James Buchanan Duke, known as "Buck" Duke, was an American tobacco and electric power industrialist best known for his involvement in the growth of the American tobacco industry and his pivotal role in establishing the Duke Power Company, the precursor to Duke Energy.
Born on December 23, 1856, in Durham, North Carolina, Duke grew up in the post-Civil War South. His father, Washington Duke, had a small landholding and grew tobacco, setting the stage for Duke's future success.
Roger C. Hochschild has been a prominent figure in the financial services sector. As of my last update in September 2021, he was serving as the CEO and President of Discover Financial Services.
Charles "Charlie" Ergen is an American businessman and the co-founder and chairman of DISH Network and EchoStar Communications Corporation.
Born in 1953 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Ergen earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and his MBA from Wake Forest University.
Rick Muncrief was serving as the President and CEO of Devon Energy, a position he assumed in 2021 following the merger of Devon Energy and WPX Energy.
Travis D. Stice is the CEO of Diamondback Energy, a role he has held since 2012. Diamondback Energy is an independent oil and natural gas company headquartered in Midland, Texas.
Travis Stice has been involved in the oil and gas industry for decades. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University.
Andrew Power serves as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Digital Realty Trust, a role he assumed in 2015. Prior to Digital Realty, Power served as CFO of the privately-held global multi-strategy real estate investment firm, CoreSite Realty Corporation.
Collett Everman "C.E." Woolman was an American aviation pioneer and the principal founder of Delta Air Lines.
Born in Bloomington, Indiana, in 1889, Woolman earned his bachelor's degree at Western Illinois State Teachers College and a master's degree from the University of Illinois. He began his career as a school administrator and then as an agricultural extension agent for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Kent J. Thiry was an American businessman known for his role as the CEO and chairman of DaVita Inc., one of the leading providers of kidney care in the United States. He served in these roles from 1999 to 2019. Here's a detailed account of his career and contributions up to that point:
Kent J. Thiry was born in 1956. He earned his bachelor's degree from Stanford University in 1978 and later completed his MBA from Harvard Business School.
William B. "Bill" Darden was an American entrepreneur best known for founding the Darden Restaurants Inc., which owns several casual dining restaurant chains in the United States.
Born in 1919 in Waycross, Georgia, Darden entered the restaurant business at a young age. He opened his first restaurant, The Green Frog, in his hometown of Waycross when he was just 19 years old, defying the segregation norms of the time by refusing to segregate customers by race.
Steven M. Rales is an American billionaire businessman, and the co-founder and chairman of the Danaher Corporation. He was born on March 31, 1951, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.