Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century
77
Results
William M. Allen
Boeing Company, 1945–1969
Boeing Company, 1945–1969
Stanley C. Allyn
National Cash Register Company, 1940–1961
National Cash Register Company, 1940–1961
Walter H. Annenberg
Triangle Publications, 1942–1968
Triangle Publications, 1942–1968
William Bernbach
Doyle Dane Bernbach, 1949–1976
Doyle Dane Bernbach, 1949–1976
Harold Blancke
Celanese Corporation of America, 1946–1966
Celanese Corporation of America, 1946–1966
Francis C. Brown
Schering Corporation, 1943–1966
Schering Corporation, 1943–1966
Walter S. Carpenter, Jr.
DuPont Corporation, 1940–1948
DuPont Corporation, 1940–1948
Edward W. Carter
Carter Hawley Hale, 1946–1977
Carter Hawley Hale, 1946–1977
Catherine T. Clark
Brownberry Ovens, 1946–1972
Brownberry Ovens, 1946–1972
Joseph W. Crosby
Thiokol Corporation, 1947–1963
Thiokol Corporation, 1947–1963
F. Trammell Crow
Trammell Crow Company, 1947–1986
Trammell Crow Company, 1947–1986
Justin Dart
United Drug Company, 1943–1980
United Drug Company, 1943–1980
James E. Davis
Winn-Dixie Stores, 1946–1983
Winn-Dixie Stores, 1946–1983
Edward DeBartolo
Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation, 1948–1994
Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation, 1948–1994
Leland I. Doan
Dow Chemical Corporation, 1947–1962
Dow Chemical Corporation, 1947–1962
Georges F. Doriot
American R&D Corporation, 1946–1972
American R&D Corporation, 1946–1972
John C. Emery, Sr.
Emery Air Freight, 1946–1967
Emery Air Freight, 1946–1967
John A. Ewald
Avon Products, 1944–1967
Avon Products, 1944–1967
Marshall Field III
Field Enterprises (Chicago Sun/Parade Publications), 1941–1956
Field Enterprises (Chicago Sun/Parade Publications), 1941–1956
Harvey S. Firestone, Jr.
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, 1941–1963
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, 1941–1963
Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Company, 1945–1979
Ford Motor Company, 1945–1979
John M. Franklin
United States Lines, 1946–1960
United States Lines, 1946–1960
Daniel F. Gerber, Jr.
Gerber Products Company, 1945–1974
Gerber Products Company, 1945–1974
Leonard H. Goldenson
American Broadcasting-Paramount Theaters, 1949–1986
American Broadcasting-Paramount Theaters, 1949–1986
J. Peter Grace
W. R. Grace and Company, 1945–1992
W. R. Grace and Company, 1945–1992
Crawford H. Greenewalt
DuPont Corporation, 1948–1967
DuPont Corporation, 1948–1967
Henry J. Heinz II
H. J. Heinz Company, 1941–1966
H. J. Heinz Company, 1941–1966
Conrad N. Hilton
Hilton Hotels Corporation, 1946–1966
Hilton Hotels Corporation, 1946–1966
Eugene Holman
Exxon Corporation, 1944–1960
Exxon Corporation, 1944–1960
Norman O. Houston
Golden State Insurance, 1945–1970
Golden State Insurance, 1945–1970
Peter F. Hurst
Aeroquip Corporation, 1945–1969
Aeroquip Corporation, 1945–1969
Edward C. Johnson II
Fidelity Investments, 1946–1972
Fidelity Investments, 1946–1972
John H. Johnson
Johnson Publishing Company, 1942–2002
Johnson Publishing Company, 1942–2002
W. Alton Jones
Cities Service Company, 1940–1953
Cities Service Company, 1940–1953
William R. Kelly
Kelly Services, 1946–1967
Kelly Services, 1946–1967
Donald S. Kennedy
OGE Energy Corporation, 1949–1976
OGE Energy Corporation, 1949–1976
Bernard Kilgore
Wall Street Journal, 1945–1966
Wall Street Journal, 1945–1966
Mills B. Lane, Jr.
Citizens & Southern National Bank, 1946–1973
Citizens & Southern National Bank, 1946–1973
Estee Lauder
Estee Lauder, 1946–1982
Estee Lauder, 1946–1982
Fred R. Lazarus, Jr.
Federated Department Stores, 1945–1966
Federated Department Stores, 1945–1966
Charles Lazarus
Toys "R" Us, 1948–1994
Toys "R" Us, 1948–1994
Samuel J. Lefrak
Lefrak Organization, 1948–2003
Lefrak Organization, 1948–2003
James J. Ling
Ling-Temco-Vought, 1946–1970
Ling-Temco-Vought, 1946–1970
Joseph M. Long
Long's Drug Stores, 1947–1977
Long's Drug Stores, 1947–1977
George H. Love
Consolidation Coal Company, 1944–1956
Consolidation Coal Company, 1944–1956
Joseph A. Martino
National Lead Company (NL Industries), 1947–1969
National Lead Company (NL Industries), 1947–1969
Frederick L. Maytag II
Maytag Corporation, 1940–1960
Maytag Corporation, 1940–1960
Fowler McCormick
International Harvester Corporation, 1941–1951
International Harvester Corporation, 1941–1951
Donald H. McLaughlin
Homestake Mining Company, 1945–1963
Homestake Mining Company, 1945–1963
Charles E. Merrill
Merrill Lynch & Company, 1940–1956
Merrill Lynch & Company, 1940–1956
Andre Meyer
Lazard, Freres and Company, 1943–1979
Lazard, Freres and Company, 1943–1979
Joseph I. Miller
Cummins Engine Company, 1947–1977
Cummins Engine Company, 1947–1977
Roger Milliken
Milliken & Company, 1947–Present
Milliken & Company, 1947–Present
Louis B. Neumiller
Caterpillar Tractor Company, 1941–1963
Caterpillar Tractor Company, 1941–1963
John Ringling North
Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus, 1947–1967
Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus, 1947–1967
Eugene M. Patterson
American Machine and Foundry Company, 1941–1962
American Machine and Foundry Company, 1941–1962
LeRoy A. Petersen
Otis Elevator Company, 1945–1966
Otis Elevator Company, 1945–1966
Philip W. Pillsbury
Pillsbury Mills, 1940–1952
Pillsbury Mills, 1940–1952
Alexander M. Poniatoff
Ampex Corporation, 1944–1955
Ampex Corporation, 1944–1955
Helen R. Reid
New York Herald Tribune, 1947–1955
New York Herald Tribune, 1947–1955
Richard S. Reynolds, Jr.
Reynolds Corporation, 1948–1976
Reynolds Corporation, 1948–1976
Robert E. Rich
Rich Products Corporation, 1945–1978
Rich Products Corporation, 1945–1978
O. Wayne Rollins
Rollins, 1948–1991
Rollins, 1948–1991
Dorothy Schiff
New York Post, 1943–1976
New York Post, 1943–1976
Dorothy Shaver
Lord and Taylor, 1945–1959
Lord and Taylor, 1945–1959
Leonard S. Shoen
U-Haul Rental System, 1945–1986
U-Haul Rental System, 1945–1986
Norton W. Simon
Hunt Foods & Industries, 1942–1968
Hunt Foods & Industries, 1942–1968
Philip Sporn
American Electric Power Company, 1947–1961
American Electric Power Company, 1947–1961
Jack I. Straus
Macy (R. H.) and Company, 1940–1956
Macy (R. H.) and Company, 1940–1956
Henry Taub
Automatic Data Processing, 1949–1969
Automatic Data Processing, 1949–1969
Watson H. Vanderploeg
Kellogg Company, 1940–1956
Kellogg Company, 1940–1956
Lew R. Wasserman
Music Corporation of America, 1946–1994
Music Corporation of America, 1946–1994
John P. Weyerhaeuser, Jr.
Weyerhaeuser Timber Company, 1946–1956
Weyerhaeuser Timber Company, 1946–1956
Uncas A. Whitaker
AMP, 1941–1971
AMP, 1941–1971
Joseph C. Wilson II
Xerox Corporation, 1946–1971
Xerox Corporation, 1946–1971
Charles Edward Wilson
General Electric Company, 1940–1950
General Electric Company, 1940–1950
Charles Erwin Wilson
General Motors Corporation, 1941–1953
General Motors Corporation, 1941–1953
World War II; cooperation among business, labor, and government; postwar baby boom; pent-up consumer demand
- Demographics
Influence: Medium-High -
Baby boom begins
Suburbs start to form
- Technology
Influence: High -
Planes and ships built in less than a day for the war effort
Atomic bomb
ENIAC computer
Penicillin used extensively to treat soldiers' infections
Synthetic rubberx
- Social Mores
Influence: Medium-Low -
Patriotism soars
GI Bill
- Government Intervention
Influence: Low -
Military spending explodes
Graduated income tax, Victory Tax adopted to fund war effort
Rationing
- Labor
Influence: Low -
Rosie the Riveter
Postwar strikes
Productivity surge
Government backlash against postwar union movement
- Global Events
Influence: High -
War Production Board readies nation for WWII
U.S. becomes a global power
Creation of IMF and World Bank
Marshall Plan
Cold war begins
