Eddie Murphy and Jamie Dimon are recognizable names in two very different parts of American public life. Murphy built his reputation through comedy, television, and film. Dimon became prominent through a career in banking and his leadership of JPMorgan Chase. One is known for performances that audiences remember; the other for decisions affecting a major … Read more
Derek Jeter and Hiroshi Mikitani reached the business of sports from very different starting points. Jeter built his reputation playing shortstop for the New York Yankees. Mikitani established his through Rakuten, the Japanese company whose interests extend across online shopping, financial services, communications, and professional sports. Their names also have a documented organizational connection. In … Read more
Derek Jeter and Hiroshi Mikitani reached the business of sports from very different starting points. Jeter built his reputation playing shortstop for the New York Yankees. Mikitani established his through Rakuten, the Japanese company whose interests extend across online shopping, financial services, communications, and professional sports. Their names also have a documented organizational connection. In … Read more
Susan Wojcicki and John Sobrato represent two different parts of Silicon Valley’s development. Wojcicki helped shape Google’s businesses and later led YouTube. Sobrato built a real estate organization associated with the offices, research facilities and housing that supported the region’s growth. There are meaningful connections between their professional worlds, but those connections need to be … Read more
Palmer Luckey and Jeff Greene built their reputations in very different businesses. Luckey became known through virtual reality and later defense technology. Greene developed a career in real estate and attracted wider attention through a successful position against subprime mortgage securities before the financial crisis. Putting their names together raises an understandable question: are they … Read more
Joel Greenblatt and Jim Farley approach business from different directions. Greenblatt is known for investment management, financial writing and teaching. Farley leads Ford Motor Company, where business decisions involve vehicles, manufacturing, employees, customers and technology. One evaluates businesses as investment opportunities; the other is responsible for running a major automotive company. Seeing their names together … Read more
Mario Gabelli and Angelina Jolie are an unusual pairing. Gabelli built his reputation in investment management, while Jolie became known through film before developing a substantial humanitarian profile. When their names appear together, it is reasonable to wonder whether there is a business deal, family relationship or charitable partnership behind the headline. The public sources … Read more