Innovators In Industry
24 entries in the Innovators In Industry compendium.
Leonard BosackCo-founder of Cisco Systems and LAN commercialization pioneer.Levi StraussGerman-born American who founded the first blue jeans company.Lou GerstnerCEO who reversed IBM's breakup and led its turnaround.Louis ChevroletSwiss-born racer and co-founder of the Chevrolet car company.Marcel DassaultFrench aircraft industrialist and parliamentarian who survived Buchenwald.Marcus GoldmanGerman-American immigrant who co-founded the investment bank Goldman Sachs.Marcus Samuel, 1st Viscount BearstedFounder of Shell and Lord Mayor of London.Masaru IbukaJapanese co-founder of Sony and electronics pioneer.Masayoshi SonFounder of SoftBank Group and visionary tech investor.Max Factor Sr.Founder of Max Factor & Company, pioneer of modern cosmetics.Mayer Amschel RothschildFounder of the Rothschild banking dynasty.Michele FerreroItalian billionaire who built Ferrero SpA and created Nutella.Milton BradleyAmerican game pioneer who launched the board game industry.Morris ChangFounder of TSMC and pioneer of the semiconductor foundry model.N. R. Narayana MurthyIndian billionaire founder of Infosys and IT outsourcing pioneer.Nicolas HayekBusinessman who revived Swiss watchmaking with the Swatch.Oliver WinchesterFounder of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company.Owen D. YoungIndustrialist who shaped German reparations and helped organize RCA.Paul WarburgGerman-born banker who helped shape the U.S. Federal Reserve.Pavel TretyakovRussian businessman and art collector who founded the Tretyakov Gallery.Peter ThielGerman-American entrepreneur and venture capitalist.Phil KnightCo-founder of Nike and owner of Laika studios.Philip Danforth ArmourMeatpacking industrialist who used everything but the squeal.Pierre OmidyarFounder of eBay and philanthropic investor.
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