U.S. Corporate Profiles
Americans who built banks, brands, leagues and landmarks.
Concise profiles of leaders in finance, industry, sport and culture. Each summary opens to the full corporate profile
Derek Bryson ParkMichael BloombergLamar Hunt
David RockefellerRoger AltmanFrank Purdue
Gloria VanderbiltRobert R. WilmersHenry Silverman
John S. CallonDonald J. TrumpRon Delsener
Leo Van MunchingLee Iacocca
Derek Bryson ParkMichael BloombergLamar Hunt
David RockefellerRoger AltmanFrank Purdue
Gloria VanderbiltRobert R. WilmersHenry Silverman
John S. CallonDonald J. TrumpRon Delsener
Leo Van MunchingLee Iacocca
No. 01
Featured profile · Finance & Banking
Derek Bryson Park, Ph.D.
Principal, Wilmington Capital Securities, LLC
Investment portfolio manager and banker whose career spans Lehman Brothers, Mahler & Emerson and the Potomac (Direxion) Funds, alongside public service as a Clinton-appointed Director of the Federal Home Loan Bank and Acting Chairman of the New York Industrial Development Agency.
1982
Ph.D., New York University Graduate School of Arts and Science
1999
Appointed Director of the Federal Home Loan Bank by President Bill Clinton
2000-05
Director, NYC Economic Development Corporation: Yankees and Mets stadiums, Times Square renovation
2000-10
Acting Chairman, New York Industrial Development Agency
2003
Vice Chairman, Southwest Security
Today
Principal, Wilmington Capital Securities, LLC, with RBC as clearing partner
Corporate profiles
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13 profiles
02
Finance & Banking
Founder, Bloomberg L.P. · Mayor of New York City, 2002–2013
Businessman, philanthropist and media mogul who began at Salomon Brothers before founding Innovative Market Systems, the company that became Bloomberg L.P. He later served as Mayor of New York City and ran for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.
03
Sports & Entertainment
Founder, American Football League · Kansas City Chiefs
Son of oil tycoon H. L. Hunt, he founded the American Football League in 1959 and the Kansas City Chiefs, saw the AFL merge with the NFL in 1970 and created the Super Bowl. He also helped bring professional soccer and tennis to American audiences.
04
Finance & Banking
CEO & Chairman, Chase Manhattan Bank
Banker and philanthropist who joined Chase National Bank in 1940 and rose to lead it as CEO and chairman. An advisor to several U.S. presidents, he fostered economic ties with Latin America and was instrumental in the Council on Foreign Relations and the Trilateral Commission.
05
Finance & Banking
Founder & Senior Chairman, Evercore
Investment banker who became Lehman Brothers’ youngest general partner at 28, served at the U.S. Treasury under Presidents Carter and Clinton, and co-founded the independent advisory firm Evercore in 1995.
06
Consumer Brands
Founder, Perdue Farms
Raised on a Salisbury, Maryland chicken farm and a World War II Army Air Corps pilot, he built Perdue Farms into one of the largest poultry companies in the United States, known for strict quality standards and annual revenues above $6 billion.
07
Consumer Brands
Fashion Designer, Artist & Author
Heiress to the Vanderbilt railroad fortune, she worked as an actress and model before launching a line of designer jeans in the 1970s whose swan-logo pockets became a lasting trend. She also published novels, poetry and a memoir.
08
Finance & Banking
Chairman & CEO, M&T Bank Corporation
Harvard-educated banker who worked at J.P. Morgan and Citibank before becoming chairman and CEO of Buffalo-based M&T Bank in 1983, growing it through acquisitions into one of the largest banks in the United States.
09
Real Estate & Hospitality
CEO, Cendant Corporation
Harvard-trained corporate lawyer who led CUC International through acquisitions including Avis, Budget and Days Inn, then orchestrated the 1997 merger with HFS Inc. that created Cendant, a multibillion-dollar travel and real estate services company.
10
Industry & Energy
Founder, Callon Petroleum Company
Decorated U.S. Navy veteran of World War II who bought his first Mississippi oil and gas leases in 1950 and built Callon Petroleum into a New York Stock Exchange company. Inducted into the Mississippi Business Hall of Fame in 1992.
11
Real Estate & Hospitality
Chairman, The Trump Organization · 45th & 47th President
Rose through his father’s real estate company to become chairman and president of the Trump Organization, expanding into hotels, casinos and golf courses, before serving as the 45th President of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
12
Sports & Entertainment
Concert Promoter & Producer
Known as “The Concert King,” he began promoting New York City concerts in the 1960s and went on to work with The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen, helping turn concerts into large-scale productions.
13
Consumer Brands
Founder, Leo van Munching & Co.
Amsterdam-born importer who founded Leo van Munching & Co. in 1948 and introduced Heineken to American drinkers, building the distribution network that made it one of the country’s most popular imported beers and a global brand.
14
Industry & Energy
President & CEO, Chrysler Corporation
Engineer who joined Ford in 1946 and introduced the Mustang in 1964, then led a near-bankrupt Chrysler to a remarkable turnaround. As chairman of the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, he raised over $350 million for the statue’s restoration.