Profiles — Business

Business

American founders, executives and investors, and the companies they built and led.

American automotive industry executive

Henry Ford II

Henry Ford II, commonly known as "Hank the Deuce," was an American businessman in the automotive industry.

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American businessman

Henry J. Heinz

Henry John Heinz was an American entrepreneur who co-founded the H. J. Heinz Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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American industrialist

Henry J. Kaiser

Henry John Kaiser was an American industrialist who became known for his shipbuilding and construction projects, then later for his involvement in fostering modern American health care.

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American magazine publisher

Henry Luce

Henry Robinson Luce was an American magazine publisher who founded Time, Life, Fortune, and Sports Illustrated.

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American engineer, machinist, and entrepreneur

Henry M. Leland

Henry Martyn Leland was an American machinist, inventor, engineer, and automotive entrepreneur.

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American diplomat

Henry Morgenthau

Henry Morgenthau was a German-born American lawyer and businessman, best known for his role as the ambassador to the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Morgenthau was one of the most prominent Americans who spoke about the Greek genocide and the Armenian…

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74th United States Secretary of the Treasury

Henry Paulson

Henry Merritt "Hank" Paulson Jr.

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American businessman

Henry Wells

Henry Wells was an American businessman important in the history of both the American Express Company and Wells Fargo & Company.

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American trumpeter and recording industry executive

Herb Alpert

Herbert Alpert is an American musician who led the band Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass in the 1960s.

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