# Source: https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/page/17/ U.S. founder reference library # Founder reference · 17 986 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. Search founder or company name ## Find a founder - [Wale Ayorinde](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/wale-ayorinde-q139385789/) · American AI entrepreneur, founder of Usmart Technologies - [Walter Gilbert](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/walter-gilbert-q217486/) · American biochemist - [Walter L. Campbell](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/walter-l-campbell-q129931715/) · American slave trader (circa 1807–?) - [Wayne Holman](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/wayne-holman-q110969052/) · Founder and CEO of Ridgeback Capital, co-founder of Ridgeback Biotherapeutics - [Wendy Holman](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/wendy-holman-q110968992/) · CEO and co-founder of Ridgeback Biotherapeutics - [Whitney Wolfe Herd](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/whitney-wolfe-herd-q19967707/) · American businesswoman - [Wil Shipley](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/wil-shipley-q16207109/) · American businessman - [Will Ferrell](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/will-ferrell-q218503/) · American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer (born 1967) - [Will Wight](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/will-wight-q108116532/) · American writer - [Will Wright](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/will-wright-q309493/) · American video game designer and entrepreneur (born 1960) - [William Andregg](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/william-andregg-q135644899/) · American tech founder and digital computing intelligence researcher - [William Greehey](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/william-greehey-q47308075/) · American businessman and philanthropist - [William P Perry Jr](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/william-p-perry-jr-q134546399/) · American business executive and strategist - [William R. G. Beauchamp](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/william-r-g-beauchamp-q134709382/) · CEO and founder of CHAI, the social AI platform. University of Cambridge 2012. - [William Shively](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/william-shively-q108485818/) · US film producer - [William T. Baumann](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/william-t-baumann-q102305938/) · Ph.D. The Johns Hopkins University 1985 - [Yuchun Ku](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/yuchun-ku-q136708032/) · business executive - [Yuriy Zaremba](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/yuriy-zaremba-q137176504/) · Ukrainian-born entrepreneur, founder and CEO of AiSDR Inc. - [Zach Pelka](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/zach-pelka-q138469920/) · American entrepreneur and angel investor - [Zachary Laoutides](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/zachary-laoutides-q16911810/) · film actor - [Zack Snyder](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/zack-snyder-q139890/) · American filmmaker (born 1966) - [Zander Krause](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/zander-krause-q138848053/) · American digital media entrepreneur and CEO of Krause Digital - [Zev Siegl](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/zev-siegl-q766557/) · American businessman - [Zhang Yong](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/zhang-yong-q18234033/) · Chinese businessman - [Zoe Latta](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/zoe-latta-q132675334/) · American fashion designer - [Zoey Lake](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/zoey-lake-q137393302/) · American perfumer [1](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/) [2](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/page/2/) [3](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/page/3/) [4](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/page/4/) [5](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/page/5/) [6](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/page/6/) [7](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/page/7/) [8](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/page/8/) [9](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/page/9/) [10](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/page/10/) [11](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/page/11/) [12](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/page/12/) [13](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/page/13/) [14](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/page/14/) [15](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/page/15/) [16](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/page/16/) [17](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/page/17/) ## 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. 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](https://businessownerindex.com/editorial-standards/) explain corrections and the separate growth-profile qualification.[Browse founder reference ↗](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/)[Submit a sourced correction ↗](https://businessownerindex.com/get-featured/?request=update) AE Tax Advisors owns and publishes Business Owner Index. These are public research records, not client testimonials.[Meet AE Tax Advisors ↗](https://businessownerindex.com/tax-strategists/) Owned and published by AE Tax Advisors ## You built the business. Plan what comes next. 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