page_title: List of Puerto Ricans
section_title: Business people and industrialists
hierarchical_section_title: List of Puerto Ricans / Business people and industrialists
caption_attribution_description: English: A photo of Mr. Juan Serralles Colon, the founder of 'Don Q', a rum brand produced in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
context_page_description: This is a list of notable people from Puerto Rico which includes people who were born in Puerto Rico and people who are of full or partial Puerto Rican descent. The Government of Puerto Rico has been issuing "Certificates of Puerto Rican Citizenship" to anyone born in Puerto Rico or to anyone born outside of Puerto Rico with at least one parent who was born in Puerto Rico since 2007. Also included in the list are some long-term continental American and other residents and/or immigrants of other ethnic heritages who have made Puerto Rico their home and consider themselves to be Puerto Ricans.
  The list is divided into categories and, in some cases, sub-categories, which best describe the field for which the subject is most noted. Some categories such as "Actors, actresses, comedians and directors" are relative since a subject who is a comedian may also be an actor or director. In some cases a subject may be notable in more than one field, such as Luis A. Ferré, who is notable both as a former governor and as an industrialist. However, the custom is to place the subject's name under the category for which he/she is most noted.
context_section_description: Carlota Alfaro, fashion designer
  Aída Álvarez, first Puerto Rican and first Hispanic woman to hold a sub-cabinet-level position in the White House (Small Business Administrator 1997–2000)
  José Berrocal, youngest president of PR Government Development Bank; annual scholarships are awarded in his memory
  Rafael Carrión, Sr., patriarch of one Puerto Rico's financial dynasties; a founding father of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, the largest bank in Puerto Rico and the largest Hispanic bank in the United States
  Arturo L. Carrión Muñoz -Former executive vice president of the Puerto Rico Bankers Association
  Richard Carrión, Chairman of the Board Banco Popular; chairman International Olympic Committee's finance committee
  Kimberly Casiano, member of the Board of Directors of the Ford Motor Company
  Ramiro L. Colón, first administrator of Cooperativa de Cafeteros de Puerto Rico, Café Rico (official coffee of the Vatican)
  Francisco J. Collazo, founder of COLSA Corporation, a first-rate provider of engineering and support services in Huntsville, Alabama
  Deirdre Connelly, President of North America Pharmaceuticals for GlaxoSmithKline, member of the global Corporate Executive Team and co-chairs the Portfolio Management Board, along with the Chairman of Research and Development.
  Atilano Cordero Badillo, founder of Supermercados Grande
  Carmen Ana Culpeper, former SBA Regional Director; first female PR Treasury Secretary and PR Telephone Company President
  Óscar de la Renta, fashion designer (Puerto Rican father, scion of a prominent aristocratic family from Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico)
  Fernando Fernández, founder of Ron del Barrilito and Alcoholado Santa Ana
  José Ramón Fernández, "Marqués de La Esperanza", the wealthiest sugar baron in Puerto Rico in the 19th century; considered one of the most powerful men of the entire Spanish Caribbean
  Antonio Luis Ferré, owner of the Ferré-Rangel media emporium
  Jaime Fonalledas, President and CEO of Empresas Fonalledas, which owns Plaza Las Américas, the largest shopping mall in the Caribbean and one of the top retail and entertainment venues in the world; Fonalledas' companies include Plaza Del Caribe, Tres Monjitas, Vaqueria Tres Monjitas, Ganaderia Tres Monjitas, and franchise Soft & Creamy
  José Juan García, founder of Hogares Crea
  Eduardo Georgetti, agriculturist, businessman, philanthropist, politician and sugar baron
  Victoria Hernández, music entrepreneur and businesswoman; in 1927, she opened the first Latin music store in New York City, one of only sixteen businesses owned by Puerto Rican migrant women; sister of Rafael Hernández Marín
  María Elena Holly, widow of rock legend Buddy Holly; owns the rights to Buddy's name, image, trademarks, and other intellectual property
  Teófilo José Jaime María Le Guillou, a.k.a. the "Father of Vieques"; founder of the municipality of Vieques; one of the wealthiest sugar barons in Puerto Rico
  Ramón López Irizarry, inventor of Coco López
  Héctor Maisonave, organized 7,000 salsa concerts; owned the Casa Blanca dance club; managed Héctor Lavoe and other salsa artists
  Miguel A. García Méndez, founder of Western Federal Savings Bank, which later became the Westernbank Puerto Rico (now defunct)
  Gildo Massó, founder of Massó Enterprises and Casa's Massó
  Ralph Mercado, founder of RMM Records and music producer
  Luis Miranda Casañas, CEO of the multi-state Universal insurance emporium
  Lisette Nieves, founder of ATREVETE
  Rafael Antonio Nazario is a pianist, composer and arranger and actor who is the Co-founder of Guzman y Gomez, an Australian licensed, casual-dining restaurant chain specialising in authentic Mexican dishes and other specialty items. It is a franchised business with 107 restaurants in operation throughout Australia, Singapore and Japan. The company continues to expand with new stores around Australia. and occasional wine writer.
  Luis D. Ortiz, real estate broker and reality television personality (series Million Dollar Listing New York)
  Wilbert Parkhurst, in 1921, founded Empresas La Famosa, Inc., a fruit processing company that by 1971 consisted of Frozen Fruits
caption: Juan Serrallés, industrialist, founder of Destilería Serralles, makers of Don Q rum
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