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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
Rocco Benito Commisso [1] [2] (Italian pronunciation: [ˈrɔkko komˈmisso]; [3] born 25 November 1949) is an Italian-born American billionaire businessman, and the founder, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Mediacom, the fifth largest cable television company in the US. As of 2011, the company is privately owned by Commisso.
Luigi V. Fugazzi was born to a wealthy family in Santo Stefano d'Aveto, Liguria, [1] on April 30, 1839. [2] His father was a teacher in Piedmont. [3] Luigi served as an officer in the Royal Piedmontese Army, being briefly assigned to a unit commanded by Giuseppe Garibaldi, [3] and was considered a hero of the Italian unification. [1]
Langone was born in Roslyn Heights, New York, to Italian American parents. His father was a plumber and his mother a cafeteria worker. [ 3 ] He was a student at Bucknell University and the New York University Stern School of Business .
Nicholas D'Agostino Sr. (June 8, 1910 – June 23, 1996) was a supermarket magnate in New York City. He was an Italian-American immigrant and the co-founder of D'Agostino Supermarkets, one of New York's historically original and leading grocery chains. [1] [2]
Mottola was born in the Bronx, New York City, to a middle-class Italian-American family. [2] He graduated from Iona Grammar School in 1962 and Iona Prep in 1966. After a brief period in military school, he attended high school and later Hofstra University on Long Island.
Count Ferdinando Sarmi (February 14, 1912 [1] – 1982) was an Italian-born American fashion designer and businessman. He headed the Sarmi fashion design house in New York City . [ 2 ]
He broke with Benito Mussolini in 1941 and enthusiastically supported the American war effort. In the late 1940s, Pope supported and helped secure the vote for William O'Dwyer as New York City mayor in 1945 and Harry S. Truman as president. His business concerns continued to prosper under New York's Democratic administrations.