Michael Rubens Bloomberg is an American businessman and politician. He is the majority owner and co-founder of Bloomberg L.P.,and was its CEO from 1981 to 2001 and again from 2014 to 2023. He served as the mayor of New York City for three terms from 2002 to 2013 and was a candidate for the 2020 Democratic nomination for president of the United States. In 2024,Bloomberg received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Joe Biden. He has served as chair of the Defense Innovation Board,an independent advisory board that provides recommendations on artificial intelligence,software,data and digital modernization to the United States Department of Defense,since June 2022.
David Hamilton Koch was an American businessman,political activist,philanthropist,and chemical engineer. In 1970,he joined the family business:Koch Industries,the second largest privately held company in the United States. He became president of the subsidiary Koch Engineering in 1979 and became a co-owner of Koch Industries in 1983. Koch served as an executive vice president of Koch Industries until he retired due to health issues in 2018.
Zoe Cruz is a Greek American senior banking executive and former co-president of Morgan Stanley. Currently,she serves as Founder and CEO of Menai Financial Group.
Judith Rodin is an American research psychologist,executive,university president,and global thought-leader. She served as the 12th president of the Rockefeller Foundation from 2005 to 2017. From 1994 to 2004,Rodin served as the 7th president of the University of Pennsylvania,and the first permanent female president of an Ivy League university. She is known for her significant contributions to the fields of behavioral medicine and health psychology,higher education,and philanthropy,as well as championing the concepts of impact investing and resilience.
Anne Dias-Griffin is a French-American investor. She is the founder and chief executive officer of Aragon,an investment firm active in global equities,with a focus on the internet,technology,and consumer sectors,as well as alternative assets.
Laurene Powell Jobs is an American billionaire businesswoman and executive. She is the widow of Steve Jobs,who was the co-founder and former CEO of Apple Inc.,and she manages the Steve Jobs Trust. She is the founder and chair of Emerson Collective and XQ Institute. She is a major donor to Democratic Party politicians.
Jennifer J. Raab is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the New York Stem Cell Foundation,one of the world’s leading nonprofit stem cell organizations with a mission to accelerate cures for the major diseases of our time through stem cell research. Prior to her appointment in January 2024,she served as the 13th president of Hunter College of the City University of New York,where she transformed the largest college in the City University of New York system into its ‘crown jewel’and a model for public higher education nationwide. Raab was the longest serving President in the CUNY system,holding this position between June 2001 and June 2023. She was responsible for overseeing the functions of the college's more than one hundred undergraduate and postgraduate fields across five schools as well its affiliates such as the Hunter College High School,Hunter College Elementary School and Manhattan/Hunter Science High School.
Susan M. Cameron is an American businessperson who is the former chairman,president,and CEO of Reynolds American,Inc.
Dame Angela Jean Ahrendts,is an American-British businesswoman who was previously the senior vice president of retail at Apple Inc. She was the CEO of Burberry from 2006 to 2014. She left Burberry to join Apple in 2014. She was ranked 25th in Forbes' 2015 list of the most powerful women in the world,9th most powerful woman in the U.K. in the BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour 100 Power List,and 29th in Fortune's 2014 list of the world's most powerful women in business. She was also a member of the UK's Prime Minister's business advisory council until it was disbanded in 2016.
Ana Patricia Botín-Sanz de Sautuola O'Shea is a Spanish banker who has been the executive chairman of Santander Group since 2014.
Ellen Rose Alemany is an American business executive. She is the Vice Chairwoman of First Citizens BancShares. She was formerly the chairwoman of CIT Group.
Patricia Mary Cloherty was an American businesswoman,company director,and private equity financier. She was the chairman and CEO of Delta Private Equity Partners. Cloherty served as manager of The U.S. Russia Investment Fund and Delta Russia Fund,two venture capital funds which operated in Russia. In 2004,Cloherty was named Businessperson of the Year by the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia. In 2007,Crain's New York Business named her one of the Most Powerful Women in New York. In 2008,Cloherty received the Order of Friendship from Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Mary Callahan Erdoes is an American investment manager and businesswoman. She is the chief executive officer (CEO) of the asset and wealth management division of J.P. Morgan,serving since 2009. With the firm since 1996,she began her career as a portfolio manager,specializing in fixed income trading. From 2005 to 2009,she served as the CEO of the firm's private bank,advising wealthy families and institutions. Her career has led to her being described as the most powerful woman in American finance. She has been noted as a potential successor to Jamie Dimon,as CEO of JPMorgan Chase.
Elisabeth DeMarse is an American businesswoman and the former Chairwoman,CEO,and President of TheStreet.com. As of 2022,she is a board member of the NYC-based ad-fraud prevention and marketing company Kubient Inc.
Bloomberg Philanthropies is a philanthropic organization that encompasses all of the charitable giving of founder Michael R. Bloomberg. Headquartered in New York City,Bloomberg Philanthropies focuses its resources on five areas:the environment,public health,the arts,government innovation and education. According to the Foundation Center,Bloomberg Philanthropies was the 10th largest foundation in the United States in 2015,the last year for which data was available. Bloomberg has pledged to donate the majority of his wealth,currently estimated at more than $54 billion. Patti Harris is the CEO of Bloomberg Philanthropies.
Ruth Porat is a British–American business executive who is the President and Chief Investment Officer of Alphabet and its subsidiary Google,LLC and prior to that was Chief Financial Officer of the same companies from 2015 to 2024. Prior to joining Google,Porat was the Executive Vice President &Chief Financial Officer of Morgan Stanley from January 2010 to May 2015.
Charles Chase Koch,is an American businessman and the son of Charles Koch,the co-owner,CEO,and chairman of Koch Industries. Koch directs the venture capital company Koch Disruptive Technologies,and is a leading figure in Koch Industries and the family's philanthropic activities.
Patricia Kessler Poppe is an American businesswoman and business executive. Poppe is the first female executive to serve as the CEO of one Fortune 500 and become CEO of another. She was president and CEO of CMS Energy from July 2016 to December 2020. In November 2020,it was announced that she would be leaving CMS Energy and joining PG&E as CEO starting January 4,2021.
Julia Margaret Flesher Koch is an American socialite and philanthropist who is one of the richest women in the world. In the Forbes ranking for September 2024,her fortune was over $74 billion. She inherited her fortune from her husband,David Koch,who died in 2019.
