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  • Akash B Chandran - Young 15 year old Web Designer, Web Developer & CEO of ABC Online Solutions.com.He earns 350$+ per week ! Sources : Source 1,Source 2 , Source 3.
  • Merv Adelson - one of founders of Lorimar Productions
  • Robert Afshar - President & Founder of Leadclick Media, Inc., also founded & presided over Legal Resource Inc., a source for online "How To" legal information
  • Amador Aguiar- Founder of Banco Bradesco (one of three big banks of Brazil) and Fundação Bradesco (most big education program in Brazil).
  • Mustaq Ahmad - Founder of Mustafa shopping center in Singapore
  • Tim Alborn - (req. 12-16-2009) - American professor of history, CUNY Lehman. Founder of Harriet Records, Cambridge, MA in 1989. [1] Related to Wikipedia article: [2]
  • Paul J. Alessi - Actor/Producer, known for the TLC Waterfalls Video, the Amazing Race Season 1, the Boondock Saints II and Ten 'Til Noon.
  • Mohammed Alhammad - CEO and President of Albayan Holding Company in Saudi Arabia
  • Michael Aloyan - self made millionaire that opened the first hotel and casino in one in Compton, California (Crystal Park Hotel and casino)
  • Maria Helen Alvarez - with Jack Wrather, was co-owner of Wrather-Alvarez Productions, which owned television stations in Tulsa and San Diego, as well as the Disneyland Hotel
  • Monem Alyaser - Entrepreneur, Inventor of a clean coal technology
  • Afzaal Ameer - President & Founder of The Knight Labs, Inc.[3], also founded & presided over 3imension[4], The App Castle, Techademy[5], a designer, a developer, an animator, a speaker and also runs a blog @ [6]
  • Jerry Anders - Creator of graphical mail (Javeo.com), in legal trouble with Google and Sun
  • Elisabeth Anheuser-Busch - Wife of Adolphus Busch (Founder of Anheuser-Busch)
  • Adam Anicich - Founder of Armada Asset Management, LLC, UMD Doctor of Management, and author of the 4% Theory that explains Army Recruiting and Retention. Is a contributor to the US Army Recruiting Commanders Course and has been recognized Army-wide.
  • Yasmine Alexandra Arrington - 19 year old Founder of ScholarCHIPS For Children of Incarcerated Parents, has given over $10,000 in scholarships. Awarded a personal Resolution from the DC Council Board in 2011, selected as a Making a Difference (MAD) Girl by Black Girls Rock Incorporated and Black Entertainment Television October 2012, Jack Kent Cooke Scholar, awarded 2012 Linowes leadership Award, Jefferson Award for Community Service, featured in the Washington Post twice, WAMU Radio. Poet, blogger, motivational speaker, and radio personality. www.scholarchipsfund.com
  • Zia Attala - First chaldean to immigrate to America in 1895. Owned a hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Moved back to Iraq and opened Zia House Hotel, one of the most famous hotels in Baghdad in the early 20th century.
  • Muhammad al-Attas, whom the mother of Osama bin Laden, Hamida al-Attas, married shortly after Osama's birth and her divorce from Mohammed bin Laden

B

  • Steven Barbarich - CEO and founder of ChooseHotTubsDirect, ChooseOutdoorKitchens, AbsolutelyNew, and author of the book The Complete Manual on How To Make Money From Your Inventions and Patents.
  • James Bessen - author of multiple books on patents and referenced in Wikipedia's articles on patents.
  • Vanisha Mittal Bhatia - Director ArcelorMittal ADS, daughter of business tycoon Lakshmi N. Mittal
  • James W. Birkenstock - IBM director of product planning and market analysis
  • James H. Blanchard - AT&T Board of Director
  • Sally Blount - Dean of the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University
  • Deneen Borelli - Fellow with Project 21, a network of black conservatives which is an initiative of The National Center for Public Policy Research, a national public policy group based in Washington, D.C. Deneen is also a Fellow with FreedomWorks.
  • Jim Bruene - Finance blogger, consultant, and founder of Online Financial Innovations and Finovate
  • Jerry Buhlmann is CEO [7][8] [9] of Aegis Group plc, a media and digital marketing communications group and constituent of the FTSE 250 whose two operating businesses together employ 12,000 people and operate in 80 countries. [10]
  • Jeremy Bullmore CBE - Pivotal Advertising/Marketing figure. He is a non-executive director of WPP. He was Chair of both J Walter Thompson and The Advertising Association. Writes a regular column in The Guardian newspaper.
  • Nick Bunzl- Executive Director of Israel Policy Forum
  • Luis Fernando Correa Bahamon - President CEO and Owner of Wyndham Hotels in Colombia and Diplomat Hotels. Ex World President of the International Real Estate Federation. One of Colombia's wealthiest men. Magnate of the Colombian hotel industry.
  • Ali Bushehri - Founder of RacerTimes, executive producer of the short film The Racer , finance executive of Ruyan commercial group bahrain and share holder of Ruyan commercial Group.
  • Sedef M Buyukataman - Global Intern/CoOp Program Manager, Cisco Systems.
  • David Bolz - Founder and President of First Class Facility Management, LLC, a vertically integrated commercial cleaning organization that is currently being audited for ISSA Cleaning Industry Management Standard (CIMS) certification, the first consensus-based management standard for the cleaning industry.

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E

  • Bryan M. Eagle III - President of Memphis Ventures, president of Saint Blues Guitar Workshop
  • Dick Enrico - Chief Executive Officer of 2nd Wind Exercise Equipment, a retail fitness company he founded in 1992
  • Seabelle Emmanuelle - Fundraiser and strategist for DNC and Prophecien Womens' Movement

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  • Yoni Jacobs- Executive Director & Chief Investment Strategist of Chart Prophet LLC. Author, "Gold Bubble: How To Profit From The Impending Collapse of Gold". [30][31]
  • Peter A. Joseph- President of Israel Policy Forum
  • John Jubilee - President of Jubilee Transformations

K

 Kumar Parakala - CEO KPMG (http://www.kumarparakala.com)

L

  • Nicole Rodrigues Larsen - Nicole Rodrigues Larsen is a celebrity and socialite in Dubai, UAE . An ex model and a fantastic entrepreneur Nicole relocated to Dubai from Copenhagen in 2003 and lives with her husband Henrik Larsen and two children Victoria and Victor in the prestigious Palm Jumeriah . One of the big names in the media industry Nicole runs the super successful multimillion dollar business Diva models. She also under her group of companies holds and operates Diva Holdings, Diva Ladies spa ,Diva Laundry and NM investments.
  • Roy Larsen - President of Time, Inc.
  • Marianna Latsis - daughter of the late Greek shipping tycoon Yiannis Latsis and one of the hairs of his fortune (see also Spiros Latsis).
  • Jasmine Lawrence - Teenage President and CEO of EDEN BodyWorks. A company she started at age 13 that makes all natural hair and body care products.
  • Shelly Lazarus - CEO of Ogilcy & Mather Worldwide
  • John C. Lechleiter - CEO of Eli Lilly and Company
  • Jun "John" Lee - Founder and namesake of Lee Law Firm - attorney-in-law, environmental lawyer, and entreprenueur; has worked with many corporations and companies, including INFINIA, and their Sterling Engine technologies
  • Edward T. Lewis (businessperson) - Edward T. Lewis - (Essence Communications) Chairman/CEO of Essence Communications Inc., a diversified, multi-million dollar corporation. One of the most successful and diverse African American-owned communications companies in the United States.Chairman, Magazine Publishers of America, TransAfrica Forum; board of directors, Black Council on Africa, Rheeland Foundation, Negro Ensemble of New York City; trustee, Tuskegee University, Leadership Council of the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding, Teachers College of Columbia University.
  • Hyung Khu Lim - CEO of Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology
  • Robert Liodice - President and CEO of Association of National Advertisers (ANA)
  • Dan Lufkin - Co-founder of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and Questor Partners
  • Sam Lutfi - Britney Spears' Acting Manager and personal Confidant

M

Dr Allan Manning - academic, author, media comentator and award winning business advisor in the Australian insurance industry

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  • Shafat Qazi-Founder and CEO of BQE Software,creator of BillQuick, Time Tracking and billig Software
  • Mark K Quarles - computer programmer, insurance agent, owner of CALIAN PARK Inc.

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  • Michael James Swan - Managing Director of Corporate Internet Solutions (rsdarkness.com), and Business Administrator of Juggle It All (juggleitall.org).

( uk.linkedin.com/in/michaeljamesswan , michaelswan.info , businessprofessionals.eu/Michael )

  • Jeff Sotzing - President at Carson Entertainment Group, former Producer of the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson
  • Louis P. Stanasolovich, CFP - Current CEO and President of Legend Financial Advisors, Inc. One of only four advisors in US to be selected 12 times by Worth magazine as one of “The Top 100 Wealth Advisors.”
  • Billy Starr - Founder of the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge (www.pmc.org). First US bike-a-thon, most successfull. Raises money for cancer research via the Jimmy Fund at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Over 31 years, has raised $303,000,000 dollars (US).
  • Greg Steltenpohl - Co-founder of Odwalla and Adina juice companies.
  • Greg Stemm - Co-Founder of Odyssey Marine Exploration
  • Pavan Sukhdev - Head of UNEP's "Green Economy" Initiative, Study Leader for "TEEB" (the G8+5 study on the The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity), Managing Director Deutsche Bank
  • Shawn Achor - CEO of Good Think Inc., a Cambridge-based consulting firm which researches positive outliers -- people who are well above average -- to understand where human potential, success and happiness intersect. His TED Talk can be found at http://www.ted.com/talks/shawn_achor_the_happy_secret_to_better_work.html

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  • Monique Tatum - CEO of Beautiful Planning Marketing & PR and creator of The Reality of FASHION The Reality of AIDS Celebrity Reality Star runway show. Celebrity and Event Publicist. Quoted in Business Week Article Company WebsiteSocial Media Today Article
  • Don Dilum Tharaka Kothalawala - Managing Director & CEO of Key-School of English, Sri Lanka </https://www.facebook.com/TharakaKothalawala> and also he is a poet, a novelist & a Teacher of English. </https://www.facebook.com/DilumTharakaKothalawala>
  • Stanley R. Tanka - CFO of Clif bar Inc.
  • Stanley G. Tate - Florida entrepreneur. CEO and founder of Tate Enterprises. Former Chairman of RTC under the Clinton Administration. Chairman of the Board of Ameribid. [1]. Founder and former Chairman of the Florida Prepaid College Fund.
  • Bill Taylor - Bill Taylor is a London, Ontario native with a notably successful career in the automotive industry that spanned 38 years. Following his retirement, Taylor accepted a new role as President of the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama on July 1, 2009. Prior to joining EDPA, he was President and CEO of Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, located in central Alabama. Taylor joined MBUSI in 1993, when the company first opened in the state. He played an essential role in the start-up of the new plant, driving production for five years and eventually becoming president of the company in 1999. Taylor was also instrumental in the establishment of the Mercedes Production System, which is now a global standard for all Mercedes-Benz plants in achieving only the highest levels of quality and efficiency. Taylor oversaw the plant’s $600-million expansion, which was completed at the end of 2004, as well as the beginning of a $300-million expansion underway to prepare for successor models. The plant employs more than 3,000 Team Members – significantly more than the 1,500 originally planned back in 1993. As president of one of the best-known companies in the state, Taylor was often called on to meet with prospective companies considering Alabama for new facilities. He also worked with communities and regions across the state, offering input and advice on economic development efforts. Prior to becoming president of the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama, Taylor did his time in the "trenches", serving on the EDPA Board of Directors from 2000 to 2009 and was actively involved in Alabama’s economic development efforts through participation in a number of state and local initiatives concerning workforce development, community growth and retention and expansion methods in regards to existing industry.
  • Richard K. Templeton - CEO of Texas Instruments
  • Gary Triano - (req. 2009-07-27) - Developer in Tucson, Arizona during its period of growth. Was murdered by a bomb on November 1, 1996. His ex-wife and her lover are suspects. Notable criminal case and Tucson developer.
  • Henry Tufo - Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Colorado at Boulder
  • Keith Turley - (req 2007-05-13) - president of Arizona Public Service, member of Phoenix 40, responsible for the placement of Palo Verde Nuclear Plant

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  • Norman B. Vansile - President Trannon Corp.; Detroit Philanthropist
  • Goran Varaklic - Founder & CEO of MDG Computers
  • Dilip Vellodi - CEO and Chairman, Sutherland Gobal Services
  • Edwin J Venner - (req. 2012-04-01) - Founded Venners in 1896 (www.venners.co.uk). Came from a brewing family which owned Forest Hill Brewery in London and approximately 80 pubs between London and Brighton. A qualified chartered accountant who developed a specialised stocktaking system. He assisted and advised the government regarding alcohol and the defence of the Realm Act 1914 and was knighted in recognition of his service to the licensed trade in 1951. The Business of Adding Value, Published by Christie Group 2004 www.christiegroup.com
  • Kal Vepuri - Founder & Chairman of The Trisiras Group
  • Lew Veraldi (Former Ford vice president who led the team that produced the first Taurus in 1986)
  • Edward and Lynn Via - Roanoke, VA owner of printing and publishing interests (formerly owned Claypool Comics), gives substantial sums to various political campaigns including $150,000 to VA Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell as top individual donor to the campaign.
  • Patrick Viguerie - McKinsey director, author of several articles and a book.
  • Idar Vollvik - Founder of Idar Vollvik Invest AS; serial entrepreneur that made Euro 100 million in 2004 when he sold Chess Communication to TeleSoniera
  • Manu K. Vora - Chairman and President, Business Excellence, Inc., a global quality management consulting firm. Recipient of multiple awards in the quality field from American Society for Quality (ASQ). Also involved in numerous philanthropic endeavors, including founding the Blind Foundation for India.

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  • Eric Yaverbaum - Best Selling Author of "PR For Dummies" and "Leadership Secrets of the World's Most Successful CEO'S" and PR Agency Owner (Ericho Communications)
  • Oleg Yefimov - Founder and CEO of Dissident Ltd.
  • Kaan Yigit - founder and president of Solutions Research Group Consultants Inc.
  • Peter Yip - Executive Chairman of the Board and CEO, CDC Software. founder of Yipkon Business Systems. Sold to MCI Worldcom in 1987. [61][62][63]
  • Yu Yongda - eminent Chinese economist based at Tsinghua University, advisor to the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, head of the State Council's leadership oversight committee

Z

  • Joseph Zada - US businessman currently being sued by Sergei Fedorov and others regarding failure to pay back money invested to him ($60 million US dollars). Zada claims the money was a loan and repayment has been delayed due to "a sad time in our economy" [64]
  • Ron Zarella - An executive of General Motors
  • Sylvain Zimmer - Founder of Jamendo
  • Arvind Saxena - Director at Hyundai Motor India Limited
  • Richard Zuschlag - Chief Executive Officer/Chairman of the Board for Acadian, parent company of Acadian Ambulance [65] [66]
  • Klaas Zwart - Dutch businessman and racing driver; founded Petroline 1980 [67]; holder of 9 US patents; owner Ascari Cars
  1. ^ http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS163938+13-Mar-2008+BW20080313
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