page_title: List of Israeli Americans
section_title: Business
hierarchical_section_title: List of Israeli Americans / Business
caption_attribution_description: English: Avi Arad at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con International in San Diego, California.
context_page_description: This is a list of notable Israeli Americans. It includes both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship, and their American descendants. The list is ordered by category of human endeavor. Persons with significant contributions in two fields are listed in both pertinent categories, to facilitate easy lookup.
  To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Israeli American, or must have independent references showing they are Israeli American and are notable.
context_section_description: Shai Agassi, entrepreneur, founder and former CEO of Better Place
  Ori Allon, founder of Compass Inc., online real estate business in New York City
  Gadi Amit, entrepreneur and designer, head designer of Fitbit and NewDealDesign
  Avi Arad, Israeli-American businessman, founder of Marvel Studios
  Shari Arison, American-born Israeli businesswoman and philanthropist, one of Israel's wealthiest women
  Arison family, founders of Carnival Cruise Lines, the largest cruise line in the world
  Naftali Bennett, politician and former software entrepreneur
  Yaron Brook, entrepreneur, author, and economist, who currently serves as the president and executive director of the Ayn Rand Institute
  Safra Catz, CEO of the Oracle Corporation
  Dovi Frances, financier, entrepreneur, and president of SG Acquisitions
  Jacob Frenkel, economist and businessman; served as Governor of the Bank of Israel; currently the Chairman of JPMorgan Chase International
  Hillel Fuld, tech marketer and advisor, blogger and global tech speaker. CMO of Zula and Zcast among many other tech startup companies.
  Orit Gadiesh, corporate strategist and chairwoman of management consulting firm Bain & Company
  Gideon Gartner, entrepreneur and philanthropist, founder of Gartner, an information technology (IT) research and advisory company
  Yoram Globus, film producer, former co-owner of the Cannon Group, Inc.
  Noam Gottesman, former hedge fund manager; co-founded GLG Partners
  Andi Gutmans, co-founder of Zend Technologies, co-creator of PHP, General Manager at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  Abraham Karem, inventor of the drone, founder of Karem Aircraft
  Ynon Kreiz, entrepreneur and businessman, former CEO of Fox Kids Europe, Endemol and Maker Studios
  Avi Lerner, film producer, co-founder of Nu Image, owner of Bulgaria-based Nu Boyana Film Studios
  Arnon Milchan, founder and owner of New Regency Films, second wealthiest mogul in Hollywood
  Adam Milstein, real estate investor, entrepreneur, and active philanthropist
  Shaul Olmert, co-founder of online publishing platform Playbuzz, former VP of digital products for MTV Networks; son of Ehud Olmert
  Guy Oseary, Israeli-American businessman; Madonna's manager
  Isaac Perlmutter, chairman of Marvel Entertainment, former co-owner of Toy Biz
  Shai Reshef, educational entrepreneur and founder and president of University of the People
  Daniel Rirdan, author, global strategist, environmentalist, and Director of Product Development at The Exploration Company
  Meshulam Riklis, businessman
  Lior Ron, entrepreneur, co-founder of autonomous trucking company Otto, former lead of Google Maps
  Haim Saban, television and media proprietor notable for his adaptations of Power Rangers; ranked by Forbes as the 98th richest person in America
  Tamir Sapir, Israeli-Georgian-American businessman; earned billions in the 1980s bartering fertilizers for oil; in 2006 was ranked at position 160 in list of the 400 richest Americans, with an estimated fortune of $2 billion
  Eli Tene, businessman, co-founder, co-managing director, and principal of the Peak Corporate Network
  Boaz Weinstein, derivatives trader and hedge fund manager, and founder of Saba Capital Management
  Jerry Zucker, former CEO of the InterTech Group and the Polymer Group
caption: Avi Arad
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