Most famous for their ownership of the Guinness Brewery, which they subsequently sold off, the Guinness family have become arguably one of the most powerful Anglo-Irish families in history, owing to their involvement in numerous businesses, politics and religion. Though they are more in the shadows today than they were Read more…
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Though not as famous as his Fed-founding brother Paul, Felix M. Warburg was arguably just as instrumental to the world of banking as his brother was, albeit in a completely different way. After marrying Frieda Schiff, the only daughter of investment banker Jacob Schiff, Felix became a partner at his Read more…
Modern Switzerland stands as a hub of business, trade and commerce. But it may surprise you to learn that this wasn’t always the case, with this only coming about thanks to the work of one man: Alfred Escher. The man behind numerous companies such as Credit Suisse, Swiss Life, Gotthard Read more…
Though few know his name, Kenn Ricci is at the helm of an aviation empire that has changed business aviation – private jets to you and me – forever. A pilot with real world experience, Kenn has drawn upon this throughout his career to ensure Directional Aviation – the aviation Read more…
Having worked his way up from janitor’s assistant to the head of the firm, Sidney Weinberg’s is a true rags to riches story and one that contradicts the well refined, Ivy League-educated image that Wall Street has curated for itself over the last century. Despite his lack of such an Read more…
Coming from humble beginnings as the son of Canadian immigrants, Walter Chrysler went from railroad engineer to general manager to automotive pioneer, and the driving force behind both the Chrysler Corporation and Chrysler Building, both of which bear his name. Early Life Railroad Career Automotive Pioneer Buick Willys Chrysler Corporation Read more…
Early life John Pierpont Morgan Jr. was born on September 7 1867 in Irvington, New York, as the second child (and first son) of banker John Pierpont Morgan, better known as J. P. Morgan, and his second wife, Frances Louise Tracy. Growing up, J. P. Morgan Jr. was often known Read more…
Though their most famous member was a WWI poet, the Sassoon family is primarily known for its banking and other business activities going back almost six centuries. Originally based in Spain, the family has worked out of numerous countries, including the now-defunct Ottoman Empire, India, the UK, Singapore, Iran and Read more…
Today, Bank of America is one of the largest banks in the US (and the world for that matter!) Yet few actually know the story of Amadeo Giannini, the man who helped found it and turn it into the giant it is today! At the time, banks really only dealt Read more…