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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- Rob Tapert · American film producer
- Robert "RJ" Scaringe · American engineer and entrepreneur
- Robert Briskman · American radio executive
- Robert D. Walter · American businessman
- Robert Downey Jr. · American actor (born 1965)
- Robert Dunn · American writer
- Robert Giannini · American entrepreneur, CEO and founder of GiaSpace
- Robert J. Moser · Founder and CEO of Prime Group Holdings
- Robert Kirkman · American comic book writer
- Robert Marsh · American entrepreneur, founder of IDJNOW
- Robert Maynard, Jr. · American businessman (born 1962)
- Robert Shaye · American actor and film director (born 1939)
- Robyn Miller · American video game designer, composer, director and actor
- Rochelle Sara Gan · Fashion designer and entrepreneur
- Rod Johnstone · American boat designer
- Rodrigo Liang · co-founder and CEO of SambaNova Systems
- Roger Penske · American racecar driver
- Roger W. Sant · co-founder and chairman emeritus of The AES Corporation (born 1931)
- Rohit Bhargava · keynote speaker, author and trend curator
- Ron Brill · American businessman
- Ron Gilbert · Medical malpractice lawyer
- Ron Howard · American film director, producer, and actor
- Ron Smith · American firearms designer
- Ronan Ryan · Irish-American financial executive
- Rory Colm Keogh · Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2001
- Rosalind Picard · American computer scientist
- Ross Buhrdorf · Founder of ZenBusiness
- Ruben E Hernandez Correa · Puerto Rican architect and designer
- Rupert Murdoch · American businessman
- Russel Simmons · American businessman
- Ryan Ashley Brant
- Ryan Graciano · American businessman; Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Credit Karma, Inc.
- Ryan Harrell · American entrepreneur and tattoo industry founder
- Ryan McBurney · American breathwork facilitator and educator, founder of Liquid Breathwork
- Ryan Petersen · Chief Executive Officer - Flexport, Inc
- Ryan Pitylak · American businessman
- Ryan Reynolds · Canadian-American actor (born 1976)
- Ryan Shakes · American social media personality
- S. Scott Crump · American businessman
- Saeed Darabi · Entrepreneur and founder of MoneyPantry.com
- Sahil Lavingia · founder and CEO of Gumroad
- Sally Wally · Egyptian television executive producer
- Sam Altman · American entrepreneur and investor (born 1985)
- Sam Hashemi · CEO and co-founder of Felt
- Sam Kiki · American business executive
- Sam Raimi · American filmmaker (born 1959)
- Sam Riegel · American voice actor
- Samuel Adam Schweighart · Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2005
- Sandi Pei · American architect
- Sandra Lerner · American entrepreneur and animal rights activist
- Sanford I. Weill · American banker and philanthropist (born 1933)
- Sanju Bansal · businessperson
- Sanjyot P. Dunung · CEO and Founder of Atma Global
- Sarah Jahnke · American businesswoman, co-founder and CEO of Homecourt
- Scooter Braun · American talent manager and businessman
- Scott Cook · American businessman
- Scott Host
- Scott Kuffer · American cybersecurity entrepreneur, co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Nucleus Security
- Scott Miller · American businessman
- Scott Nolan · American executive and engineer
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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.