List of Italian-American business people

To be included in this list of Italian-American business people, individuals must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Italian-American business people, or must have other published references showing they are Italian-American business people and are notable.

Senior executives

 * Frank Abagnale Jr., founder of Abagnale & Associates, a financial fraud consultancy company.
 * Gil Amelio, former CEO of National Semiconductor and Apple
 * William Amelio, president and CEO of Lenovo Group Limited
 * Mark Attanasio, owner of the Milwaukee Brewers
 * Joseph Baratta (1971-), Global Head of Private Equity at Blackstone
 * Richard Belluzzo, computer industry executive at HP, SGI, Microsoft, Quantum
 * Laurence Boschetto (1954-), senior advisor at The Interpublic Group of Companies
 * John Brunetti, CEO of Hialeah Park Race Track
 * Debra Cafaro, CEO of Ventas, Inc
 * Jim Cantalupo (1943-2004), chairman and CEO of McDonald's
 * Michael Capellas, CEO of First Data Corporation
 * Chris Capossela (1969-), CMO and Executive Vice President of Consumer Business at Microsoft
 * Bob Castellini, owner of the Cincinnati Reds
 * Sal DeVito, advertising executive at DeVito/Verdi
 * Samuel DiPiazza, CEO of PricewaterhouseCoopers
 * Carmine Di Sibio (1963-), Global Chairman and CEO of Ernst & Young
 * Nick Donofrio, Executive Vice President of Innovation and Technology at the IBM Corporation
 * Joe Gebbia, designer and Internet entrepreneur. He is a co-founder of Airbnb
 * Domingo Ghirardelli, Italian-born chocolatier who was the founder of the Ghirardelli Chocolate Company in San Francisco, California.
 * Richard Grasso (1946–), former chairman and CEO of the New York Stock Exchange
 * Lee Iacocca (1924–2019), former chairman of the Chrysler Corporation
 * Paul Montrone (1941-), Chairman and CEO of Fisher Scientific
 * Tommy Mottola, Chairman and CEO of Sony Music Entertainment
 * Angelo Mozilo, founder and CEO of Countrywide Financial
 * Richard Nanula, CFO at Amgen and The Walt Disney Company
 * Robert Nardelli, former chairman and CEO of Home Depot and Chrysler
 * Frank Nuovo, head of design at Vertu
 * Paul Otellini (1950–2017), Intel Corporation's fifth Chief Executive Officer
 * Samuel J. Palmisano (1951–), chairman and CEO of IBM
 * Frank P. Pellegrino (1901–1975), chairman and CEO of the International Hat Company
 * Jerry Perenchio, former Chairman and CEO of Univision
 * Joe J. Plumeri, chairman and CEO of Willis Group Holdings
 * Roberto Quarta (1949-), chairman of Smith & Nephew and WPP plc
 * Ed Rensi, President and CEO of McDonald's
 * Aaron Russo, film producer
 * Patricia Russo (1952–), CEO of Lucent Technologies
 * Peter F. Secchia, former chairman and CEO of Universal Forest Products
 * Joseph Trino, former chairman and CEO of SynQuest Inc
 * Barbara Turf (1943–2014), CEO of Crate & Barrel
 * Meggan Scavio, President and CEO of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS)
 * Sonny Vaccaro (1939-), former sports marketing executive
 * Linda Yaccarino, CEO of Twitter

Entrepreneurs

 * Charles Carmine Antonio Baldi (C.C.A. Baldi), (1862-1930), Philadelphia merchant, banker, newspaper publisher, entrepreneur and philanthropist
 * Robert Benedetto (1946–), founder of Benedetto Guitars, Inc.
 * Steve Bisciotti (1960–), billionaire founder of the Allegis Group, owner of the Baltimore Ravens
 * Daniele Bodini (1945–), real estate entrepreneur, San Marino's former Ambassador to the United Nations
 * Hector Boyardee, famous for his Chef Boyardee brand of food products
 * Richard N. Cabela (1936-2014), co-founder of Cabela's
 * Anthony Campagna (1884-1969), real estate developer
 * Domenico Canale (1843–1919), founder of D. Canale & Co., major distributor of food and beverages
 * Salvatore Capezio (1871–1940), founder of Capezio
 * Henry Caruso (1922-2017), founder of Dollar Rent A Car
 * Rick Caruso (1959-), founder of Caruso Affiliated
 * Pat Croce (1954–), former owner of the Philadelphia 76ers basketball team
 * Anthony Casalena, founder and CEO of Squarespace
 * Ugo Colombo (1961-), founder of CMC Group
 * Rocco B. Commisso (1949-), founder, chairman and CEO of Mediacom
 * Carmine D'Addario, co-founder of D'Addario strings
 * Nicholas D'Agostino, Sr. (1910–1996), co-founder of D'Agostino Supermarkets
 * John D'Angelico (1905–1964), luthier from New York City, noted for his handmade archtop guitars
 * Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr. (1946–), billionaire, former owner of the San Francisco 49ers
 * John Paul DeJoria (1944–), co-founder of the Paul Mitchell line of hair products and The Patrón Spirits Company
 * Remo Belli (1927–2016), jazz drummer who developed and marketed the first successful synthetic drumheads and founded the Remo company.
 * Daniel A. D'Aniello (1946–), cofounder and chairman of the Carlyle Group
 * Chris Deering (1947–), executive and marketer for Sony PlayStation and other video games
 * Fred DeLuca, founder of Subway Sandwich
 * Giorgio DeLuca, founder of Dean & DeLuca
 * Pat DiCesare (1938-), concert promoter and founder of DiCesare Engler Productions
 * Dante DiCicco (1988–), executive and head of international expansion for Snapchat
 * Jack Dorsey (1976-), co-founder of Twitter, Inc. and Block, Inc.
 * Philip Falcone (1962–), founder of Harbinger Capital and LightSquared
 * Vincenzo Ferdinandi, designer among the founders of Italian Haute couture
 * Frank Fertitta III, American casino executive and sports promoter, Ultimate Fighting Championship
 * Lorenzo Fertitta, American casino executive and sports promoter, Ultimate Fighting Championship
 * Tilman Fertitta (1957-), founder, president and CEO of Landry's
 * Bill Gallo, founder of Columbia Grain Trading Inc. which he developed into the No. 1 supplier of soybeans to China
 * Ernest Gallo, co-founder of the E & J Gallo Winery
 * Joe Gebbia (1981–), co-founder of Airbnb
 * Domingo Ghirardelli (1817–1894), founder of Ghirardelli Chocolate Company
 * Giovanni Giotta (1920–2016), founder of Caffe Trieste of San Francisco)
 * Tom Golisano (1941–), billionaire founder of Paychex, former owner of the Buffalo Sabres, three-time candidate for Governor of New York
 * Vincent Gruppuso (1940-2007), founder of Kozy Shack Enterprises
 * Arthur Edward Imperatore, Sr. (1925–2020), businessman from New Jersey, founder and president of NY Waterway ferry service
 * Kenneth Langone (1935–), billionaire founder of The Home Depot
 * Lani Lazzari, founder of cosmetics company Simple Sugars
 * James Leprino (1937–), chairman of the world's largest manufacturer of mozzarella cheese, Leprino Foods
 * Gennaro Lombardi, opened the first US pizzeria in 1905, Lombardi's
 * Sam Lucchese (1868-1929), founder of the Lucchese Boot Company
 * Joe Mansueto (1956–), founder, majority owner and executive chairman of Morningstar, Inc. and owner of Major League Soccer
 * Domingo Marcucci (1827–1905) Venezuelan born shipbuilder and shipowner settled in San Francisco, California
 * Giacomo Marini (born 1951), founder of Noventi, a technology venture capital firm, based in Silicon Valley. From 2013 to 2017 he was Chairman and CEO of Neato Robotics, a home robot company until its acquisition by Vorwerk
 * Lelio Marino (1935–2004), co-founder of construction company Modern Continental
 * Roger Marino, founder of EMC Corporation
 * Vincent Marotta, founder of Jarden Corporation
 * Robert Mondavi (1913–2008), leading vineyard operator in California's Napa Valley
 * Bill Novelli co-founder of Porter Novelli
 * Amedeo Obici (1877–1947), founder of the Planters Peanut Company in 1906
 * Harry Olivieri (1916-2006), co-founder of the Pat's King of Steaks
 * Carl Paladino, founder and chairman of Ellicott Development Co.
 * James Pallotta (1958-), founder of the Raptor Group
 * Don Panoz (1935–2018), founder of various pharmaceutical companies
 * Antonio Pasin (1897–1990), was the founder of the Radio Flyer company in 1917
 * Charles V. Paterno (1878-1946), real estate developer
 * Mario Peruzzi (1875–1955), co-founder of Planters Peanut Company in 1906
 * Almerindo Portfolio (1877–1966), President of Bank of Sicily (USA), and Treasurer of New York City
 * Leandro Rizzuto (1938–2017), chairman and co-founder of Conair Corporation
 * Anthony T. Rossi (1900–1993), Italian immigrant who founded Tropicana Products
 * Henry Salvatori (1901–1997), Italian immigrant geophysicist, businessman, philanthropist, and political activist who founded Western Geophysical
 * Peter Santenello (born 1977), videomaker, traveler, and entrepreneur who produces videos about travel and human stories
 * Jasper Sanfilippo (1931–2020), Illinois-based businessman, industrialist and philanthropist
 * Franco Scalamandré (1898-1988), founder of Scalamandré Inc.
 * John A. Sobrato (1939-), founder of the Cupertino, California-based Sobrato Organization, a Silicon Valley development firm specializing in commercial and residential real estate
 * Vaccaro brothers, founders of Standard Fruit Company
 * Donald Valle(1908–1977), founder and President of Valle's Steak House
 * Joey Vento(1939–2011), founder of Geno's Steaks
 * Andrew Viterbi (1935–), Italian immigrant founder of Qualcomm
 * Mike Volpi, co-founder of Index Ventures
 * Pierluigi Zappacosta (1950–), Italian immigrant founder of Logitech
 * Marco Zappacosta (1985–), founder of Thumbtack
 * Rocco B. Commisso (1949–), billionaire founder of Mediacom and current owner of New York Cosmos and ACF Fiorentina

Finance

 * Robert Agostinelli (1953–), chairman and co-founder of private equity firm Rhône Group
 * Ray Dalio (1949-), Founder of Bridgewater Associates
 * Mario Gabelli (1942–), stock investor, investment adviser and financial analyst
 * Amadeo Giannini (1870–1949), founder of Bank of Italy, which later became Bank of America, the largest bank in the United States
 * Luigi Fugazy (1839-1930), banker
 * Douglas Leone (1957-), venture capitalist and former managing partner of Sequoia Capital
 * Joseph Perella (1941-), co-founder and CEO of Perella Weinberg Partners
 * Frank Quattrone (1955–), investment banker who led dozens of major IPOs during the 1990s tech boom
 * Lewis Ranieri (1947–), pioneer of mortgage-backed securities
 * Chris Sacca (1975-), Founder of Lowercase Capital
 * Vincent Viola (1956–), founder of Virtu Financial, one of the largest providers of financial services, trading products and market making services

Publishing

 * Nick Barrucci, founder, CEO and publisher of Dynamite Entertainment
 * Carlo Barsotti (1850-1927), founder of Il Progresso Italo-Americano
 * George T. Delacorte, Jr. (1894–1991), founder of Dell Publishing
 * Bob Guccione (1930–2010), founder and former publisher of Penthouse Magazine
 * Bob Guccione Jr. (1955-), founder the music magazine Spin
 * Generoso Pope Jr. (1927-1988), founder of National Enquirer
 * Leonard Riggio (1941–), owner of Barnes & Noble
 * Louis Rossetto (1949–), founder and former publisher of Wired Magazine