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This is a list of Jewish American Businesspeople. For other Jewish Americans, see List of Jewish Americans.

Finance

Ronald Perelman, American billionaire investor ^[1]
Bruce Wasserstein, American investment banker and businessman, CEO of Lazard and controller of Wasserstein & Co.^[2]
Sandy Weill, CEO of Citicorp^[3]

Food

Howard Schultz, chairman and CEO of Starbucks^[4]

Media and entertainment

Multi-media executives

Herbert Allen, Jr., CEO of entertainment investment house Allen & Company^[5]
Edgar Bronfman Jr., CEO of Seagram, Viacom^[6]
Barry Diller, CEO of 20th Century Fox and QVC^[7]
Gerald Levin, Time Warner, CEO of HBO^[8]
Michael Eisner, CEO of Disney^[9]
David Geffen, co-founder of Dreamworks, CEO of Geffen Records^[10]
Jeffrey Katzenberg, co-founder of Dreamworks, Disney^[11]
Sumner Redstone, chairman of CBS and Viacom^[12]
Michael Ovitz, president of Disney, founder of CAA^[13]
Steven Speilberg, co-founder of Dreamworks^[14]

Hollywood executives

Harry Cohn, founder of Columbia Pictures^[15]
William Fox, founder of Fox Film Corporation^[16]
Carl Laemmle, founder of Universal Pictures^[17]
Louis B. Mayer, founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ^[18]
Sidney Sheinberg, executive of MCA^[19]
Sam Warner, co-founder of Warner Brothers Studios^[20]
Lew Wasserman, founder of MCA^[21]
Adolph Zukor, founder of Paramount Pictures^[22]

Television executives

Newspaper executives

Software and Internet

Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft^[29]
Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google^[30]
Lawrence Ellison, founder of Oracle Corporation^[31]
Philippe Kahn, Creator of the Camera Phone, founder of Fullpower, Borland^[32]
Larry Page, co-founder of Google^[33]
Michael Dell, founder of Dell

References

^ Abigail Pogrebin. "Stars of David (book): Prominent Jews Talk About Being Jewish". Random House / Broadway. ISBN 0767916123.
^ Jewish, US Citizen
^ Langley, Monica. Tearing Down the Walls. Simon and Shuster year=2004. p. 16,24. ISBN 0743247264. {{cite book}}: Missing pipe in: |publisher= (help); line feed character in |publisher= at position 21 (help)
^ Jewish American
^ Goldberg, J. J. (1996). Jewish Power. Addison Wesley. p. 388. ISBN 0201327988.
^ Goldberg, J. J. (1996). Jewish Power. Addison Wesley. p. 388. ISBN 0201327988.
^ Goldberg, J. J. (1996). Jewish Power. Addison Wesley. p. 388. ISBN 0201327988.
^ Goldberg, J. J. (1996). Jewish Power. Addison Wesley. p. 388. ISBN 0201327988.
^ Goldberg, J. J. (1996). Jewish Power. Addison Wesley. p. 388. ISBN 0201327988.
^ Goldberg, J. J. (1996). Jewish Power. Addison Wesley. p. 388. ISBN 0201327988.
^ Goldberg, J. J. (1996). Jewish Power. Addison Wesley. p. 388. ISBN 0201327988.
^ Goldberg, J. J. (1996). Jewish Power. Addison Wesley. p. 388. ISBN 0201327988.
^ Goldberg, J. J. (1996). Jewish Power. Addison Wesley. p. 388. ISBN 0201327988.
^ Goldberg, J. J. (1996). Jewish Power. Addison Wesley. p. 388. ISBN 0201327988.
^ Gabler, Neal (1988). An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood. Crown. pp. 151–163. ISBN 0385265573. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)CS1 maint: year (link)
^ Gabler, Neal (1988). An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood. Crown. pp. 64–72. ISBN 0385265573. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)CS1 maint: year (link)
^ Gabler, Neal (1988). An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood. Crown. pp. 47–64. ISBN 0385265573. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)CS1 maint: year (link)
^ Gabler, Neal (1988). An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood. Crown. pp. 79–94. ISBN 0385265573. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)CS1 maint: year (link)
^ Goldberg, J. J. (1996). Jewish Power. Addison Wesley. p. 285. ISBN 0201327988.
^ Gabler, Neal (1988). An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood. Crown. pp. 123–129. ISBN isbn=0385265573. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help); Check date values in: |year= (help); Missing pipe in: |isbn= (help)CS1 maint: year (link)
^ Goldberg, J. J. (1996). Jewish Power. Addison Wesley. p. 285. ISBN 0201327988.
^ Gabler, Neal (1988). An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood. Crown. pp. 11–46. ISBN 0385265573. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)CS1 maint: year (link)
^ Goldberg, J. J. (1996). Jewish Power. Addison Wesley. p. 286. ISBN 0201327988.
^ Goldberg, J. J. (1996). Jewish Power. Addison Wesley. p. 286. ISBN 0201327988.
^ Goldberg, J. J. (1996). Jewish Power. Addison Wesley. p. 286. ISBN 0201327988.
^ Goldberg, J. J. (1996). Jewish Power. Addison Wesley. p. 297. ISBN 0201327988.
^ Goldberg, J. J. (1996). Jewish Power. Addison Wesley. p. 301. ISBN 0201327988.
^ Goldberg, J. J. (1996). Jewish Power. Addison Wesley. p. 301. ISBN 0201327988.
^ Jewish mother
^ Jewish, US Citizen
^ Jewish mother, Jewish adoptive parents, US Citizen
^ Self-identifies as Jewish
^ Jewish mother, US Citizen

[1] Abigail Pogrebin. "Stars of David (book): Prominent Jews Talk About Being Jewish". Random House / Broadway. ISBN 0767916123.

[2] Jewish, US Citizen

[3] Langley, Monica. Tearing Down the Walls. Simon and Shuster year=2004. p. 16,24. ISBN 0743247264. {{cite book}}: Missing pipe in: |publisher= (help); line feed character in |publisher= at position 21 (help)

[4] Jewish American

[5] Goldberg, J. J. (1996). Jewish Power. Addison Wesley. p. 388. ISBN 0201327988.

[6] Goldberg, J. J. (1996). Jewish Power. Addison Wesley. p. 388. ISBN 0201327988.

[7] Goldberg, J. J. (1996). Jewish Power. Addison Wesley. p. 388. ISBN 0201327988.

[8] Goldberg, J. J. (1996). Jewish Power. Addison Wesley. p. 388. ISBN 0201327988.

[9] Goldberg, J. J. (1996). Jewish Power. Addison Wesley. p. 388. ISBN 0201327988.

[10] Goldberg, J. J. (1996). Jewish Power. Addison Wesley. p. 388. ISBN 0201327988.

[11] Goldberg, J. J. (1996). Jewish Power. Addison Wesley. p. 388. ISBN 0201327988.

[12] Goldberg, J. J. (1996). Jewish Power. Addison Wesley. p. 388. ISBN 0201327988.

[13] Goldberg, J. J. (1996). Jewish Power. Addison Wesley. p. 388. ISBN 0201327988.

[14] Goldberg, J. J. (1996). Jewish Power. Addison Wesley. p. 388. ISBN 0201327988.

[aeoto-15] Gabler, Neal (1988). An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood. Crown. pp. 151–163. ISBN 0385265573. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)CS1 maint: year (link)

[16] Gabler, Neal (1988). An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood. Crown. pp. 64–72. ISBN 0385265573. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)CS1 maint: year (link)

[17] Gabler, Neal (1988). An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood. Crown. pp. 47–64. ISBN 0385265573. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)CS1 maint: year (link)

[18] Gabler, Neal (1988). An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood. Crown. pp. 79–94. ISBN 0385265573. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)CS1 maint: year (link)

[19] Goldberg, J. J. (1996). Jewish Power. Addison Wesley. p. 285. ISBN 0201327988.

[20] Gabler, Neal (1988). An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood. Crown. pp. 123–129. ISBN isbn=0385265573. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help); Check date values in: |year= (help); Missing pipe in: |isbn= (help)CS1 maint: year (link)

[21] Goldberg, J. J. (1996). Jewish Power. Addison Wesley. p. 285. ISBN 0201327988.

[22] Gabler, Neal (1988). An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood. Crown. pp. 11–46. ISBN 0385265573. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)CS1 maint: year (link)

[23] Goldberg, J. J. (1996). Jewish Power. Addison Wesley. p. 286. ISBN 0201327988.

[jp-24] Goldberg, J. J. (1996). Jewish Power. Addison Wesley. p. 286. ISBN 0201327988.

[25] Goldberg, J. J. (1996). Jewish Power. Addison Wesley. p. 286. ISBN 0201327988.

[26] Goldberg, J. J. (1996). Jewish Power. Addison Wesley. p. 297. ISBN 0201327988.

[27] Goldberg, J. J. (1996). Jewish Power. Addison Wesley. p. 301. ISBN 0201327988.

[28] Goldberg, J. J. (1996). Jewish Power. Addison Wesley. p. 301. ISBN 0201327988.

[29] Jewish mother

[30] Jewish, US Citizen

[31] Jewish mother, Jewish adoptive parents, US Citizen

[32] Self-identifies as Jewish

[33] Jewish mother, US Citizen

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 ==Media and entertainment==
-====Hollywood Executives====
+==== ====
+*[[Herbert Allen, Jr.]], CEO of entertainment investment house [[Allen & Company]]<ref > {{cite book
+ | title           =  Jewish Power
+ | first =J. J.
+ |last = Goldberg
+|authorlink=Jonah Goldberg
+ | publisher      = Addison Wesley
+ | year   = 1996
+ | pages   = 388
+ | isbn =0201327988
+}}</ref>
+*[[Edgar Bronfman Jr.]], CEO of [[Seagram]], [[Viacom]]<ref > {{cite book
+ | title           =  Jewish Power
+ | first =J. J.
+ |last = Goldberg
+|authorlink=Jonah Goldberg
+ | publisher      = Addison Wesley
+ | year   = 1996
+ | pages   = 388
+ | isbn =0201327988
+}}</ref>
+*[[Barry Diller]], CEO of [[20th Century Fox]] and [[QVC]]<ref > {{cite book
+ | title           =  Jewish Power
+ | first =J. J.
+ |last = Goldberg
+|authorlink=Jonah Goldberg
+ | publisher      = Addison Wesley
+ | year   = 1996
+ | pages   = 388
+ | isbn =0201327988
+}}</ref>
+*[[Gerald Levin]], [[Time Warner]], CEO of [[HBO]]<ref > {{cite book
+ | title           =  Jewish Power
+ | first =J. J.
+ |last = Goldberg
+|authorlink=Jonah Goldberg
+ | publisher      = Addison Wesley
+ | year   = 1996
+ | pages   = 388
+ | isbn =0201327988
+}}</ref>
+*[[Michael Eisner]], CEO of [[Disney]]<ref > {{cite book
+ | title           =  Jewish Power
+ | first =J. J.
+ |last = Goldberg
+|authorlink=Jonah Goldberg
+ | publisher      = Addison Wesley
+ | year   = 1996
+ | pages   = 388
+ | isbn =0201327988
+}}</ref>
+*[[David Geffen]],  co-founder of [[Dreamworks]], CEO of [[Geffen Records]]<ref > {{cite book
+ | title           =  Jewish Power
+ | first =J. J.
+ |last = Goldberg
+|authorlink=Jonah Goldberg
+ | publisher      = Addison Wesley
+ | year   = 1996
+ | pages   = 388
+ | isbn =0201327988
+}}</ref>
+*[[Jeffrey Katzenberg]], co-founder of [[Dreamworks]], [[Disney]]<ref > {{cite book
+ | title           =  Jewish Power
+ | first =J. J.
+ |last = Goldberg
+|authorlink=Jonah Goldberg
+ | publisher      = Addison Wesley
+ | year   = 1996
+ | pages   = 388
+ | isbn =0201327988
+}}</ref>
+*[[Sumner Redstone]], chairman of [[CBS]] and [[Viacom]]<ref > {{cite book
+ | title           =  Jewish Power
+ | first =J. J.
+ |last = Goldberg
+|authorlink=Jonah Goldberg
+ | publisher      = Addison Wesley
+ | year   = 1996
+ | pages   = 388
+ | isbn =0201327988
+}}</ref>
+*[[Michael Ovitz]], president of [[Disney]], founder of [[CAA]]<ref > {{cite book
+ | title           =  Jewish Power
+ | first =J. J.
+ |last = Goldberg
+|authorlink=Jonah Goldberg
+ | publisher      = Addison Wesley
+ | year   = 1996
+ | pages   = 388
+ | isbn =0201327988
+}}</ref>
+*[[Steven Speilberg]], co-founder of [[Dreamworks]]<ref > {{cite book
+ | title           =  Jewish Power
+ | first =J. J.
+ |last = Goldberg
+|authorlink=Jonah Goldberg
+ | publisher      = Addison Wesley
+ | year   = 1996
+ | pages   = 388
+ | isbn =0201327988
+}}</ref>
+====Hollywood executives====
 *[[Harry Cohn]], founder of [[Columbia Pictures]]<ref name=aeoto> {{cite book
  | title           =  [[An Empire of Their Own:  How the Jews Invented Hollywood]].
@@ Line 110: / Line 212: @@
  | isbn           = 0385265573
 }}</ref>
-====Television Executives====
+====Television ====
 *[[Leonard Goldenson]], [[ABC]]<ref> {{cite book
  | title           =  Jewish Power