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It was produced jointly by James Dolan, Executive Chairman of The Madison Square Garden Company; John Sykes, President of Entertainment Enterprises for Clear Channel Media Holdings.; and Harvey Weinstein, Co-Founder and Chairman of The Weinstein Company, and presented by Chase with all proceeds going to the Robin Hood Relief Fund.

Dickinson College

Henry Clarke, alumnus who developed the Klondike bar into a national brand, founded the Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues at Dickinson College.

Francis deSouza

Francis Aurelio deSouza (born December 2, 1970) is an American businessman and is the current President of Illumina Corporation.

Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge

The event supports the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, a charity established by the founder of Wendy's, the fast food restaurant that sponsors the tournament.


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Ahmad Shuja Pasha

Gen. Pasha was involved in the Memogate controversy in 2011-2012 in which an American businessman, Mansoor Ijaz alleged that a senior Pakistani diplomat, former Amb. Husain Haqqani, had asked him to deliver an unsigned memorandum to Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff at the time.

Allen Cohen

Alan Cohen (born 1954), American businessman, owner of ice hockey team

Ballmer

Steve Ballmer (born 1956), American businessman who currently serves as the chief executive officer of Microsoft

Bradley Hughes

B. Wayne Hughes (born 1933), American businessman, founder of Public Storage

Charles Flint

Charles Ranlett Flint (1850–1934), American businessman, founder of a company which later became IBM

Decherd

Robert Decherd, an American businessman involved with various news companies

Deckman

Joseph H. Deckman (born 1969), American businessman and lacrosse player and coach

Donald Barrios

Donald Barrios is a wealthy American businessman, in addition to being the connection between the former United States' Drug Enforcement Administration field agent Oscar Danilo Blandon Reyes and Juan Norwin Meneses Cantarero, a prominent Nicaraguan drug lord.

Edward Bradley

Edward R. Bradley (1859–1946), American businessman, thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder

Edward Warren

Edward Kirk Warren (1847–1916), American businessman and inventor; namesake of Warren Dunes State Park

Elmer L. Andersen

Elmer Lee Andersen (June 17, 1909 – November 15, 2004) was an American businessman, philanthropist, and the 30th Governor of Minnesota, serving a single term from January 2, 1961, to March 25, 1963, as a Republican.

Field, British Columbia

The town was given its name by the CPR in December 1884 to honour American businessman Cyrus West Field, who was instrumental in establishing trans-atlantic telegraph service.

Gary A. Tanaka

Gary A. Tanaka (born June 23, 1943, in Hunt, Idaho) is a Japanese-American businessman, sportsman and philanthropist who co-founded the investment company Amerindo Investment Advisors in 1979 along with Alberto Vilar.

Gatesian

Bill Gates (born 1955), American businessman and co-founder of Microsoft Corporation

George Gillett

George N. Gillett, Jr. (born 1938), American businessman, professional sports franchise owner

George Woodruff

George W. Woodruff (1895–1987), American businessman and philanthropist

Haarmann

Mala Gaonkar Haarmann, American businessman, partner and managing director at Lone Pine Capital, LLC

Harry Richardson

Harry A. Richardson (1853–1928), American businessman and politician in Delaware

Hawn

William R. Hawn (1910–1995), American businessman, philanthropist, race horse owner and breeder

Hector de Castro

Hector de Castro(1849 – January 30, 1909) was an Ottoman born American businessman and diplomat.

Hermann Oelrichs

Hermann Oelrichs (June 8, 1850, Baltimore, Maryland – September 1, 1906, aboard SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, Atlantic Ocean), was an American businessman, multimillionaire, and agent of Norddeutsche Lloyd shipping.

Howard Edward Butt Sr.

(April 9, 1895-March 12, 1991) was an American businessman and philanthropist who founded the H-E-B grocery store chain.

Irv Kosloff

Isadore "Irv" S. Kosloff (1912, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – February 1995, Merion, Pennsylvania) was an American businessman and sportsman.

J. C. Mayfield

J.C. Mayfield, an American businessman, bought one third of the rights to the Pemberton Medicine Company (founded by John Pemberton) in 1888.

James Dolan

James L. Dolan (born 1956), American businessman, President and CEO of Cablevision Systems Corporation

James Hagan

James E. Hagan (1902–1965), American businessman and politician in the Massachusetts House of Representatives

Joe Cooper

Joe Henry Cooper (1918–1980), American businessman and member of the Louisiana House of Representatives

John Burbank

John A. Burbank (1827–1905), American businessman and the fourth Governor of Dakota Territory

John Hollenbeck

John Edward Hollenbeck (1829-1885), American businessman in Nicaragua and Los Angeles

Kellman

Joseph Kellman (born 1920), American businessman and philanthropist

Kenneth Dahlberg

Kenneth H. Dahlberg (1917-2011), American businessman and World War II fighter ace who was involved in the Watergate scandal

McBath

Mike McBath (born 1946), American businessman and American footballer

Melvin Rambin

After Rambin's death, the city council chose District 5 member Jamie Mayo, an African American businessman, to serve as interim mayor.

Mission to Venice

Carter (in disguise as American businessman, Robert Corning) and Princess de Verizone meet up on the Orient Express en route from Paris to Venice and spend the night together.

Mosbacher

Robert Mosbacher, Jr. (born 1951), American businessman and Republican politician; current head of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation; son of Robert

Newton A.K. Bugbee

Newton Albert Kendall Bugbee (April 21, 1876 – June 1965) was an American businessman and Republican Party politician who served as New Jersey State Comptroller and Chairman of the New Jersey Republican State Committee.

Passionnément

Stevenson, a tough American businessman arrives at Trouville with his beautiful wife Ketty, her young Canadian maid Julia and the Captain Harris.

Philip Mallory

Philip Rogers Mallory (1885-1975) was an American businessman and the founder of the company that is now known as Duracell International.

Rémy Belvaux

On 4 February 1998 he was one of the four people (including Noël Godin and Jan Bucquoy), one of which who threw a cream pie in the face of the American businessman and Microsoft founder, Bill Gates, during Gates' visit to Brussels.

Richard Simon

Richard L. Simon (1899–1960), American businessman and co-founder of the publishing house Simon & Schuster

Rick Cronk

William F. "Rick" Cronk (born 4 October 1942) is an American businessman who was co-owner and president of Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream.

Rob Balachandran

Rob Balachandran is an American businessman and rugby league football coach and former player for the New York Knights in the American National Rugby League (AMNRL) .

Robert Kinney

Robert Crouch Kinney (1813–1875), American businessman and politician in what became the state of Oregon

Robert Pamplin

Robert B. Pamplin, Jr. (born 1941), American businessman and philanthropist, current CEO of R.B. Pamplin Corporation

Selander

Robert Selander (born 1951), American businessman, former president and chief executive officer of MasterCard

Stephen Preston

Steve Preston (born 1960), American businessman and civil servant

Tom Buffington

Tom Buffington (born January 3, 1945) is an American businessman who lives in Austin, Texas.

Van Kampen

Robert Van Kampen (1938–1999), American businessman and Christian fundamentalist

William G. Higgs

William Garland Higgs (born c. 1952) is an American businessman and co-founder of Mustang Engineering.