Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century
109
Results
Leonard Abramson
US Healthcare, 1975–1996
US Healthcare, 1975–1996
Louis F. Bantle
UST, 1973–1993
UST, 1973–1993
Howard O. Beaver, Jr.
Carpenter Technology Corporation, 1971–1983
Carpenter Technology Corporation, 1971–1983
Michel C. Bergerac
Revlon, 1975–1985
Revlon, 1975–1985
Henry W. Bloch
H & R Block, 1978–1992
H & R Block, 1978–1992
John C. Bogle
The Vanguard Group, 1974–1995
The Vanguard Group, 1974–1995
Joseph A. Boyd
Harris Corporation, 1972–1986
Harris Corporation, 1972–1986
Joseph D. Brenner
AMP, 1972–1982
AMP, 1972–1982
Charles L. Brown
American Telephone and Telegraph, 1979–1986
American Telephone and Telegraph, 1979–1986
John W. Brown
Stryker Corporation, 1977–2004
Stryker Corporation, 1977–2004
John H. Bryan, Jr.
Sara Lee Corporation, 1975–2000
Sara Lee Corporation, 1975–2000
James E. Burke
Johnson & Johnson Company, 1976–1989
Johnson & Johnson Company, 1976–1989
Thomas J. Burrell
Burrell Advertising, 1971–2003
Burrell Advertising, 1971–2003
Philip Caldwell
Ford Motor Company, 1979–1985
Ford Motor Company, 1979–1985
Edward E. Carlson
United Airlines, 1971–1979
United Airlines, 1971–1979
Frank T. Cary
IBM, 1973–1981
IBM, 1973–1981
Elisabeth Claiborne
Liz Claiborne, 1976–1989
Liz Claiborne, 1976–1989
Ben Cohen
Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, 1978–1994
Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, 1978–1994
William K. Coors
Adolph Coors Brewing Company, 1970–1993
Adolph Coors Brewing Company, 1970–1993
Helen K. Copley
Copley Newspapers, 1973–1997
Copley Newspapers, 1973–1997
Robert F. Dee
SmithKline Corporation, 1972–1982
SmithKline Corporation, 1972–1982
Robert E. Dewar
K-Mart Corporation, 1972–1979
K-Mart Corporation, 1972–1979
Harrington Drake
Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, 1975–1984
Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, 1975–1984
Richard J. Egan
EMC Corporation, 1979–1991
EMC Corporation, 1979–1991
Lawrence J. Ellison
Oracle Corporation, 1977–Present
Oracle Corporation, 1977–Present
Walter A. Fallon
Eastman Kodak Company, 1972–1983
Eastman Kodak Company, 1972–1983
Debra J. S. Fields
Mrs. Fields Cookies, 1977–1996
Mrs. Fields Cookies, 1977–1996
Paul Fireman
Reebok International, 1979–2006
Reebok International, 1979–2006
Edward A. Fox
Student Loan Marketing Association, 1973–1990
Student Loan Marketing Association, 1973–1990
William H. Gates III
Microsoft Corporation, 1975–2000
Microsoft Corporation, 1975–2000
Richard L. Gelb
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, 1972–1994
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, 1972–1994
James H. Goodnight
SAS Institute, 1976–Present
SAS Institute, 1976–Present
Earl G. Graves
Black Enterprise Magazine, 1970–Present
Black Enterprise Magazine, 1970–Present
Alan C. Greenberg
Bear Stearns Companies, 1978–1993
Bear Stearns Companies, 1978–1993
Dick Griffey
Dick Griffey Productions, 1977–Present
Dick Griffey Productions, 1977–Present
John P. Harbin
Halliburton, 1972–1982
Halliburton, 1972–1982
Edward G. Harness
Procter & Gamble Company, 1974–1981
Procter & Gamble Company, 1974–1981
Lore Harp
Vector Graphics, 1976–1984
Vector Graphics, 1976–1984
C. Michael Harper
ConAgra, 1975–1993
ConAgra, 1975–1993
Stephen D. Hassenfeld
Hasbro Toys, 1979–1989
Hasbro Toys, 1979–1989
Paul C. Henshaw
Homestake Mining Company, 1971–1982
Homestake Mining Company, 1971–1982
Raymond H. Herzog
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, 1975–1979
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, 1975–1979
Frank G. Hickey
General Instrument Corporation, 1978–1990
General Instrument Corporation, 1978–1990
Dee Ward Hock
VISA, 1970–1984
VISA, 1970–1984
John J. Horan
Merck & Company, 1976–1985
Merck & Company, 1976–1985
Ivan J. Houston
Golden State Insurance, 1970–1990
Golden State Insurance, 1970–1990
Harold J. Hudson, Jr.
General Reinsurance Corporation, 1971–1983
General Reinsurance Corporation, 1971–1983
Jon M. Huntsman
Huntsman Corporation, 1970–2000
Huntsman Corporation, 1970–2000
Lido (Lee) A. Iacocca
Chrysler Corporation, 1979–1993
Chrysler Corporation, 1979–1993
Richard H. Jenrette
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, 1973–1985
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, 1973–1985
Steven P. Jobs
Apple Computer, 1975–1983
Apple Computer, 1975–1983
Edward C. Johnson III
Fidelity Investments, 1977–Present
Fidelity Investments, 1977–Present
Reginald H. Jones
General Electric Company, 1972–1981
General Electric Company, 1972–1981
Sidney Kimmel
Jones Apparel Group, 1975–2002
Jones Apparel Group, 1975–2002
Charles F. Knight
Emerson Electric Company, 1973–2000
Emerson Electric Company, 1973–2000
Philip H. Knight
Nike, 1972–Present
Nike, 1972–Present
Daniel J. Krumm
Maytag Corporation, 1974–1992
Maytag Corporation, 1974–1992
Harvey H. Lamm
Subaru of America, 1971–1990
Subaru of America, 1971–1990
William E. LaMothe
Kellogg Company, 1979–1991
Kellogg Company, 1979–1991
Joseph E. Lonning
Kellogg Company, 1971–1978
Kellogg Company, 1971–1978
Francisco A. Lorenzo
Texas Air Corporation, 1972–1990
Texas Air Corporation, 1972–1990
George W. Lucas
Lucasfilm, Limited, 1971–Present
Lucasfilm, Limited, 1971–Present
Whitney MacMillan
Cargill, 1976–1995
Cargill, 1976–1995
John C. Malone
Tele-Communications, 1973–1999
Tele-Communications, 1973–1999
Alfred E. Mann
Pacesetter, 1972–1985
Pacesetter, 1972–1985
Bernard Marcus
Home Depot, 1978–1997
Home Depot, 1978–1997
J. Willard Marriott, Jr.
Marriott International, 1972–Present
Marriott International, 1972–Present
Thomas W. Mastin
Lubrizol Corporation, 1972–1982
Lubrizol Corporation, 1972–1982
L. Lowry Mays
Clear Channel Communications, 1972–2004
Clear Channel Communications, 1972–2004
C. Peter McColough
Xerox Corporation, 1971–1985
Xerox Corporation, 1971–1985
Harold W. McGraw, Jr.
McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, 1974–1983
McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, 1974–1983
Rene C. McPherson
Dana Corporation, 1972–1980
Dana Corporation, 1972–1980
John G. Medlin, Jr.
Wachovia Corporation, 1977–1993
Wachovia Corporation, 1977–1993
Morton H. Meyerson
Electronic Data Systems, 1979–1985
Electronic Data Systems, 1979–1985
David W. Mitchell
Avon Products, 1975–1983
Avon Products, 1975–1983
Gordon E. Moore
Intel, 1974–1987
Intel, 1974–1987
Allen H. Neuharth
Gannett Company, 1973–1986
Gannett Company, 1973–1986
Anthony J. F. O'Reilly
H. J. Heinz Company, 1979–1998
H. J. Heinz Company, 1979–1998
Eugene R. Olson
Deluxe Check Printers, 1977–1985
Deluxe Check Printers, 1977–1985
Michael Ovitz
Creative Artists Agency, 1974–1995
Creative Artists Agency, 1974–1995
Warren H. Phillips
Dow Jones & Company, 1975–1990
Dow Jones & Company, 1975–1990
Robert T. Powers
Nalco Chemical Company, 1971–1979
Nalco Chemical Company, 1971–1979
Edmund T. Pratt, Jr.
Pfizer, 1972–1992
Pfizer, 1972–1992
Robert E. Price
Price Company, 1976–1993
Price Company, 1976–1993
Barbara G. Proctor
Proctor and Gardner Advertising, 1970–1996
Proctor and Gardner Advertising, 1970–1996
John M. Regan, Jr.
Marsh & McLennan, 1973–1985
Marsh & McLennan, 1973–1985
Donald T. Regan
Merrill Lynch & Company, 1971–1980
Merrill Lynch & Company, 1971–1980
William M. Rosson
Conwood Corporation, 1976–1991
Conwood Corporation, 1976–1991
William J. Ruane
Sequoia Fund, 1970–2005
Sequoia Fund, 1970–2005
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Searle (G. D.) and Company, 1977–1985
Searle (G. D.) and Company, 1977–1985
Robert A. Schoellhorn
Abbott Laboratories, 1979–1989
Abbott Laboratories, 1979–1989
Charles R. Schwab
Charles Schwab & Company, 1971–2003
Charles Schwab & Company, 1971–2003
Irving S. Shapiro
DuPont Corporation, 1974–1981
DuPont Corporation, 1974–1981
Vincent R. Shiely
Briggs & Stratton Corporation, 1970–1977
Briggs & Stratton Corporation, 1970–1977
Naomi Sims
Naomi Sims Collections, 1973–1985
Naomi Sims Collections, 1973–1985
Frederick W. Smith
Federal Express Corporation, 1973–Present
Federal Express Corporation, 1973–Present
Goff Smith
Amsted Industries, 1974–1980
Amsted Industries, 1974–1980
Robert H. Sorensen
Perkin-Elmer, 1977–1984
Perkin-Elmer, 1977–1984
John G. Sperling
Apollo Group, 1976–2001
Apollo Group, 1976–2001
Whitney Stevens
J. P. Stevens and Company, 1979–1988
J. P. Stevens and Company, 1979–1988
Dwight L. Stuart
Carnation Company, 1973–1983
Carnation Company, 1973–1983
James G. Treybig
Tandem Computers, 1974–1995
Tandem Computers, 1974–1995
Donald J. Trump
Trump Organization, 1975–Present
Trump Organization, 1975–Present
Diane S. M. von Furstenberg
Diane von Furstenberg, Ltd, 1970–Present
Diane von Furstenberg, Ltd, 1970–Present
Charles B. Wang
Computer Associates International, 1976–2000
Computer Associates International, 1976–2000
Kenneth T. Wessner
ServiceMaster Company, 1975–1983
ServiceMaster Company, 1975–1983
Richard D. Wood
Eli Lilly & Company, 1973–1991
Eli Lilly & Company, 1973–1991
Alan L. Wurtzel
Circuit City Stores, 1973–1986
Circuit City Stores, 1973–1986
John A. Young
Hewlett-Packard Company, 1978–1992
Hewlett-Packard Company, 1978–1992
Oil embargo; stagflation; computer technology commercialized; weakening labor; moderate government intervention; massive international competition
- Demographics
Influence: Medium-High -
Urban blight
Rust Belt
- Technology
Influence: Medium -
Beginning of biotech industry
Fiber-optic wire
Pong (first video game)
UPC bar code
Supercomputer
- Social Mores
Influence: High -
National Organization for Women mobilizes for Equal Rights Amendment
Roe v. Wade legalizes abortion
Social discord continues over Vietnam War and civil rights
Watergate scandal undermines faith in authority
- Government Intervention
Influence: Medium-High -
Deregulation of oil and airline industries
New energy policies and programs
Stagflation cripples economy
Environmental protection weakened
Price controls
- Labor
Influence: Medium -
Wage controls
OSHA created
Service economy expands
Women enter the workforce in large numbers
- Global Events
Influence: Medium-High -
OPEC oil crisis
Vietnam War ends
Iran hostage crisis
Imports outpace exports
