Profiles — Business

Business

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

American industrialist and art collector

J. Paul Getty

Jean Paul Getty Sr.

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American politician

J. William Fulbright

James William Fulbright was an American politician, academic, and statesman who served as a United States Senator from Arkansas from 1945 until his resignation in 1974.

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32nd Governor of North Dakota

Jack Dalrymple

John Stewart Dalrymple III is an American politician and businessman who served as the 32nd governor of North Dakota from 2010 to 2016.

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American distiller and founder of Jack Daniel's Tennessee whiskey distillery.

Jack Daniel

Jasper Newton "Jack" Daniel was an American distiller and businessman, best known as the founder of the Jack Daniel's Tennessee whiskey distillery.

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American computer scientist, entrepreneur and co-founder of Twitter

Jack Dorsey

Jack Patrick Dorsey is an American tech entrepreneur and businessman who co-founded Twitter, Inc., which operated social media service Twitter; financial technology company Block, Inc., which owns and operates Square, Cash App, Afterpay, Bitkey, and Tidal;…

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American rocket engineer

Jack Parsons

John Whiteside Parsons was an American rocket engineer, chemist, and Thelemite occultist.

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American businessman

Jack Tramiel

Jack Tramiel was a Polish-American businessman and Holocaust survivor, best known for founding Commodore International.

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American film executive

Jack Warner

Jack Leonard Warner was a Canadian-born American film executive, who was the president and driving force behind the Warner Bros.

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