Rank | Name |
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1 | Jack Valenti Public face of the movie and television production industry for 38 years |
2 | Jeffrey Katzenberg DreamWorks CEO and major Democratic donor |
3 | Herb Kelleher Founder and Executive Chairman Emeritus, Southwest Airlines Co. |
4 | Micky Arison Billionaire chairman of Carnival Corp; Miami Heat owner |
5 | Lew Wasserman American talent agent and film studio executive |
6 | Leonard A Lauder Son of Estee Lauder |
7 | T Boone Pickens Oil man, Chairman and CEO BP Capital, life long republican, large donor to swift boat veterans for truth, now an environmental activist |
8 | Eli Broad LA real estate billionaire; founded KB Home, one of the country's largest homebuilders and SunAmerica Insurance |
9 | Donald Trump 45th President of the United States; Former host of The Apprentice Reality show; Real estate developer |
10 | Ernest Gallo Winemaker |
11 | Harold Simmons Entrepreneur, Contran Corp. |
12 | David Geffen Hollywood's Dreamworks SKG |
13 | George A.L. David |
14 | Robert C Wright Former president and CEO of NBC Universal; Co founder, Autism Speaks |
15 | John Catsimatidis Owner, chairman, and president of Red Apple Group and Gristedes Foods |
16 | John H Tyson Grandson of the founder of Tyson Foods |
17 | Michael D Eisner CEO of The Walt Disney Company from 1984 until 2005; Chairman 1984 until 2004 |
18 | Ronald Perelman #23 on Forbes Richest 400 in '09 Chairman CEO MacAndrew & Forbes |
19 | Michael Dell Founded Dell Computer in 1984 |
20 | Charles W Ergen Satellite TV billionaire; EchoStar and Dish Network |
21 | Penny Pritzker Former Commerce secretary; Hyatt owner; Obama advisor; billionaire |
22 | Jerry Reinsdorf Owner of the Chicago Bulls and Chicago White Sox |
23 | Steven Spielberg Director/Producer | Hollywood's Dreamworks SKG |
24 | Jack Abramoff Superlobbyist and Republican fundraiser | Convicted GOP lobbyist and embezzler |
25 | Hilary Rosen Democratic operative and corporate lobbyist; former chair of the RIAA |
26 | Ron Burkle Billionaire private equity CEO |
27 | Clarence Avant Record producer |
28 | Haim Saban Established Saban Center for Middle East Policy with grant to Brookings |
29 | Steven A Ballmer Former Microsoft CEO |
30 | Steve Bing Hollywood producer, heir to real estate fortune |
31 | Dianne Feinstein Former US Senator from California, San Francisco mayor |
32 | Aubrey K McClendon Former CEO and Chairman of Chesapeake Energy |
33 | Drayton McLane Jr Wal Mart Vice Chairman; former owner, Houston Astros MLB baseball team |
34 | Rob Reiner Actor, director |
35 | Robert L Johnson Founder and former chairman of Black Entertainment Television |
36 | Phil Angelides Former California State Treasurer, Real Estate Developer, Unsuccessful candidate for Governor of California |
37 | James D Sinegal Co founder, Costco |
38 | Robert Rubin Clinton Treasury Secretary; co-chair of Council on Foreign Relations |
39 | Haley Barbour former Governor of Mississippi | Founding Partner, BGR Group |
40 | Norman Lear Television producer; Founder of People for the American Way |
41 | Alan F Horn chairman, Walt Disney Studios |
42 | L Lowry Mays Founder of Clear Channel |
43 | H Wayne Huizenga Miami Dolphins owner; Blockbuster |
44 | Rob Walton Oldest child of Helen and Sam Walton, the co-founder of Walmart; Former Chairman of Wal-Mart (1992-2015), current Director |
45 | Jamie Dimon Chairman & CEO of JPMorganChase |
46 | Don Henley Musician; member of the Eagles |
47 | Ted Turner American Media mogul; Turner Broadcasting founder |
48 | Bill Gates Founder of Microsoft |
49 | Kate Capshaw Actress, wife of director Steven Spielberg |
50 | Louis C Camilleri Former Chairman and CEO, Altria Group |
51 | Bob Iger Disney CEO |
52 | Jamie Gorelick Partner at WilmerHale; former Fannie Mae vice chair; 9/11 Commission member |
53 | Barry Diller Billionaire; Chairman and CEO IAC/InterActiveCorp |
54 | Sheldon Adelson Casino Magnate |
55 | Kenneth R Feinberg Pay Czar, Obama Administration; head of 9/11 victim compensation fund |
56 | Red McCombs Billionaire Texan; UT business school named after him |
57 | Barbra Streisand Singer, actor, producer |
58 | Sherry L. Lansing CEO, Sherry Lansing Foundation |
59 | Frank Raines Former chair and CEO of Fannie Mae |
60 | George Steinbrenner III Owner, New York Yankees MLB baseball franchise |
61 | David Koch Billionaire industrialist; helped fund vast conservative, libertarian political operation |
62 | Gary Winnick Founder of Global Crossing; now with Pacific Capital Group |
63 | Sy Sternberg Chairman and former CEO of New York Life |
64 | Sumner M Redstone Media mogul |
65 | Mel Karmazin former CEO, Sirius XM Radio |
66 | Heather Thomas Actress, producer |
67 | Les Charles TV producer, writer |
68 | Bill France Jr NASCAR chairman and ceo 1972-2003 |
69 | Vernon E Jordan Jr Former Advisor to President Clinton |
70 | Peter Chernin Chairman & CEO, Chernin Group |
71 | Jim C Walton Chairman and CEO of Arvest Bank Group, Inc. World's 11th richest man, 2005 |
72 | Hassan Nemazee Major Clinton donor; jailed for defrauding Citibank of $74B loan |
73 | Berry Gordy Motown record producer |
74 | Ivan G Seidenberg Chairman and CEO of Verizon |
75 | David Neeleman Founder of JetBlue, Brazilian budget airline Azul and Breeze Aviation |
76 | Brian L Roberts CEO of Comcast |
77 | Peter Buttenwieser Political fundraiser; heir to Lehman Brothers fortune |
78 | David Stern Commissioner, National Basketball Association |
79 | Harry Stonecipher Former CEO of Boeing |
80 | Art Rooney II Attorney, president of Pittsburgh Steelers |
81 | Jerry Yang Co-founder of Yahoo! |
82 | Michael Bloomberg NYC's info-billionaire former mayor; Publisher of Bloomberg LP |
83 | Tony Rudy Former aide to Tom Delay (R-Texas); convicted in Abramoff scandal |
84 | Geraldine Ferraro Former VP candidate, NY US Representative |
85 | Charles H. Keating Jr. Ran Lincoln Savings & Loan, key figure in Savings & Loan scandal |
86 | Sydney Pollack Director, Actor |
87 | Alice Walton founder of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art; daughter of Wal-Mart pioneer Sam Walton |
88 | Mark P Mays Principal of Rocking M Capital ; President and CEO, CC Media Holdings, Inc. |
89 | Carol A Bartz Director, President and Chief Executive Officer - Yahoo |
90 | Edward B Rust Jr Chairman & CEO, State Farm |
91 | Terry S Semel Former Chairman of Warner Bros, and Yahoo! |
92 | Donna Karan Fashion Designer |
93 | Paul G Allen Late Microsoft co-founder |
94 | Kenneth Cole Fashion Designer |
95 | Brian France Chairman and CEO of NASCAR |
96 | Ken Langone CEO of Invemed; founder of Home Depot |
97 | Lawrence Kasdan Film Director, Writer and Producer |
98 | John T Chambers John Chambers is Chairman and CEO of Cisco; JC2 Ventures |
99 | George A Zimmer CEO of the Men's Wearhouse |
100 | Teresa Heinz Widow of Senator John Heinz; wife of John Kerry and chairman of The Howard Heinz Endowment and the Heinz Family Philanthropies. |