Daniel Pritzker is an American billionaire heir, musician, and filmmaker from the prominent Pritzker family, which founded Hyatt Hotels. A Tufts and Northwestern Law graduate, he co-founded the band Sonia Dada and directed the feature films Louis (2010) and Bolden (2019), a passion project depicting jazz pioneer Buddy Bolden. He is also a trustee of the Jay Pritzker Foundation and active in educational philanthropy.  

Daniel Loeb is an American investor, hedge‑fund manager, and founder & CEO of Third Point LLC, a New York‑based activist investment firm launched in 1995 with ~$3–4 million in capital. Renowned for his scathing public letters and event‑driven strategy, he has built Third Point into a multi‑billion‑dollar fund and a major force in corporate turnarounds and governance reform. He is also a philanthropist active in education and civil‑rights causes.

Craig Newmark is the American founder of Craigslist, the influential online classifieds platform he started in 1995. With degrees in computing and information sciences from Case Western Reserve University, Newmark built Craigslist into a global service, stepping down as CEO in 2000 but continuing to support users and guide customer service. Since 2016, he has focused full-time on Craig Newmark Philanthropies, supporting ethics in journalism, veterans’ cybersecurity, and election integrity.

Chris Sacca is an American investor, entrepreneur, and former Google executive who founded Lowercase Capital, backing early-stage winners like Twitter, Uber, Instagram, Twilio, Stripe, and Kickstarter. After retiring from tech investing in 2017, he returned in 2021 through Lowercarbon Capital, channeling capital into startups focused on climate solutions and energy innovation.

J. Christopher “Chris” Flowers is a Harvard‑trained private equity investor and managing director & CEO of J.C. Flowers & Co., the premier global firm specializing in financial‑services investments. A former Goldman Sachs partner, Flowers made his name by steering the Shinsei Bank turnaround and advising AIG and Bank of America during the 2008 financial crisis. His firm has backed marquee deals like OSB, Elephant Insurance, and Jefferson Capital.

Chris Wanstrath is an American technology entrepreneur and co‑founder and former CEO of GitHub, the world’s leading software collaboration platform launched in 2008. Self‑taught and briefly enrolled at the University of Cincinnati, he grew GitHub from a side project to a global developer hub with millions of users, eventually selling it to Microsoft in 2018 for $7.5 billion. He later founded Null Games in 2023 and co-launched the non‑profit Ladybird Browser Initiative in 2024

Chris Larsen is the San Francisco–born entrepreneur and co‑founder of Ripple Labs, the blockchain firm transforming cross-border payments. Previously, he founded E‑Loan, one of the first online mortgage platforms, and Prosper Marketplace, the peer-to-peer lending pioneer. A radical pro-consumer advocate, Larsen introduced free FICO credit scores for borrowers and championed digital privacy reforms in California and beyond.

Chris Britt is the co-founder and CEO of Chime, the pioneering mobile-first fintech platform launched in 2012 as a fee-free alternative to traditional banking. A Tulane University graduate and former product leader at Visa and Green Dot, Britt scaled Chime to serve over 20 million customers and guided its successful 2025 IPO on Nasdaq (ticker: CHYM), which valued the company at $11.6 billion.

Charles R. Schwab is the pioneering founder, longtime CEO, and current Co‑Chairman of The Charles Schwab Corporation, which he started in 1971. Renowned for revolutionizing the discount brokerage industry—offering low-cost, tech-driven trading and eliminating commissions—he built one of the largest global investment firms managing over $10 trillion in client assets and serving more than 32 million accounts. Semi-retiring in 2008, he remains the largest individual shareholder and leads the Schwab Foundation’s education and dyslexia initiatives. 

Chamath Palihapitiya is a Sri Lankan‑born Canadian‑American venture capitalist and founder & CEO of Social Capital. A former senior Facebook executive (2007–2011), he rose to prominence as the so-called “SPAC King” after helping take Virgin Galactic, Opendoor, Clover Health and others public. His aggressive investment style and hefty bet on SPACs have earned him both acclaim and criticism.

Bruce Karsh is the co-founder, co-chairman, and Chief Investment Officer of Oaktree Capital Management, the global leader in distressed-debt investing with nearly $190 billion in assets under management. A former appellate clerk for Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, Karsh transitioned from law to finance, quietly building a reputation as the “quiet secret behind Oaktree’s success” alongside Howard Marks.

Brian Chesky is the American industrial designer and co‑founder & CEO of Airbnb, the pioneering platform that transformed home-sharing into a global force. A Rhode Island School of Design graduate, Chesky built Airbnb from a San Francisco loft startup in 2008 into a marketplace serving over 2 billion guests across 240+ countries. Known for his design-driven leadership and ‘founder mode’ management style, he’s also a prominent philanthropist and a signatory of the Giving Pledge.

Brian Armstrong is the co-founder and CEO of Coinbase Global, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S. With bachelor’s and master’s degrees in computer science and economics from Rice University, he previously worked at Airbnb, Deloitte, and IBM before launching Coinbase in 2012. Under his leadership, Coinbase expanded to over 100 million users, went public in 2021, and achieved profitability while advocating for crypto regulation and financial freedom.

Brian Acton is the visionary co-founder of WhatsApp and current executive chairman of the Signal Technology Foundation. A Stanford‑educated engineer, he left WhatsApp in 2017—turning down millions—and in 2018 seeded Signal with a $50 million loan to champion encrypted messaging and digital privacy. His leadership spans product innovation, philanthropy, and cyber‑rights advocacy.

Boliang Lou is a Chinese-American entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of Pharmaron, a leading global contract research and development firm in pharma services established in 2003. A PhD in organic chemistry and former research head at Advanced SynTech, Lou expanded Pharmaron into a multinational enterprise recognized for innovation (e.g., Beijing Overseas Returnee Entrepreneur awards) and strategic partnerships in biotech. 

Bobby Murphy is the co-founder and CTO of Snap Inc., the company behind Snapchat. A Stanford-trained engineer, he architected the platform’s core messaging tech and helped pioneer augmented-reality features like Lenses, Filters, and Spectacles. A low-profile billionaire, Murphy focuses on product, infrastructure, and long-horizon AR bets shaping the future of social communication.

Bill Liu (Chinese: 刘自鸿; also known as Liu Zihong) is a Chinese‑American tech entrepreneur and pioneer in flexible-display technology, best known as the founder, Chairman, and CEO of Royole Corporation. A Stanford PhD and Tsinghua alumnus, he led Royole to global recognition with the world’s first commercial foldable smartphone, the FlexPai, and innovative ultra-thin OLED and flexible sensors—before the company faced financial struggles and bankruptcy proceedings in 2024.

Benoit Dageville is a French-American computer scientist and co-founder of Snowflake, the revolutionary cloud data platform. As President of Product, he steers the technical vision and innovation behind SQL performance and AI integration. A former Oracle architect with a PhD in parallel database systems, Dageville holds over 80 patents and helped grow Snowflake from stealth mode in 2012 to a multi‑billion‑dollar IPO in 2020. 

Bennett Rosenthal is a billionaire financier and co‑founder of Ares Management, #2 on Forbes’ private credit scale. As Managing Partner and Chairman of the firm’s Private Equity Group, he oversees a diversified portfolio that spans credit, real estate, tech, healthcare, and entertainment. He’s also lead managing owner of LAFC, the MLS’s most valuable team.

Benjamin Nazarian is a Los Angeles–based entrepreneur, investor, and co-founder & CEO of Therabody, the global wellness technology company known for Theragun percussive therapy devices. With a USC law and accounting background, he previously served as managing partner at Omninet Capital and co‑founded Parkview Financial, helping originate over $1 billion in loans. He also invests in early-stage ventures through Nazarian Capital.