List of Italian American business people
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A List of Italian American business people.
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Italian American business people or must have references showing they are Italian American business people and are notable.
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Italian American business people or must have references showing they are Italian American business people and are notable.
CEOs
- Gil AmelioGil AmelioGilbert Frank Amelio is an American technology executive. He grew up in Miami, Florida and received a bachelor's degree, master's degree, and Ph.D. in physics from the Georgia Institute of Technology...
- former CEO of National Semiconductor and Apple - William AmelioWilliam AmelioWilliam J. Amelio is president and CEO of CHC Helicopter, headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. Amelio took over leadership of the international helicopter services company in August 2010 following a career spanning more than three decades in technology industries.-Corporate postings:CHC Helicopter,...
- president and CEO of Lenovo Group Limited - Richard BelluzzoRichard BelluzzoRichard Belluzzo is an American businessman who worked as an executive at Hewlett-Packard, SGI, and Microsoft before becoming CEO of Quantum Corp. in 2002...
- businessman who worked as an executive at HP (executive vice president), SGI (as CEO), and Microsoft (as president and COO at one point) before becoming CEO of Quantum Corp. in 2002 - Samuel DiPiazzaSamuel DiPiazzaSamuel A. DiPiazza, Jr., was appointed CEO of PricewaterhouseCoopers on January 1, 2002. Before this he served as the chairman of the PricewaterhouseCoopers U.S. firm....
- CEO of PricewaterhouseCoopersPricewaterhouseCoopersPricewaterhouseCoopers is a global professional services firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest professional services firm measured by revenues and one of the "Big Four" accountancy firms.... - Nick DonofrioNick DonofrioNicholas M. Donofrio was the Executive Vice President of Innovation and Technology at the IBM Corporation until 2008.-Biography:Donofrio was born in Beacon, New York in 1945. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1967 and a Master...
- Executive Vice President of Innovation and Technology at the IBMIBMInternational Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
Corporation - Richard GrassoRichard GrassoRichard A. "Dick" Grasso was chairman and chief executive of the New York Stock Exchange from 1995 to 2003, the culmination of a career that began in 1968 when Grasso was hired by the Exchange as a floor clerk...
(1946 - ) former chairman and CEO of the New York Stock ExchangeNew York Stock ExchangeThe New York Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located at 11 Wall Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City, USA. It is by far the world's largest stock exchange by market capitalization of its listed companies at 13.39 trillion as of Dec 2010... - Lee IacoccaLee IacoccaLido Anthony "Lee" Iacocca is an American businessman known for engineering the Mustang, the unsuccessful Ford Pinto, being fired from Ford Motor Company, and his revival of the Chrysler Corporation in the 1980s...
(1924 - ) former chairman of the Chrysler Corporation - Angelo MoziloAngelo MoziloAngelo R. Mozilo was the chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Countrywide Financial until July 1, 2008. Condé Nast Portfolio ranked Mozilo second on their list of "Worst American CEOs of All Time".-Life and career:...
- founder and CEO of Countrywide FinancialCountrywide FinancialBank of America Home Loans is the mortgage unit of Bank of America. Bank of America Home Loans is composed of:*Mortgage Banking, which originates purchases, securitizes, and services mortgages. In 2008, Bank of America purchased the failing Countrywide Financial for $4.1 billion... - Robert NardelliRobert NardelliRobert Louis "Bob" Nardelli was the chairman and chief executive officer of Chrysler. He had earlier served in a similar capacity at The Home Depot from December 2000 to January 2007. Prior to that, Nardelli had risen to become one of the top four executives at General Electric...
- Chairman & CEO of ChryslerChryslerChrysler Group LLC is a multinational automaker headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA. Chrysler was first organized as the Chrysler Corporation in 1925.... - Frank NuovoFrank NuovoFrank Nuovo , an Italian American, has been a leading mobile phone industrial designer, and a former Vice President and Chief of Design at Nokia.Nuovo started his professional industrial design career in 1986 working with Charles Pelly's Designworks...
- head of design at VertuVertúVertú is a jazz fusion band consisting of bassist Stanley Clarke and drummer Lenny White , keyboardist Rachel Z, violinist Karen Briggs and guitarist Richie Kotzen. The band released one eponymous album in 1999.... - Paul OtelliniPaul OtelliniPaul S. Otellini is an American businessman current president and chief executive of Intel. He is also on the board of directors of Google.- Early life and Education :...
(1950 - ) Intel Corporation's fifth Chief Executive OfficerChief executive officerA chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization... - Samuel J. PalmisanoSamuel J. PalmisanoSamuel J. Palmisano was president and chief executive officer of IBM, which as of 2009 was the largest IT company in the world and 45th largest company overall. He was elected chairman in October 2002, effective January 1, 2003, and has served as CEO since March 2002. Before he became CEO,...
(1951 - ) chairman and CEO of IBMIBMInternational Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas... - Neil Pappalardo - founder and CEO of MeditechMeditechMedical Information Technology, Inc., commonly known as MEDITECH, is a Massachusetts-based software and service company selling information systems, which are installed in health care organizations throughout the world. The company was founded in 1969 by Chairman A. Neil Pappalardo.-Company...
- Patricia RussoPatricia RussoPatricia F. Russo is an American businessperson most widely known for having served as chief executive officer of Lucent Technologies and its successor, Alcatel-Lucent, a large communications equipment manufacturer. She currently serves on the board of directors of HP, General Motors, Merck & Co....
(1953 - ) CEO of Lucent TechnologiesLucent TechnologiesAlcatel-Lucent USA, Inc., originally Lucent Technologies, Inc. is a French-owned technology company composed of what was formerly AT&T Technologies, which included Western Electric and Bell Labs... - Peter F. SecchiaPeter F. SecchiaPeter F. Secchia, is an Italian-American diplomat and businessman. Secchia served as the United States Ambassador to Italy from 1989 to 1993.-Career:...
- former chairman and CEO of Universal Forest Products
Entrepreneurs
- Robert BenedettoRobert BenedettoRobert Benedetto is an American luthier. He is best known for founding Benedetto Guitars, Inc. which makes hand-carved archtop guitars. Before the company became a division of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, Benedetto made each guitar himself...
- founder of Benedetto Guitars, Inc. - [v. richard conforti] (1939 - ) retired utility exec -brooklyn boy makes good
- Pat CrocePat CrocePasquale "Pat" Croce is an American entrepreneur, sports team executive and owner, author, and TV personality....
(1954 - ) entrepreneur, once owner of the Philadelphia 76ersPhiladelphia 76ersThe Philadelphia 76ers are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . Originally known as the Syracuse Nationals, they are one of the oldest franchises in the NBA...
basketball team - Edward J. DeBartoloEdward J. DeBartoloEdward John DeBartolo Jr. is an American businessman, perhaps best known as the former owner of the NFL's San Francisco 49ers.- Career :...
(1946 - ) billionaire, former owner of the five-time Super BowlSuper BowlThe Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League , the highest level of professional American football in the United States, culminating a season that begins in the late summer of the previous calendar year. The Super Bowl uses Roman numerals to identify each game, rather...
champion San Francisco 49ersSan Francisco 49ersThe San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... - Fred De Luca - founder of Subway Sandwich
- Giorgio DeLucaGiorgio DeLucaGiorgio DeLuca is a founder of the gourmet grocery store Dean & DeLuca with his partner Joel Dean. Before that, DeLuca owned a cheese shop on Prince Street in New York City which he opened in 1973, after a brief career teaching history in the city's public school system.DeLuca is now the owner of...
- founder of Dean & DeLucaDean & DeLucaDean & DeLuca is a chain of upscale grocery stores. The first one was established in New York City's SoHo district by Joel Dean, Giorgio DeLuca and Jack Ceglic in September 1977. It is headquartered in Wichita, Kansas.-Locations:... - Domingo GhirardelliDomingo GhirardelliDomenico "Domingo" Ghirardelli, Sr. was born in Rapallo, Italy, the son and apprentice of a chocolatier. In 1837, Ghirardelli moved to Uruguay, then in 1838 to Lima, Peru, and established a confectionery, and began using the Spanish equivalent of his Italian name, Domingo.In 1849 he moved to...
(1817 - 1894) founder of Ghirardelli Chocolate CompanyGhirardelli Chocolate CompanyThe Ghirardelli Chocolate Company is a United States division of Swiss candymaker Lindt & Sprüngli. The company was founded by and is named after Italian chocolatier Domingo Ghirardelli, who, after working in South America, moved to California... - Tom GolisanoTom GolisanoBlase Thomas Golisano is an American businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder of Paychex, the second-largest payroll processor in the United States and former co-owner of the Buffalo Sabres hockey team and of the Buffalo Bandits lacrosse team...
(1942 - ) billionaire founder of PaychexPaychexPaychex, Inc. is a payroll and human resource service company which serves approximately 572,000 businesses in the US. The company is headquartered in Penfield, New York and has more than 100 locations across the country...
, owner of the Buffalo SabresBuffalo SabresThe Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:...
, ran for Governor of New YorkGovernor of New YorkThe Governor of the State of New York is the chief executive of the State of New York. The governor is the head of the executive branch of New York's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military and naval forces. The officeholder is afforded the courtesy title of His/Her...
in 1994, 1998 and 2002 - Arthur Edward Imperatore, Sr.Arthur Edward Imperatore, Sr.Arthur Edward Imperatore, Sr. is an Italian-American businessman from New Jersey. He is best known as being the founder and president of the NY Waterway, a ferry service.-Career:...
(1925-) businessman from New JerseyNew JerseyNew Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, and the founder and president of the NY WaterwayNY WaterwayNY Waterway, or New York Waterway, is a private transportation company running ferry and bus service in the Port of New York and New Jersey and in the Hudson Valley...
, a ferryFerryA ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...
service - Gennaro LombardiGennaro LombardiGennaro Lombardi was an Italian immigrant who moved to the US in 1897. He opened a small grocery store in New York's Little Italy. An employee of his, Antonio Totonno Pero, also an Italian immigrant, began making pizza for the store to sell...
- opened the first US pizzeria in 1905, Lombardi's - Lelio MarinoLelio MarinoLelio "Les" Marino was a Massachusetts entrepreneur. Born in Chieti, Italy, he emigrated to the United States in 1958...
(1935 - 2004) entrepreneur - Robert MondaviRobert MondaviRobert Gerald Mondavi was a leading California vineyard operator whose technical improvements and marketing strategies brought worldwide recognition for the wines of the Napa Valley in California. From an early period, Mondavi aggressively promoted labeling wines varietally rather than...
(1913 - ) leading vineyard operator whose technical improvements and marketing strategies brought worldwide recognition for the wines of the Napa Valley in California - Amedeo ObiciAmedeo ObiciAmedeo Obici was an Italian-American businessman who founded the Planters Peanut Company.- Childhood, emigrating to the United States :...
(1877 - 1947) founder of the Planters Peanut CompanyPlantersPlanters is an American snack food company, a division of Kraft Foods, best known for its processed nuts and for the Mr. Peanut icon that symbolizes them. Mr. Peanut was created by grade schooler Antonio Gentile for a 1916 contest to design the company's brand icon...
in 1906 - Almerindo PortfolioAlmerindo PortfolioAlmerindo Portfolio , was treasurer of New York City under Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia. An immigrant from Italy in 1900. In 1908 he legally changed his name from Almerindo Porfilio....
(1877–1966) President of Bank of Sicily (USA), and Treasurer of New York City - Anthony T. RossiAnthony T. RossiAnthony Talamo Rossi was an Italian immigrant who founded Tropicana Products, a producer of orange juice founded in 1947 in Bradenton, Florida in the United States which grew from 50 employees to over 8,000 in 2004, expanding into multiple product lines and became one of the world's largest...
(1900 - 1993) Italian immigrant who founded Tropicana Products - Jay SarnoJay SarnoJay Sarno was a Las Vegas business entrepreneur who owned several high-profile hotels. He was the creator of both the Caesars Palace hotel and Circus Circus, and many credit him with being the father of today's more family-oriented Las Vegas...
(1922 - 1984) Las Vegas business entrepreneur who owned several high-profile hotels
Finance
- Mario GabelliMario GabelliMario Joseph Gabelli is an American stock investor, investment advisor, and financial analyst. He is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Gabelli Asset Management Company Investors a $30 billion dollar global investment firm headquartered in Rye, New York...
(1942 - ) stock investor, investment advisor and financial analyst. - Amadeo GianniniAmadeo GianniniAmadeo Pietro Giannini, also known as Amadeo Peter Giannini or A.P. Giannini , born in San Jose, California, was the American founder of Bank of America.-Biography:...
(1870 - 1949) founder in 1904 of Bank of ItalyBank of Italy (USA)The Bank of Italy was founded in San Francisco, California, USA, in 1904 by Amadeo Giannini. It grew by a branch banking strategy to become the Bank of America, the world's largest commercial bank with 493 branches in California and assets of $5 billion in 1945....
, which later became Bank of AmericaBank of AmericaBank of America Corporation, an American multinational banking and financial services corporation, is the second largest bank holding company in the United States by assets, and the fourth largest bank in the U.S. by market capitalization. The bank is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina...
, the largest bank in the United States - Frank QuattroneFrank QuattroneFrank Quattrone is an American technology-focused investment banker who started technology sector franchises at Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, and Credit Suisse First Boston. He helped bring dozens of technology companies public during the 1990s tech boom, including Netscape, Cisco, and Amazon.com...
(1956 - ) former investment banker at Credit Suisse First Boston who was prosecuted for interfering with a government probe into Credit Suisse First Boston's behavior in allocating "hot" IPOs
Publishing
- Bob GuccioneBob GuccioneBob Guccione was the founder and publisher of the adult magazine Penthouse. He resigned from his publisher position in November 2003.-Early life:...
(1930 - ) founder and former publisher of Penthouse Magazine - Leonard RiggioLeonard RiggioLeonard S. Riggio is an American businessperson and entrepreneur. He is the largest shareholder of the book store chain Barnes & Noble, which is the largest specialty retailer in the world. As of May 5, 2009, the company operates 777 stores in 50 U.S. states and the District of...
- owner of Barnes & NobleBarnes & NobleBarnes & Noble, Inc. is the largest book retailer in the United States, operating mainly through its Barnes & Noble Booksellers chain of bookstores headquartered at 122 Fifth Avenue in the Flatiron District in Manhattan in New York City. Barnes & Noble also operated the chain of small B. Dalton... - Louis RossettoLouis RossettoLouis Rossetto is an American journalist and "radical libertarian." He is best known as the founder and former publisher of Wired magazine.- Early life and career :Rossetto was born and grew up on Long Island, New York....
(1949 - ) founder and former publisher of Wired Magazine