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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.
James Joseph Lanzetta - American engineer and lawyer member of the United States House of Representatives from New York (1933–1935) and 1937–1939) Kevin McCarthy - American businessman and former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives in the United States House of Representatives (2007–present)
Fred DeLuca was born in Brooklyn, New York, on October 3, 1947 [1] to Italian American parents Carmela and Salvatore DeLuca. [2] At the age of 10, DeLuca moved to Amsterdam, New York, where he and his family became friends with Peter Buck. [3]
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.
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]
Amadeo Pietro Giannini (Italian pronunciation: [amaˈdɛːo ˈpjɛːtro dʒanˈniːni]), also known as Amadeo Peter Giannini or A. P. Giannini (May 6, 1870 – June 3, 1949) was an American banker who founded the Bank of Italy, which eventually became Bank of America. Giannini is credited as the inventor of many modern banking practices.
He was a member of the Bucknell University board of trustees from 1981 to 1996; [32] he and his wife gave $11 million to the university in 1999, to fund a new athletics center, [37] and approximately $42 million to the university between 2013 and 2017. [38] In 2019, he donated over $5 million to the Animal Medical Center in New York City. [39]