Monroe Carell Jr.

Built modern behemoth, Central Parking Corp., through aggressive marketing and some strategic acquisitions. Company encompasses more than 1.5 million parking spots worldwide, making it the largest publicly traded owner-operator of parking lots in the world. Controls more than 40% of Central Parking shares, worth more than $350 million, including shares held in his children’s trust. Daughter Julie Stadler owns another $46 million of stock outside the trust. Owns, along with his children, several downtown parcels of land on Second and Third avenues that he leases to Central Parking to operate—at an annual rent of $350,000. A trustee of Vanderbilt University and board member of the Urban Land Institute. Spearheaded the fundraising effort—and primed the money pump with $20 million himself—for the new facility at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, which bears his name. Also instrumental in the formation of the new John Paul II Catholic High School in Hendersonville.