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U.S. founder reference library

# Founder reference · 15

986 founder records and 864 company records, organized around documented founding associations.

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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- [Scott Rafferty](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/scott-rafferty-q136326415/) · erican business development executive. Co-founder of DemoChimp Consensus
- [Scott Wolf, M.D.](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/scott-wolf-m-d-q128045934/) · Founder of Aerin Medical
- [Sean Graham](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/sean-graham-q133570848/) · American certified public accountant and founder of Maven Cost Segregation: Tax Advisors
- [Sean Miyashiro](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/sean-miyashiro-q114663363/) · CEO of American music company 88rising
- [Seiichi Hayashi](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/seiichi-hayashi-q11533378/) · Japanese mangaka, illustrator and animator
- [Serge Bulaev](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/serge-bulaev-q137635742/) · technology entrepreneur, co-founder of Lifehacker.ru and founder of Creative Content Crafts
- [Sergei Ananyan](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/sergei-ananyan-q105444089/) · CEO of Megaputer Intelligence
- [Sergey Barysiuk](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/sergey-barysiuk-q114267587/) · CTO & co-founder at PandaDoc
- [Sergey Brin](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/sergey-brin-q92764/) · American billionaire businessman (born 1973)
- [Seth Green](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/seth-green-q186757/) · American actor
- [Seth MacFarlane](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/seth-macfarlane-q188492/) · American writer, actor, and producer (born 1973)
- [Shai Wininger](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/shai-wininger-q104243792/) · Israeli entrepreneur and chief executive
- [Shalabh Gupta MD](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/shalabh-gupta-md-q139358918/) · American physician and biotechnology executive; Founder of Globavir Biosciences and Unicycive Therapeutics
- [Shanaz Hemmati](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/shanaz-hemmati-q134543197/) · Founder of ZenBusiness
- [Shane Lukas](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/shane-lukas-q139470891/) · American creative strategist, activist, and TEDx speaker
- [Sharon MacIvor](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/sharon-macivor-q134403301/) · Doctor of Veterinarian Medicine
- [Shawn Stussy](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/shawn-stussy-q17031522/)
- [Sherri Hill](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/sherri-hill-q16142727/) · fashion designer
- [Shonda Rhimes](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/shonda-rhimes-q242329/) · American television producer, television and film writer, and author
- [Sidney Kimmel](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/sidney-kimmel-q13540150/) · American businessman and philanthropist
- [Sigmar Berg](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/sigmar-berg-q16215550/) · Austrian fashion designer and photographer
- [Simon Adar](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/simon-adar-q108888105/) · researcher, Cornell University
- [Slava Epstein](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/slava-epstein-q104849556/) · American academic, entrepreneur
- [Sneha Gupta](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/sneha-gupta-q138570032/) · Indian Entrepreneur and Cloud Engineer
- [Sonali Kothari](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/sonali-kothari-q139504925/) · American technology and impact executive; co-founder of Zolidar
- [Stanley T. Lewis](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/stanley-t-lewis-q139829739/) · American physician and biotechnology entrepreneur, founder of A28 Therapeutics
- [Stephen A. Schwarzman](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/stephen-a-schwarzman-q552465/) · American businessman and investor
- [Stephen Chaplin](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/stephen-chaplin-q131758161/)
- [Stephen Cohen](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/stephen-cohen-q16204157/) · American computer scientist and entrepreneur
- [Stephen Gilfus](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/stephen-gilfus-q16211217/) · American businessman
- [Stephen Kaufer](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/stephen-kaufer-q109503926/) · American businessman (born 1962)
- [Stephen Wolfram](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/stephen-wolfram-q310798/) · British-American scientist and businessman (born 1959)
- [Steve Chen](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/steve-chen-q379396/) · Chinese-American businessman
- [Steve Chou](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/steve-chou-q134980107/) · American entrepreneur, author, and founder of Bumblebee Linens and MyWifeQuitHerJob.com
- [Steve Doumar](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/steve-doumar-q137218539/) · Businessperson
- [Steve Ells](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/steve-ells-q7612483/) · founder, Co-CEO, and Chairman of Chipotle Mexican Grill
- [Steve Gaynor](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/steve-gaynor-q16230614/) · American video game designer
- [Steve Wallach](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/steve-wallach-q123004549/) · business person
- [Steve Wozniak](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/steve-wozniak-q483382/) · American computer pioneer, inventor, computer engineer and programmer; co-founder of Apple Inc.
- [Steven Cardinale](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/steven-cardinale-q138798076/) · American entrepreneur and founder of Tricky Wombat
- [Steven Cordovano](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/steven-cordovano-q18685507/) · American game designer
- [Steven Kolow](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/steven-kolow-q18655521/) · founder of Boston Market
- [Steven Luo](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/steven-luo-q134429516/) · Chinese businessman
- [Steven Neiger](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/steven-neiger-q139500626/) · American Entrepreneur, co-founder of Maeva, co-founder of Sky Organics
- [Stewart Butterfield](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/stewart-butterfield-q1561837/) · Canadian entrepreneur and businessman
- [Stewart Colling](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/stewart-colling-q140019240/) · Workers' compensation lawyer
- [Sualeh Asif](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/sualeh-asif-q139546719/) · Pakistani entrepreneur and software engineer
- [Sultan Meghji](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/sultan-meghji-q139378491/) · American technology executive, CEO of Frontier Foundry Corporation
- [Sumeet Chabria](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/sumeet-chabria-q139403202/) · Founder and CEO of ThoughtLinks
- [Summer Starlit Prim](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/summer-starlit-prim-q130368543/) · Founder and creative director behind Starlit
- [Sung-Hou Kim](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/sung-hou-kim-q15995240/) · Korean-American scientist
- [Susan Trombetti](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/susan-trombetti-q137997527/) · American matchmaker, relationship expert, and CEO of Exclusive Matchmaking
- [Susan Wagner](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/susan-wagner-q17388808/) · American businesswoman
- [Susana Campanella](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/susana-campanella-q117467605/) · American businesswoman
- [Suzanne Goh-Hattangadi](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/suzanne-goh-hattangadi-q125650997/) · American neurologist
- [Tad Crawford](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/tad-crawford-q112435040/) · author, attorney, and artists' rights advocate
- [Talmon Marco](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/talmon-marco-q15408985/) · Israeli-American businessman
- [Tao Li](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/tao-li-q108525539/) · Asset Fund Manager
- [Tatsuki Tomita](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/tatsuki-tomita-q105208648/)
- [Taylor Hennessy](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/taylor-hennessy-q134125517/)

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## How to read these profiles

Each record links the founder to the company named in the cited public dataset. Company pages provide the available business description, founding year, official website, and source trail. A record can describe a founding relationship without establishing a person's present role.

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