This reference library documents public founding associations. It is separate from our revenue-qualified growth profiles. Founding does not establish current ownership, employment, company revenue, or an AE client relationship.
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- Paul Diaz · American electrical engineer and medical-device entrepreneur
- Paul Glazer · Founder, Chief Executive Office, and Chief Investment Officer of Glazer Capital
- Paul Martini · American businessman, CEO and co-founder of iboss
- Perry A. Sook · American businessman
- Pete Olander · American entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Happie Beverages
- Peter Adderton · entrepreneur
- Peter Chernin · American businessperson and board member, founder and CEO of Chernin Entertainment, LLC., and director at American Express
- Peter Karmanos, Jr. · American businessman
- Peter Martini · American businessman, President and co-founder of iboss
- Peter Thiel · German-American entrepreneur and venture capitalist (born 1967)
- Peter Vitruk · Ukrainian–American laser physicist, medical‐device entrepreneur, and educator
- Phil Baran · American chemist
- Phil Knight · American billionaire and co-founder of Nike
- Phil Pavarini · American author, insurance agent, and private investigator
- Philippe Druillet · French comics author
- Philippe Kahn · French entrepreneur, camera phone inventor
- Phillip Sharp · American biologist
- Pierre Omidyar · American entrepreneur and philanthropist; founder of eBay
- Pitt Hyde · businessperson
- PJ Pereira · Brazilian advertising executive and author
- Portia de Rossi · Australian-American actress
- Praful Rudra · Praful Rudra (born 1993) is an Indian programmer and entrepreneur, founder of Triorama, an AI eCommerce solutions company. He specializes in 3D, AI, and XR technologies and co-founded Taanga Studios, an XR consultancy focused on spatial computing
- Priscilla Chan · American pediatrician and philanthropist
- Quoc Viet Le · machine learning researcher
- Rahul Thakur · Canadian entrepreneur and co-founder of SPRK Network
- Ralph Lauren · American fashion designer (born 1939)
- Rand Fishkin · American entrepreneur and author
- Randall Kaplan · American businessman
- Raphael Saadiq · American contemporary R&B singer, songwriter and record producer
- Ratmir Timashev · US-based IT entrepreneur, founder of Object First, and founder & former CEO of Veeam Software.
- Ray Singh · Professional headshot photographer based in New York City
- Ray Stata · American electrical engineer
- Raymond Lester · American designer
- Razmig Hovaghimian · entrepreneur
- Reagan Yorke · film director
- Rebekah Lyons · American author, speaker, and co-founder of THINQ Media
- Rebekah Saltsman · person
- Redouane Ouadi · Moroccan business executive, entrepreneur and investor
- Reed Hastings · American entrepreneur and education philanthropist
- Reid Hoffman · American co-founder of LinkedIn, venture capitalist, and author
- Renata Black · American entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of EBY
- Renaud Laplanche · french-american businessman
- Renée James · American businessperson
- Reynold Xin · Computer scientist and engineer
- Ricardo Amper · Mexican entrepreneur and founder and CEO of Incode Technologies
- Richard Branson · British business magnate
- Richard Fairbank · American businessman
- Richard Green · American businessperson and entrepreneur, founder of Briefing.com
- Richard Hayne · American businessman
- Richard Kinder · American businessman
- Richard M. Schulze · founder of Best Buy
- Richard Merrill · American computer scientist
- Richard Stark · American fashion designer
- Richard T. Burke · American businessperson, former chairman and founder of UnitedHealth Group
- Richard Uihlein · American businessman
- Rick A. Fogerty · American professional real estate photographer, FAA-certified drone pilot, Certified Professional Photographer, CubiCasa Preferred Photographer PRO, and founder of AccuPhotography in Dallas, Texas.
- Rick Klausner · Founder, Chief Scientist, Altos Labs
- Roar Hagen · Norwegian engineer
- Rob Kapito · American businessman and investor
- Rob Minkoff · American filmmaker (born 1962)
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Snapshot: October 9, 2026. Wikidata is collaboratively maintained and may contain errors. Use the linked sources and the company's own information to confirm facts before relying on them. Our editorial standards explain corrections and the separate growth-profile qualification.