seeks-to-meld-business-social-good-4759003.php|first=Caleb|last=Garling|newspaper=]|date=Aug 24, 2013}}</ref>
* ] (1962–2000), founder of ], creator of the ] file format; died of alcoholism in 2000 at age 37<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.bbsdocumentary.com/library/CONTROVERSY/LAWSUITS/SEA/katzbio.txt|title=The short, tormented life of computer genius Phil Katz - ''katzbio.txt''|author=Lee Hawkins Jr.|journal=The Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee)|date=May 20, 2000}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://wsj.com/articles/SB961363319756539141|title=The Rise and Fall of a Software Star; Phil Katz Loved Code — and Liquor|author=Jeffrey A. Tannenbaum|date=Jun 19, 2000|newspaper=]|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
* ] (1956–), founder of ], co-founder of the Frame Technology Corp. (now ])<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Madoff: Rethinking Jewish Fundraising|url=http://jewcy.com/post/madoff_rethinking_jewish_fundraising|date=Dec 19, 2008|author=Jo Ellen Green Kaiser|magazine=]}}</ref>
* ] (1909–1991), founder of the ]<ref>{{cite news|title=This Day in Jewish History: ''Introducing the Polaroid Camera''|url=https://haaretz.com/jewish/this-day-in-jewish-history/this-day-in-jewish-history-introducing-the-polaroid-camera.premium-1.481093|author=David B. Green|date=Nov 28, 2012|newspaper=]}}</ref>
* ] (1955–), co-founder of ] and cosmetics brand ]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2012/05/17/lerner/|title=Striving to Keep Organic Farming Sustainable|author=Lydia Strohl|date=2012-05-17|magazine=]|access-date=2018-08-31}}</ref>
* ] (1970–2001), American-Israeli co-founder of ]; ] victim<ref>{{cite news|url=https://haaretz.com/israel-news/he-went-down-fighting-1.394969|title=He Went Down Fighting|author=Judy Maltz|newspaper=]|date=Nov 11, 2011}}</ref>
* ] (1964–), Canadian-American founder of ] software technology company ], co-founder of ]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://e.forbes.co.il/freedom-for-developers-entrepreneurs-and-business/|title=Freedom for Developers, Entrepreneurs and Business|date=Jun 6, 2018|author=Avishai Ovadia|magazine=]}}</ref>
* ] (1940–2011), former CEO of the ], co-founder of the ]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://jweekly.com/2011/08/11/ken-oshman-benefactor-of-oshman-family-jcc-dies-at-71/|title=Ken Oshman, benefactor of Oshman Family JCC, dies at 71|date=Aug 11, 2011|author=Dan Pine|newspaper=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://paloaltojcc.org/History|title=Our History|publisher=Oshman Family JCC}}</ref>
* ] (1959–) and ] (1920–2015), ]; members of the ]<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Guttman|first1=Nathan|title=Brian Roberts' Jewish Roots and Outsized Ambition Drive Comcast's Rise in Media|url=https://forward.com/news/193521/brian-roberts-jewish-roots-and-outsized-ambition-d/|magazine=]}}</ref><ref>. Retrieved June 20, 2015</ref>
* ] (1977–), ] co-founder of self-driving truck company ], former Product Lead for ]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://forward.com/news/348159/meet-lior-ron-the-israeli-tech-guru-at-the-center-of-the-self-driving-revol/|title=Meet Lior Ron, the Israeli Tech Guru at the Center of the Self-Driving Revolution|author=Eliran Rubin|date=Aug 22, 2016|magazine=]}}</ref>
* ] (1933–), founding investor and former chairman of the ], co-founder of venture capital firm ]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/09/30/217438/index.htm|magazine=]|first=Alex|last=Taylor III|title=Gentlemen, Start Your Engine - Ben Rosen, 63, Of Personal Computer Fame, Has Teamed With His Rocket Scientist Brother, Harold, 70, To Pioneer A Radical Way To Power The Family Car|year=1996|quote=Failure would be new to the Rosens. They were born into a strict Jewish household in ]}}</ref>
* ] (1963–), co-developer of the ] operating system, co-founder of ], ] and ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/why-the-6th-version-of-android-will-not-be-called-kugel/|title=Why the 6th version of Android will not be called Kugel|publisher=]|date=Mar 5, 2012}}</ref>
* ] (1972–), founder of ] (formerly GSI Commerce, Inc.)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jewishbusinessnews.com/2013/10/13/chinese-online-giant-alibaba-invests-206-million-in-stanley-rubins-internet-shopping-aggregator-shoprunner/|title=Chinese Online Giant Alibaba Invests $206 Million In Michael Rubin's Internet Shopping Aggregator ShopRunner|author=Stanley Green|date=Oct 13, 2013}}</ref>
* ] (1954–), co-founder of the ], owner of ]'s ] (founded in 1993 by ] as "the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim")<ref>{{cite news|url=https://latimes.com/business/la-fi-samueli-nicholas-20150529-story.html|title=Broadcom's co-founders built a behemoth as a formidable team|date=May 28, 2015|newspaper=]}}</ref>
* ] (1965/1966–), founder of the ]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagobusiness.com/nonprofits-philanthropy/citys-newest-billionaire-doesnt-plan-die-one|title=The city's newest billionaire doesn't plan to die one|date=26 April 2019|newspaper=]|access-date=3 May 2019}}</ref>
* ] (1958–), former president and CEO of ], and chairman of the ], former CEO of ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4817682,00.html|title=PayPal seeks to offer better financial services to the poor|author=Karen Zuriel Harari|publisher=]|date=Jun 20, 2016|access-date=2019-02-18}}</ref>
* ] (1946–), former chairman and CEO of ], partner at ]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://forbes.com/2002/03/11/0311seidenberg.html|title=Ivan Seidenberg, On Top At Last|last=Lewis|first=Mark|date=2002-03-11|magazine=]|access-date=2017-01-05}}</ref>
* ] (1989–), co-founder of ] (defunct) and ], former Vice chairman of the ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/A-26-year-old-Bitcoin-entrepreneur-was-handed-prison-time-and-the-experience-only-confirmed-his-belief-in-the-cryptocurrency-1001572250|title=A 26-year old Bitcoin entrepreneur was handed prison time, and the experience only confirmed his belief in the cryptocurrency|date=Dec 3, 2016|publisher=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://forward.com/culture/books/308238/the-man-that-bitcoin-built-and-then-destroyed/|title=The Man Bitcoin Built - and Then Destroyed|author=Nathaniel Popper|date=May 19, 2015|magazine=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2014/2/4/5374172/the-coin-prince-charlie-shrem-bitinstant-bitcoin-money-laundering-scandal|title=The coin prince: inside Bitcoin's first big money-laundering scandal|date=Feb 4, 2014|publisher=]}}</ref>
* ] (1965–), co-founder of the ], founder of ], creator of ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://managinggreatness.com/2010/03/15/evolution-joel-spolsky/|title=''The Evolution of Joel Spolsky''|publisher=Managing Greatness|date=May 15, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://joel.spolsky.com/|title=Joel's Web Page|access-date=2017-03-19|archive-date=2018-11-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103205235/http://joel.spolsky.com/}}</ref>
* ], Russian-born former CEO of ], former executive VP of ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://access.yjp.org/events/ceo-leadership-innovation-and-diversity-symposium-2017-01-30|title=CEO Leadership, Innovation and Diversity Symposium|publisher=YJP|year=2017}}</ref>
* ] (1928–2012), Polish-born founder of ] and the ] (bought from ] in 1984)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nytimes.com/2012/04/11/technology/jack-tramiel-a-pioneer-in-computers-dies-at-83.html|title=Jack Tramiel, a Pioneer in Computers, Dies at 83|author=Douglas Martin|date=Apr 10, 2012|newspaper=]}}</ref>
* ] (1956–), founder of ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://access.yjp.org/events/ceo_innovation_growth_diversity_symposium_2019_01_16|title=CEO Innovation, Growth & Diversity Symposium|publisher=Young Jewish Professionals (YJP)|year=2019}}</ref>
* ] (1959–), founder of ]<ref name=TJP>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qp-kDuWkiAoC|title=The Jewish Phenomenon: ''Seven Keys to the Enduring Wealth of a People''|author=Steve Silbinger|year=2000|isbn=1-56352-566-6|publisher=]}}</ref>
* ] (1935–), co-founder of ], inventor of the ]<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://ethw.org/Andrew_J._Viterbi|title=Andrew J. Viterbi|encyclopedia=]|access-date=2017-01-05}}</ref>
* ] (1947–), founder of telecommunications company ]<ref>{{cite news|title=Founder Escapes Charges in Global Crossing Failure|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-dec-14-fi-winnick14-story.html|newspaper=]|date=14 December 2004}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|first=Tom |last=Tugend |title= Gary Winnick Steps Out Front: 'The Wealthiest Man in Los Angeles' is driven to succeed and to give to the Jewish community |newspaper=]|date=September 30, 1999 |url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/articles/item/gary_winnick_steps_out_front_19991001/ |via=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160504000046/https://jewishjournal.com/articles/item/gary_winnick_steps_out_front_19991001/| archive-date=May 4, 2016}}</ref>
* ] (1959–), British-American founder of ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ithistory.org/honor-roll/dr-stephen-wolfram|title=Honor Roll — Dr. Stephen Wolfram|publisher=]}}</ref>
* ], CEO of ], former president of ], former CEO of ], co-founder of ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://haaretz.com/print-edition/business/a-big-sale-for-u-s-military-veterans-elad-and-amit-1.36223|title=A Big Sale for (U.S.) Military Veterans Elad and Amit|date=22 August 2002|newspaper=]|access-date=23 June 2018}}</ref>
* ] (1948–), co-founder of Innovative Market Systems (later renamed ])<ref>{{cite web|title=Zuckerberg among nine new Jewish individuals and families to take the Giving Pledge|url=https://jta.org/2010/12/10/fundermentalist/zuckerberg-among-nine-new-jewish-individuals-and-families-to-take-the-giving-pledge|author=Jacob Berkman|date=Dec 10, 2010|publisher=]}}</ref>
* ] (1984–), co-founder of on-demand transportation company ]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://forward.com/fast-forward/361598/lyft-s-jewish-co-founder-donates-1-million-to-aclu-to-fight-immigration-ban/|title=Lyft's Jewish Co-Founder Donates $1 Million to ACLU to Fight Immigration Ban|author=Daniel J. Solomon|date=Jan 30, 2017|magazine=]}}</ref>
* ] (1971–), ] co-founder of cybersecurity company ]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/cio/2015/05/05/idt-to-start-a-cybersecurity-yeshiva/|title=IDT to Start a Cybersecurity 'Yeshiva'|author=Rachael King|date=May 5, 2015|url-access=subscription|newspaper=]}}</ref>

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* ] (1947–2021), co-founder of ] (owns ], ], ])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1984/10/08/robert-altman-joins-ranks-of-super-lawyers/8dedd88b-1138-4c79-8718-e9d19710bd75/|title=Robert Altman Joins Ranks of 'Super Lawyers'|author=Mark Potts|date=Oct 8, 1984|newspaper=]}}</ref>
* ] (1985–), former president of ] and co-founder of ]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://newyorker.com/magazine/2016/10/10/sam-altmans-manifest-destiny|title=Sam Altman's Manifest Destiny|date=October 2016|author=Tad Friend|magazine=]|quote="Let's send the Jewish gay guy!" Altman said. "That'll work!"|author-link=Tad Friend}}</ref>
* ], Israeli-American co-founder of Adap.tv and ]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://haaretz.com/.premium-1.540287|title=AOL Acquires Israeli-formed Startup Adap.tv for Whopping $405 Million|date=Aug 7, 2013|author=Orr Hirschauge|newspaper=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iconsv.org/3rd-annual-conference|title=ICON's 3RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE|year=2016|publisher=Israel Collaboration Network (ICON)}}</ref>
* ] (1980–), founder of ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.boston.com/business/articles/2007/12/13/philanthropic_shift/|title=''Philanthropic shift''|publisher=]|author=Sacha Pfeiffer|date=Dec 13, 2007}}</ref>

* ] (1964–), co-founder of ] company ]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofisrael.com/salesforce-co-founder-benioff-buys-time-magazine-for-190-million/|title=Salesforce co-founder Benioff buys Time magazine for $190 million|newspaper=]|date=Sep 17, 2018|quote=Jewish cloud computing pioneer and wife purchase media property from ], joining ranks of tech moguls snapping up legacy publications}}</ref>
Trip Hawkins - EA sports
* ] (1973–), Russian-born co-founder of ], president of ], director at ]<ref name="nsjb"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://haaretz.com/1.4983416|title='I've Been Very Lucky in My Life'|author=Guy Rolnik|date=May 22, 2008|newspaper=]|author-link=Guy Rolnik}}</ref>
* ] (1968–), online gambling pioneer, co-founder of ]<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p2HIjjTt91oC&pg=PA103|author=Beth Raymer|title=''Lay the Favorite''|publisher=]|page=103|isbn=978-0-385-52645-6|year=2010|author-link=Beth Raymer}}</ref>
* ] (1958–), chairman of urban innovation organization ] and ] tech company ], former president of ]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://therealdeal.com/issues_articles/the-closing-dan-doctoroff/|title=The Closing with Dan Doctoroff|author=E.B. Solomont|magazine=]|date=Mar 1, 2015|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref>
* ] (1942–), co-founder of ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hillel.org/docs/default-source/annual-reports/ar-2013web.pdf?sfvrsn=6|title=Annual Report 2013|publisher=Hillel International}}</ref>
* ], Canadian-American co-founder of mobile marketing company ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/the-empire-that-papa-built/article1035816/|title=The empire that 'Papa' built|author=Brent Jang|date=Jan 4, 2000|newspaper=]|access-date=2019-03-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://jpost.com/Business/Globes/Canadian-Jewish-family-in-talks-to-buy-Clal-Insurance|title=Canadian Jewish family in talks to buy Clal Insurance|author=Irit Avissar|date=Oct 27, 2010|newspaper=]}}</ref>
* ] (1969–), co-founder of ] and ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/craig-taro-gold/god-is-gay-notes-from-my-_b_3592499.html|title='God Is Gay, Too': Notes From My Eight-year-old Self|author=Taro Gold|date=Feb 2, 2016|publisher=]|author-link=Craig Taro Gold}}</ref>
* ], founder of the ] and ]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://forward.com/news/320757/how-a-jewish-business-school-drop-out-created-a-weed-empire/|title=How a Jewish Business School Drop-Out Created a Marijuana Empire|author=Paul Berger|date=Sep 17, 2015|magazine=]}}</ref>
* ] (1959–), founder of the online ] company, ].com<ref>{{Cite news|first= Kristin|last=Hinman |title= Double Down - Gary Kaplan put all of his chips on BETonSPORTS and drew the worst hand of his life. Now hes making tuna casserole in a St. Louis jail. |newspaper=]|date= October 10, 2007 |url=https://www.riverfronttimes.com/stlouis/double-down/Content?oid=2477936 |quote=Kaplan's attorneys explained that Kaplan had long thought of relocating to Israel by virtue of his Jewish birthright, but offered no explanation for the phony Peruvian documents.}}</ref>
* ] (1960–), South African-born co-founder of ]<ref>{{cite news|title=Next to these big shots, Gates isn't in the frame|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/next-to-these-big-shots-gates-isnt-in-the-frame-530863.html|date=Apr 2, 2005|newspaper=]}}</ref>
* ] (1972–), founder of ], ], chairman of ]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://jpost.com/printarticle.aspx?id=464725|title=Who was the most influential Jew in business and tech this past year? Vote Now!|author=Niv Elis|newspaper=]|date=Aug 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://jewishcamp.org/donors/annual-support/|title=Annual Support|author=Foundation for Jewish Camp|year=2017}}</ref>
* ] (1976–), Ukrainian-American co-founder of ]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://forward.com/news/world/193103/whatsapp-founder-jan-koums-jewish-rags-to-riches-t/|title=WhatsApp Founder Jan Koum's Jewish Rags-to-Riches Tale|magazine=]|date=Feb 20, 2014}}</ref>
* ], co-founder of ] and Thrively<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thejgsi.org/?modals=jon-kraft-co-founder-and-ceo-of-thrively|title=Jon Kraft|publisher=The Jewish Graduate Student Initiative}}</ref>
* ] (1963–), founder of ]; first registrant of ] (''Kremen v. ]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://forward.com/culture/132586/from-sexcom-to-clean-and-green/|title=From Sex.com to Clean and Green|author=Renee Ghert-Zand|date=Oct 27, 2010|magazine=]}}</ref>
* ] (1969–), co-founder of ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jcamp180.org/uploadDocs/3/Save-the-Date-Flyer.pdf|title=''JCamp 180''|year=2011|access-date=2017-03-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320233346/http://www.jcamp180.org/uploadDocs/3/Save-the-Date-Flyer.pdf|archive-date=2017-03-20}}</ref>
* ] (1975–), Ukrainian-born co-founder of ] and ] company ]; member of the "]"<ref name="nsjb">{{cite news|url=https://haaretz.com/israel-news/business/.premium-1.575317|title=Nice Soviet Jewish Boys Making It Big in Silicon Valley|newspaper=]|date=Feb 20, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://nytimes.com/2007/10/28/business/28invent.html|title=After Succeeding, Young Tycoons Try, Try Again|date=Oct 28, 2007|author=Gary Rivlin|newspaper=]|quote=Levchin was born and raised in ], Ukraine, a Jew living under Soviet rule for 16 years.}}</ref>
* ] (1985–), CEO and co-founder of ]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.globes.co.il/en/article-a-jewish-awakening-in-silicon-valley-1001097051|title=A Jewish awakening in Silicon Valley|author=Roy Goldenberg|date=Jan 21, 2016|newspaper=]}}</ref>
* ], CEO of media and Internet company ] (holds ], ], ], ])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theisraelconference.org/2011/speakers.php|title=''Speakers''|year=2011|publisher=The Israel Conference|access-date=2017-04-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416125324/http://www.theisraelconference.org/2011/speakers.php|archive-date=2017-04-16}}</ref>
* ] (1957–), co-founder of ]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://tjpnews.com/texas-israel-chamber-of-commerce-promotes-economic-development/|title=Texas-Israel Chamber of Commerce promotes economic development|newspaper=]|date=Jul 10, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tdsd.org/news/the-15th-annual-gala/|title=The 15th Annual Gala|author=Torah Day School of Dallas|date=May 14, 2018}}</ref>
* ], ] co-founder of ], founder of ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-08-23/the-skype-killers-of-belarus|title=The Skype Killers of Belarus|author=Brett Forrest|date=Aug 24, 2012|publisher=]}}</ref>
* ] (1981–), co-founder of ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theyoungbusinessmen.com/2015/12/03/our-interview-with-groupon-and-detour-founder-andrew-mason/|author=Jake Slagel|title=Our interview with Groupon and Detour founder Andrew Mason|date=3 December 2015}}</ref>
* ] (1961–), Russian-born Israeli-American tech investor, co-founder of ], former chairman and CEO of ] (owns ])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2011/10/mf_milner/|title=How Russian Tycoon Yuri Milner Bought His Way Into Silicon Valley|magazine=]|author=Michael Wolff|date=Oct 21, 2011|access-date=2018-08-23|author-link=Michael Wolff (journalist)}}</ref><ref name="kyo">{{cite web|url=https://jta.org/2018/05/22/news-opinion/know-oligarch-guide-jewish-machers-russia-probe|title=Know your oligarch: A guide to the Jewish machers in the Russia probe|author=Ron Kampeas|date=May 22, 2018|access-date=2018-09-01|publisher=]|author-link=Ron Kampeas}}</ref>
* ] (1967–), co-founder of ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://birthrightisrael.foundation/_docs/2015_annual_report_brif.pdf|title=2015 Annual Report|year=2015|publisher=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.universitysynagogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/November-nl-2012-online1.pdf|title=''Newsletter'' Vol. 24, No. 33|date=Nov 2012|publisher=University Synagogue}}</ref>
* ] (1979–) and ] (1978–), co-founders of ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chabadaz.com/templates/viewemail_cdo/aid/4043725|title=A Young Billionaire's Priorities|publisher=Chabad of Arizona}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/wework-sharing-economy-labor-company-town|title=Thank God It's Monday|author=Kate Aronoff|date=Winter 2017|magazine=]}}</ref>
* ] (1952–), founder of ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3182843,00.html|title=Craiglists founder speaks out|publisher=]|date=November 2005}}</ref>
* ] (1975–), ] co-founder of online publishing platform ] (formerly Playbuzz), former VP of digital products for ]<ref>{{cite web
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* ] (1974–), founder of ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://yjp.org/ceoforum/|title=CEO Forum|publisher=Young Jewish Professionals (YJP)}}</ref>
* ] (1973–), co-founder of ], CEO of ]<ref name="j50">{{cite web|url=https://jpost.com/Jewish-World/Jewish-Features/The-worlds-50-Richest-Jews-1-10|title=The World's 50 Richest Jews|date=Sep 7, 2010|newspaper=]}}</ref>
* ] (1958–2017), co-founder of ] (])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2006/11/russia-growls-at-livejournal-deal/|title=Russia Growls at LiveJournal Deal|date=Nov 8, 2006|magazine=]}}</ref>
* ] (1966–), co-founder of social game developing company ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emanuelsf.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Sept-Emanu-el-SF-Web.pdf|title=The Temple Chronicle No. 11|date=Sep 2016|publisher=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thecjm.org/programs/6|title=Eighth Annual Family Gala: An Evening of Elements|date=Dec 2016|publisher=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://jewishvoiceny.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17649:mark-pincus-founder-of-zynga-in-big-money-divorce&catid=112&Itemid=792|title=Mark Pincus, Founder of Zynga in Big Money Divorce|date=Apr 5, 2017|author=Svetlana Poprinsky|newspaper=]}}</ref>
* ] (1957–), British-American CFO of ]<ref>{{cite news|title=New Google CFO Ruth Porat's family a mirror of American Jewry|url=https://timesofisrael.com/new-google-cfo-ruth-porats-family-a-mirror-of-american-jewry/|date=Mar 25, 2015|author=Anthony Weiss|newspaper=]}}</ref>
* ] (1962–), ] pioneer, co-founder of ]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/jeff-pulvers-marathon-return-to-israel/|title=Jeff Pulver's Marathon Return to Israel|author=Alan Weinkrantz|date=Aug 30, 2015|newspaper=]}}</ref>
* ] (1986–), co-founder of ]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/inside-tinders-hookup-factory-180635/|title=Inside Tinder's Hookup Factory|author=Vanessa Grigoriadis|magazine=]|date=Oct 27, 2014|access-date=2018-09-06|quote=] is an L.A.-born Jewish-Persian-American whose parents emigrated from ] in the 1970s and made a mint in the American consumer electronics business. He grew up as part of the close-knit Persian community in ].|author-link=Vanessa Grigoriadis}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://jewishjournal.com/mobile_20111212/132669/|title=Meet the Jewish founders of Tinder|author=Jared Sichel|date=Aug 27, 2014|newspaper=]|access-date=2018-09-06}}</ref>
* ] (1953–), American-Israeli founder of Curiyo, co-founder of ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bobr.com/2016/10/11/3rd-re-birth-day-and-happy-yom-kippur/|title=3rd Re-Birth-Day and Happy Yom Kippur!|author=Bob Rosenschein|date=Oct 11, 2016|author-link=Bob Rosenschein}}</ref>
* ] (1954–) founding engineer and shareholder of ].<ref>{{Cite web|title= The World's Jewish Billionaires |website=]|date=February 2, 2023 |url= https://forbes.co.il/e/rankings/2022-jewish-billionaires/ }}</ref>
* ] (1972–), South African-born co-founder of ], CEO of ], founding ] of ]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://haaretz.com/mapping-the-family-of-man-1.8103|title=Mapping the Family of Man|date=Sep 10, 2009|author=Sarit Menahem|newspaper=]}}</ref>
* ] (1969–), ] of ], former VP of global online sales and operations at ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kveller.com/sheryl-sandberg-opened-up-about-her-jewish-immigrant-family-past/|title=Sheryl Sandberg Opened Up About Her Jewish Immigrant Family Past|author=Joanna C. Valente|publisher=Kveller|date=Feb 1, 2017|access-date=2019-02-16}}</ref>
* ] (1943–), former chairman and CEO of both ] and ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jta.org/2008/09/25/archive/a-listers-turn-out-for-israels-hollywood-bash|title=A-listers Turn out for Israel's Hollywood Bash|publisher=]|date=Sep 25, 2008|access-date=2019-11-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://jewishfed.org/get-involved/business-leadership-council#media|title=Business Leadership Council|publisher=Jewish Community Federation, S.F. (JCF)}}</ref>
* ] (1977–), co-founder of ]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Yelp-s-Jeremy-Stoppelman-a-profile-3707980.php|title=Yelp's Jeremy Stoppelman: a profile|newspaper=]|access-date=2017-01-10}}</ref>
* ] (1986–2013), co-creator of ] (web feed) and ]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://forward.com/schmooze/200704/lessons-of-aaron-swartz-the-internets-own-boy/|title=Lessons of Aaron Swartz, the ''Internet's Own Boy''|date=Jun 26, 2014|magazine=]}}</ref>
* ] (1970–), CEO of ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baselinemag.com/it-management/slideshows/the-top-ten-ceos-at-u.s.-tech-companies.html?kc=EWKNLEND04122014STR2&dni=118567836&rni=22932983|title=The Top Ten CEOs at U.S. Tech Companies|website=baselinemag.com|access-date=2017-01-05|archive-date=2014-04-13|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140413021608/http://www.baselinemag.com/it-management/slideshows/the-top-ten-ceos-at-u.s.-tech-companies.html?kc=EWKNLEND04122014STR2&dni=118567836&rni=22932983}}</ref>
* ] (1966–), former president and CEO of ]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nytimes.com/1993/03/29/style/weddings-cindy-horowitz-devin-wenig.html|title=Weddings – Cindy Horowitz, Devin Wenig|date=Mar 29, 1993|newspaper=]}}</ref>
* ] (1984–), Tajik SSR-born co-founder of video hosting service ], and ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ujafedny.org/news/russian-and-tech-divisions-event-honors-rus-yusupov/|title=Russian and Tech Divisions Event Honors Rus Yusupov|publisher=]|date=Jun 18, 2015|access-date=2019-02-15}}</ref>
* ] (1984–), co-founder of ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jta.org/2017/10/02/life-religion/how-mark-zuckerberg-embraced-his-judaism|title=How Mark Zuckerberg is embracing his Judaism|author=Ben Sales|date=Oct 2, 2017|publisher=]}}</ref>

== Television, film and video ==
{{Main|List of Jewish American businesspeople in media#Television, film and video}}

== Tourism and hotels ==
{{See also|List of Jewish American architects|l1=Architects}}
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* ] (1933–2021), casino magnate, founder of the ] (owns ], ], ]), co-founder of the Interface Group (])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-kingmaker|title=The Kingmaker|date=Jan 11, 2012|author=Connie Bruck|magazine=]|author-link=Connie Bruck}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/apr/28/adelson-often-gives-money-space-to-community/|title=Adelson often gives money, space to community|newspaper=]|year=1999|access-date=2019-12-21|quote="The ] do predate us," ] said. "But I'm Jewish, and we have been discriminated against a lot longer than the Indians have been"}}</ref>
* ] (1949–), ] chairman of ], the world's largest travel leisure company and owner of ]'s ]; member of the ]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://forward.com/schmooze/149935/jewish-billionaire-owns-sunken-cruise-ship/|title=Jewish Billionaire Owns Sunken Cruise Ship|author=Michael Kaminer|date=Jan 19, 2012|magazine=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article143734414.html|title=Why is this night different for Jewish Heat season-ticket holders?|date=Apr 10, 2017|author=Susan Miller Degnan|newspaper=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://nytimes.com/2000/04/16/business/the-new-israel-land-of-milk-and-money.html|title=The New Israel: Land of Milk and Money|date=Apr 16, 2000|author=William A. Orme Jr.|newspaper=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://jweekly.com/1999/10/08/ted-arison-world-s-wealthiest-jew-dies-in-tel-aviv/|title=Ted Arison, worlds wealthiest Jew, dies in Tel Aviv|date=Oct 8, 1999|newspaper=]}}</ref>
* ] (1936–), Polish-born hotelier, former co-owner of the ]<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=]|date=Sep 8, 2007|access-date=2020-08-05|title=Exiled Jews Invest In Restoring Jewry's Place in Poland|url=https://www.theledger.com/news/20070908/exiled-jews-invest-in-restoring-jewrys-place-in-poland}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=]|access-date=2020-08-05|url=https://www.newsweek.com/2015/02/06/poland-jewish-culture-rises-ashes-persecution-302278.html|title=Poland's Jewish Culture Rises From the Ashes of Persecution|first=Daniel|last=Gross|author-link=Daniel Gross (journalist)|date=Jan 27, 2015}}</ref>
* ] (1945–), Colorado-based paintball park and military museum owner<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.csindy.com/coloradosprings/breathing-fire/Content?oid=1128712|title=Breathing fire|author=Dan Wilcock|date=Jun 2, 2005|newspaper=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ciphermagazine.com/articles/2016/12/19/dragon-man|title=Dragon Man: Repurposing artifacts of the American past|author=Sam Tezak|date=Dec 19, 2016|magazine=Cipher}}</ref>
* ] (1942–), co-founder of the ]<ref>{{cite news|title=AT WORK WITH: Paul Binder; A Big Top With a Vision to Match|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/11/garden/at-work-with-paul-binder-a-big-top-with-a-vision-to-match.html|author=Glenn Collins|date=Nov 11, 1993|newspaper=]|quote="I'm a Jewish guy from Brooklyn ," Mr. ] said}}</ref>
* ] (1913–1989), German-born founder of ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nmjhs.org/mar-09-low.pdf|title=Ernie Blake, Taos Ski Pioneer|author=Lance Bell|publisher=New Mexico Jewish Historical Society (NMJHS)|date=Mar 2009}}</ref>
* ] (1963–), Argentine-American ]-based hotelier, owner of the ]<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Flying High|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/faena-district-miami-beach|date=Nov 17, 2015|author=Holly Brubach|magazine=]|quote=His family, Sephardic Jews who emigrated from Syria to Argentina in the 1920s, had a successful textile business.}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|author=Michael Kaminer|magazine=]|date=May 13, 2019|url=https://forward.com/schmooze/424122/multi-millionaire-alan-faena-miami/|title=Multi-Millionaire and Argentinean Hotelier Alan Faena Opens Up About His Rabbinic Heritage|quote= Has anyone ever made your ] an issue in your business dealings? No, }}</ref>
* ], Russian-born founder of ] (TCM)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nypost.com/2014/07/23/taxi-bigs-rip-uber-and-its-upper-middle-class-clientele/|title=Taxi bigs rip Uber -- and its 'upper-middle-class' clientele|author=Matthew Abrahams|newspaper=]|date=Jul 23, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-jewish-voice/20150403/281522224594917|title=Uber-Stressed Taxi Mogul Gets a Break|author=Esther Cohen|newspaper=]|date=Apr 3, 2015}}</ref>
* ] (1962–), nightlife industry entrepreneur, founder of ], co-founder of tequila label ]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/archive/cover-story-cindys-joy-vol-52-no-2/|year=1999|access-date=2019-12-16|title=Cindy's Joy|magazine=]}}</ref>
* ] (1962–), founder of Detroit-based ] and co-owner of ]'s ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jta.org/2016/06/22/news-opinion/united-states/give-fired-coach-david-blatt-a-championship-ring-israeli-lawmaker-urges-cavs-jewish-owner|title=Give fired coach David Blatt a championship ring, Israeli lawmaker urges Cavs' Jewish owner|date=Jun 22, 2016|publisher=]}}</ref>
* ] (1922–2004), founder of ] and ]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-man-who-gave-america-a-rock-hard-six-pack|title=The Man Who Gave America a Rock-Hard Six-Pack|author=Gil Troy|date=Jul 20, 2017|newspaper=]|author-link=Gil Troy}}</ref>
* ] (1929–2009), founder of ]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.globes.co.il/en/article-1000035383|title=US-Israeli consortium plans $50-70m Eilat casino|date=Dec 1, 2005|newspaper=]}}</ref>
* ] (1974–), Miami-based nightlife mogul, co-founder of the Miami Marketing Group (MMG)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/living/food-drink/article37396008.html|title=Miami nightlife impresario David Grutman to open Komodo restaurant in Brickell|date=Oct 2, 2015|author=Evan S. Benn|newspaper=]}}</ref>
* ], Israeli-born ]-based hotelier, owner of the ]<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gDG4Ipsx_GkC&q=Efrem+Harkham&pg=PR11|page=11|title=Practical Kabbalah: A Guide to Jewish Wisdom for Everyday Life|year=2010|author=Laibl Wolf|isbn=978-0-307-55921-0}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.laweekly.com/content/printView/2129609|title=Central Americans Invade Beverly Hills|date=Jun 17, 1998|author=Harold Myerson|newspaper=]}}</ref>
* ] (1940–), chairman of hospitality company ], owner of ]'s ]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/article/2013/03/26/jeremy-jacobs-mark-bellissimo-wellington-florida/3/|title=Trouble in Wellington for Jeremy Jacobs|author=Jason Schwartz|date=Apr 2013|magazine=]}}</ref>
* ] (1901–1968), Polish-born founder of Doral Hotels and Resorts (]) and Carol Management (])<ref>{{cite news|last=Oser|first=Alan S.|title=About Real Estate; A Family of Builders Develops Its Farm|newspaper=]|date=Jul 8, 1983|url=https://nytimes.com/1983/07/08/business/about-real-estate-a-family-of-builders-develops-its-farm.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Leading Builder Behind Doral Club p. 12-B|publisher=The Jewish Floridian|date=May 11, 1962|url=http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00010090/01736/28?search=alfred+kaskel}}</ref>
* ] (1901–1976), Russian-born casino manager, former owner of ] hotel & casino<ref>{{cite web|publisher=]|title=Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project — Jake Kozloff|url=http://digital.library.unlv.edu/jewishheritage/people/jake-kozloff|access-date=2020-09-07}}</ref>
* ] (1904–2002), Russian-born former night club and casino operator<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/storyreportersjo0000mill|url-access=registration|title=The Story: A Reporter's Journey|author=Judith Miller|publisher=]|year=2016|quote=], Jewish and Russian-born, was one of those larger-than-life, self-made Americans.|pages=|isbn=978-1-4767-1602-2|access-date=2019-02-02|author-link=Judith Miller}}</ref>
* ] (1975–), ]-American founder of ] (]s, ], ]); member of the ]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/sam-nazarian|title=Sam Nazarian: Sam I Am|date=Aug 1, 2005|magazine=]}}</ref><ref name="lapj">{{cite news|url=https://jpost.com/Magazine/From-Tehrangeles-with-love-482431|title=From 'Tehrangeles' with love: The epic family history of some of LA's wealthiest Persian Jews|author=Natan Odenheimer|newspaper=]|date=Apr 1, 2017|access-date=2018-09-03}}</ref>
* ] (1907–1985), former developer and owner of the ]<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0LnLvrFonwYC&q=novack&pg=PA10|first=Marcia Jo|last=Zerivitz|title=Jews of Greater Miami|publisher=]|isbn=978-0-7385-6719-8|year=2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/princeofparadise0000glat|url-access=registration|quote=novack.|first=John|last=Glatt|author-link=John Glatt|title=The Prince of Paradise: The True Story of a Hotel Heir, His Seductive Wife, and a Ruthless Murder|publisher=]|year=2013|isbn=978-1-250-03573-8}}</ref>
* ] (1984–), British-American founder of Regal Wings, a B2B luxury air service provider; brother of investor ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://under30ceo.com/investing-service-interview-regal-wings-founder-eli-ostreicher/|title=Investing in Service: Interview with Regal Wings Founder Eli Ostreicher|date=Jul 15, 2014|publisher=]}}</ref>
* ] (1977–), Colombian-American co-founder of ]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nytimes.com/2010/05/23/jobs/23boss.html|newspaper=]|title=Born for Business|author=Patricia R. Olsen|date=May 22, 2010|access-date=2018-08-16}}</ref>
* ], hotelier, co-founder of the SIXTY Collective and the Thompson Hotels Group<ref>{{cite web|title=Jason Pomeranc and Stephen Brandman announce new venture with the Do Not Disturb Restaurant Group|url=http://ehotelier.com/hospitality-news/item.php?id=A16156_0_11_0_M|date=7 May 2009}}</ref><ref> May 4, 2016</ref>
* ] (1922–1999), co-founder of the ] (now led by his son, ] (1950–)); member of the ]<ref> January 28, 1999</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jerusalemfoundation.org/media/653588/Annual-Report-2016.pdf|title=''Annual Report 2016''|publisher=]}}</ref>
* ], Russian-born co-founder of the ] (now Catch Hospitality Group)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://guestofaguest.com/new-york/parties/the-young-jewish-professionals-hold-their-winter-gala|title=The Young Jewish Professionals Hold Their Winter Gala|author=Hannah Lawrence|date=Feb 1, 2010|publisher=]}}</ref><ref name="yjp-e">{{cite web|url=https://yjp.org/entrepreneurs/|title=Entrepreneurs: Speakers|author=YJP}}</ref>
* ] (1939–), Florida-based founder of Rosen Hotels & Resorts<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rosenjcc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Rosen-JCC-Begins-22k-SQFT-Expansion-revised-LL.pdf|title=''Ground Breaking Ceremony''|year=2015|publisher=]}}</ref>
* ] (1942–1993), former ]-based amusement arcade owner<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nytimes.com/1992/04/02/us/philadelphia-suspect-a-troubled-life.html|title=Philadelphia Suspect: A Troubled Life|author=Michael deCourcy Hinds|date=Apr 2, 1992|newspaper=]}}</ref>
* ], Turkish-born hotelier, co-founder of the Alexico Group<ref>{{cite news|url=https://haaretz.com/manhattan-transfer-1.160187|title=Manhattan Transfer|date=Jun 2, 2005|author=Haim Handwerker|newspaper=]|quote=], also Jew of Iraqi origin}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aepi.org/the_lion/winter-2016-17/annual-campaign-and-donor-recognition/|title=2016 Annual Report|publisher=]}}</ref>
* ] (1906–1947), co-founder of the ] and ], former co-owner of the ]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/bugsy-siegels-daughter-gets-las-vegas-jewish-burial/|title=Bugsy Siegel's daughter gets Las Vegas Jewish burial|newspaper=]|date=Nov 22, 2017|author=David Sedley|access-date=2020-08-31}}</ref>
* ] (1935–), founder of ]<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=]|title=TIMESHARE BARON WEDS FORMER BEAUTY QUEEN|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2000-01-03-0001030028-story.html/|quote=She (Victoria) tossed rose petals up and down the aisle throughout the ]|author=Leslie Doolittle|year=2000|access-date=2020-08-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=KEHILLAH: Orlando Jewish History|title=GROWTH: HOSPITALITY |url=https://orlandojewishhistory.com/hospitality/|access-date=2020-08-31}}</ref>
* ] (1957–), founder of ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?447377-1/eu-nominee-gordon-sondland-testifies-confirmation-hearing|title=EU Nominee Gordon Sondland Testifies Confirmation Hearing|date=Jun 21, 2018|publisher=]|access-date=June 22, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Gordon R.|last=Friedman|author-link=Gordon Friedman|title=Portland hotelier who gave $1 million to Trump confirmed as ambassador|newspaper=]|date=Jul 11, 2018|url=https://expo.oregonlive.com/news/erry-2018/07/cdbfd3400b3583/portland-hotelier-who-gave-1-m.html}}</ref>
* ] (1975–), NYC-based co-founder of Strategic Hospitality Group (owns Tao, Lavo, Marquee New York)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gawker.com/136020/mazel-tov-various-other-20-or-30-something-jewish-new-yorkers|title=Mazel Tov, Various Other 20-or-30-Something Jewish New Yorkers!|date=Nov 2005|publisher=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thejewishvoice.com/2012/06/13/uja-federation-of-ny-holds-2nd-annual-downtown-division-event/|title=UJA-Federation of NY Holds 2nd Annual Downtown Division Event|date=June 2012|newspaper=]}}</ref>
* ] (1953–), chairman of ], co-chairman of family-owned ] and co-owner of ]'s ]; member of the ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jewishpalmbeach.org/events/directory_copy/nfl_event_02.12.2017|author=The Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County|title=Fed: NFLTeam Owners: Perspectives on Football, Philanthropy and Jewish Values|year=2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://nytimes.com/1988/04/19/nyregion/candlelight-wedding-joins-2-billionaire-families.html|title=Candlelight Wedding Joins 2 Billionaire Families|date=Apr 19, 1988|newspaper=]}}</ref>
* ] (1910–1978), co-owner of Las Vegas casinos ], ], ], and ].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Sidney Wyman, Nevada Gambler, Owner of Las Vegas Strip Hotels |newspaper=]|date=June 28, 1978 |url= https://www.nytimes.com/1978/06/28/archives/sidney-wyman-nevada-gambler-owner-of-las-vegas-strip-hotels.html }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bCJfAIOC2csC&pg=PA173|first=John P.|last=Marschall|title=Jews in Nevada: A History|page=173|publisher=University of Nevada Press|date=February 1, 2008|isbn=978-0-87417-737-4|quote=Most of the hotel builders were Jewish Americans: Sidney Wyman, Al Gottesman, and Jake Gottleib with the early tears of the Dunes}}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* ] (1942–), ] casino owner, founder of ]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://vanityfair.com/news/2005/06/steve-wynn-las-vegas-resort|title=Steve Wynn's Biggest Gamble|first=Nina|last=Munk|author-link=Nina Munk|date=June 2005|magazine=]|access-date=2020-08-31|quote=Because he sensed his career might be sidetracked once people knew he was Jewish, Michael Weinberg changed his professional name to Michael Wynn, in honor of ], a popular comedian of the era}}</ref>

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* ] (1913–1967), co-founder of ] and cake restaurants chain ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anb.org/articles/20/20-01921.html|title=Baskin, Burt|publisher=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=]|title=If It's Jewish ice cream, it's got to be good!|url=https://tjpnews.com/if-its-jewish-ice-cream-its-got-to-be-good/|date=May 13, 2020|first=Jerry|last=Kasten|access-date=2020-08-31}}</ref>
* ] (1937–2023), American-born Canadian founder of ]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://forward.com/schmooze/158271/canadian-mcdonald-s-founder-honored|title=Canadian McDonald's Founder Honored|date=Jun 22, 2012|author=Michael Kaminer|magazine=]}}</ref>
* ] (1892–1974), Polish-born co-founder of ] (later led by his son, ] (1921–2011))<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n1KsAgAAQBAJ&q=%22Nathan+Handwerker%22+jewish&pg=PA265|title=Gastropolis: Food and New York City|author=Jonathan Deutsch|page=265|year=2010|publisher=]|isbn=978-0-231-13652-5}}</ref>
* ] (1912–1994; 1916–2006), founders of ] (ice cream)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://forward.com/food/139384/frozen-friday-im-related-to-the-makers-of-haeagen/|title=Frozen Friday: 'I'm Related to the Makers of Häagen-Dazs'|author=Naomi Zeveloff|date=Jul 1, 2011|magazine=]}}</ref>
* ] (1942–), co-founder of ] (LEYE) restaurants<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/19950603/ISSUE01/10009519/just-desserts|title=JUST DESSERTS|author=Jeff Borden|date=Jun 3, 1995|magazine=]}}</ref>
* ] (1958–), founder of the Union Square Hospitality Group (owns ], ])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/plan-to-end-tips-tikkun-olam-or-not/|title=Plan To End Tips: Tikkun Olam Or Not?|author=Steve Lipman|newspaper=]|year=2015}}</ref>
* ] (1922–2005), co-founder of ]<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.chicagojewishhistory.org/pdf/2007/cjhs_2007_4.pdf|journal=Chicago Jewish History|title=HPHS Jewish "Fame and Fortune" Alumni|date=Fall 2007|access-date=2019-08-11|volume=31|issue=4|page=10|publisher=Chicago Jewish Historical Society}}</ref>
* ] (1926–2016), co-founder of ] restaurant chain and former owner of Las Vegas' ] luxury hotel<ref>{{cite web|url=http://digital.library.unlv.edu/jewishheritage/people/clifford-perlman|title=Clifford Perlman|author=Southern Nevada Jewish Community Digital Heritage Project|publisher=]}}</ref>
* ] (1916–2002), founder of ]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://haaretz.com/jewish/features/.premium-1.528833|title=This Day in Jewish History 1916: Dunkin' Donuts' Founder Is Born|last=Green|first=David B.|date=2013-06-10|newspaper=]|access-date=2017-01-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=]|title=William Rosenberg, 86; Dunkin' Donuts Founder Pioneered Franchising Businesses|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-sep-23-me-rosenberg23-story.html/|date=Sep 23, 2002|first=Myrna|last=Oliver|access-date=2020-08-31|quote=With a wife and children to support, he aided the World War II effort by working as an electrician at ], where he became the first Jewish union representative}}</ref>
* ] (1953–), former executive chairman of ] and owner of ]'s ]; co-founder of venture capital fund ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/rags-to-riches-story-of-howard-schultz-2015-5?IR=T|title=From the projects to a $2.3 billion fortune -- the inspiring rags-to-riches story of Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz|publisher=]|date=May 30, 2015|author=Shana Lebowitz}}</ref>
* ] (1980/1981–), co-chairman of ] (RBI), the parent company of ], ] and ]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://haaretz.com/israel-news/business/1.677653|title=Israeli Tops Fortune Magazine List of Leading Young Entrepreneurs|date=Sep 26, 2015|newspaper=]}}</ref>
* ] (1942–), co-founder of the ]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thejc.com/business/features/mr-start-up-spills-the-beans-on-starbucks-success-and-defends-tax-avoidance-row-1.52628|title=Mr Start-up spills the beans on Starbucks' success -- and defends tax avoidance row|date=Feb 21, 2014|author=Sandy Rashty|newspaper=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dbs.bh.org.il/place/seattle|title=The Jewish Community of Seattle|publisher=]}}</ref>


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== Further reading ==
==Footnotes==
* {{cite book|last=Aris|first=Stephen|title=The Jews in Business|publisher=]|year=1970|isbn=978-0-224-61953-0}}
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* {{cite book|last=Birmingham|first=Stephen|author-link=Stephen Birmingham|title="The Rest of Us": The Rise of America's Eastern European Jews|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CtLSCgAAQBAJ|publisher=]|year=1999|isbn=978-0-8156-0614-7}}
* {{cite book|last=Chapman|first=Peter|title=The Last of the Imperious Rich: Lehman Brothers, 1844-2008|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6Etda_n_CIEC|publisher=]|year=2010|isbn=978-1-59184-309-2}}
* {{cite book|last=Wiener Cohen|first=Naomi|title=Jacob H. Schiff: A Study in American Jewish Leadership|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fpIOia8QxyYC|publisher=]|year=1999|isbn=978-0-87451-948-8}}
* {{cite book|last=Foxman|first=Abraham|author-link=Abraham Foxman|title=Jews and Money: The Story of a Stereotype|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Py1Luv2U8ecC|publisher=]|year=2010|isbn=978-0-230-62385-9}}
* {{cite book|last=Gabler|first=Neal|author-link=Neal Gabler|title=An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood|publisher=]|orig-date=1988|year=2010|isbn=978-0-307-77371-5|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S8MMhPYLG2sC}}
* {{cite book|last=Goldberg|first=J. J.|author-link=J.J. Goldberg|title=Jewish Power: Inside The American Jewish Establishment|url=https://archive.org/details/jewishpowerinsid0000gold|url-access=registration|publisher=]|year=1996|isbn=978-0-201-32798-4}}
* {{cite book|last=Gurock|first=Jeffrey|author-link=Jeffrey S. Gurock|title=Central European Jews in America, 1840-1880: Migration and Advancement|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SXk8CLnfAr0C|publisher=]|year=1997|isbn=978-0-415-91921-0}}
* {{cite book|last=Krefetz|first=Gerald|author-link=Gerald Krefetz|title=Jews and Money: The Myths and the Reality|publisher=]|year=1982|isbn=978-0-89919-129-4|url=https://archive.org/details/jewsmoneymythsre0000kref}}
* {{cite book|last=Marschall|first=John P.|title=Jews in Nevada: A History|publisher=]|year=2008|isbn=978-0-87417-737-4}}
* {{cite book|last1=Norwood|first1=Stephen Harlan|last2=Pollack|first2=Eunice G.|title=Encyclopedia of American Jewish History, Band 1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IB3mBsgfIHQC|publisher=]|year=2008|isbn=978-1-85109-638-1}}
* {{cite book|last=Pfeffer|first=Jacob|title=Distinguished Jews of America: A Collection of Biographical Sketches of Jews who Have Made Their Mark in Business, the Professions, Politics, Science, Etc|publisher=Distinguished Jews of America Pub. Co.|year=1917|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QsxnQAAACAAJ}}
* {{cite book|last=Sachar|first=Howard Morley|author-link=Howard Sachar|title=A History of the Jews in the Modern World|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TLxA9W7q74sC|publisher=]|year=2007|isbn=978-0-307-42436-5}}
* {{cite book|last=Shapiro|first=Edward S.|author-link=Edward S. Shapiro|title=A Time for Healing: American Jewry since World War II|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f6clJqe_Ak0C|publisher=]|year=1995|isbn=978-0-8018-5124-7}}
* {{cite book|last=Sombart|first=Werner|author-link=Werner Sombart|title=The Jews and Modern Capitalism|publisher=Martino Fine Books|orig-date=1913|year=2015|isbn=978-1-61427-763-7}}


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Notable business executives This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
This is a partial list of notable Jewish American business executives. For other Jewish Americans, see Lists of Jewish Americans.
See also: Jewish American businesspeople in finance, media, real estate, and retail

Advertising and public relations

Main article: List of Jewish American businesspeople in media § Advertising and public relations

Aerospace

Jesse ItzlerAl Schwimmer

Cosmetics

Main article: List of Jewish American businesspeople in retail § Cosmetics

Energy and mining

Guma AguiarMeyer GuggenheimArmand Hammer

Financial services

Main article: List of Jewish American businesspeople in finance

Food

Main article: List of Jewish American businesspeople in retail § Food

Manufacturing and distribution

Main article: List of Jewish American businesspeople in retail § Manufacturing and distribution

Miscellaneous

Orit GadieshAmi JamesCasey Wasserman (right)Mark Weinberger

Music industry

Main article: List of Jewish American businesspeople in media § Music industry

Newspapers and publishing

Main article: List of Jewish American businesspeople in media § Newspapers and publishing

Pharmaceuticals and healthcare

See also: Biologists and physicians and chemists Jeremy LevinAl MannCheryl Shuman

Real estate

Main article: List of Jewish American businesspeople in real estate

Retail

Main article: List of Jewish American businesspeople in retail

Technology and software

See also: Computer scientists and mathematicians Kobi AlexanderSteve BallmerSafra CatzLarry EllisonPaul E. JacobsJoseph LubinBrian L. RobertsAndy Rubin (center)

New media

Sam AltmanSergey BrinEric LefkofskyYuri MilnerAdam NeumannJeremy StoppelmanAaron SwartzMark Zuckerberg

Trip Hawkins - EA sports

Television, film and video

Main article: List of Jewish American businesspeople in media § Television, film and video

Tourism and hotels

See also: Architects Sheldon AdelsonAlan FaenaSam Nazarian

Restaurants

Danny MeyerHoward Schultz

See also

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