• Alfred S. Bloomingdale

    Alfred S. Bloomingdale (b. April 15, 1916; d. August 23, 1982) was the grandson of Lyman Bloomindale, co-founder of Bloomingdale’s department store. Apart from being the heir to a very successful business, Bloomingdale became well-known for several reasons, both during his life and after his death. He was a Broadway actor, a financier and helped found the Diners Club. He was a close friend…more»

  • Steve Case

    Steve Case (b. August 21, 1958) is a businessman and co-founder of the Internet and media company American Online (AOL). Before making history with the company that helped revolutionize the Internet and gave new meaning to the phrase “you’ve got mail,” Case was a marketer for both hair products and Pizza Hut. In 1983, he joined Control Video, which became Quantum Computer Services and…more»

  • Jack Kent Cooke

    Jack Kent Cooke (b. October 25, 1912; d. April 6, 1997) was a Canadian entrepreneur widely known throughout the world for building an empire from nothing. He dropped out of high school during the Depression to work to help support his family. He did so at first by selling encyclopedias door-to-door. He went on to manage a radio station a few years later. He…more»

  • Richard Fairbank

    Richard Fairbank (b. 1950) is co-founder and chief executive officer of Capital One Financial Corporation, based in McLean, Virginia. He also serves on the board of directors of MasterCard International. In the early 1990s, Capital One revolutionized the credit card industry with such innovations as zero-balance transfers. The company has now moved into retail banking, and ranks 130th on the Fortune 500 . Fairbank…more»

  • Katharine Graham

    Katharine Graham (b. June 16, 1917; d. July 17, 2001) is as close to DC royalty as one can get. Graham was a writer early in her life. She grew up in the suburbs of DC, went to college and then began submitting articles to papers for publication. In 1933, Graham’s father bought The Washington Post at a bankruptcy auction and she began working…more»

  • Ted Leonsis

    Ted Leonsis (b. January 8, 1957) is much more than an internet entrepreneur; he is an internet pioneer. Leonsis was a senior executive with AOL for a number of years, and now sits on the boards of a number of major corporations, including Groupon, SnagFilms and American Express. He also owns majority shares in the Washington Capitals, Washington Wizards, Washington Mystics and the Verizon…more»

  • Paul Mellon

    Paul Mellon (b. June 11, 1907; d. February 1, 1999) was an American philanthropist and heir to the multi-million dollar Mellon Bank fortune. Mellon had an avid interest in art and thoroughbred horses. His vast fortune helped build the East and West wings of the Natural Gallery of Art in Washington DC, and contributed to new buildings at his alma maters The Choate School…more»

  • Dan Snyder

    Daniel Snyder (b. November 23, 1965) is the current owner of the Washington Redskins football team.  A self-made billionaire, Snyder started his first business when he was still in high school and later, as head of Snyder Communications, he became the youngest CEO of a New York Stock Exchange company at age 32.  Since Snyder bought the Redskins in 1999, the team has been…more»

  • Stacie Turner

    Stacie Turner is a top real estate agent in Washington, D.C. and one of the cast members of the short-lived 2010 reality series on the Bravo network, The Real Housewives of D.C. Turner is a graduate of Howard University and Harvard Business School. She is also the founder of Extra-Ordinary Life, a charity that works with foster care children in the D.C. area. During…more»