Acey Gaspard 
Richard Jenrette co-founded Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, guided Equitable through a major restructuring, and built a lasting historic-preservation organization. His life connected investment research, corporate change, and American architecture.
Roberto C. Goizueta joined Coca-Cola as a chemist in Havana and eventually led the company through Diet Coke, the New Coke reversal, and a far-reaching reorganization of its bottling network. His career combined major financial gains with visible risks and criticism.
Thomas Adams Jr. helped his father bring chicle chewing gum to market, carried it into drugstores, and pioneered machine-based sales. He later led Adams & Sons and served as chairman of American Chicle during a turbulent manufacturing era.
Warren Buffett began managing investments through an Omaha partnership and later led Berkshire Hathaway for decades. His life story follows Benjamin Graham, Charlie Munger, major business decisions, acknowledged mistakes, philanthropy, and the 2026 succession.
Carl H. Lindner Jr. helped launch United Dairy Farmers and built a Cincinnati-centered financial business. His life also encompassed Chiquita’s troubles, ownership of the Cincinnati Reds, and substantial local philanthropy.
Charles Lazarus transformed a Washington baby-furniture business into Toys “R” Us. His life story follows the rise of the self-service toy superstore, international expansion, and the chain’s struggles under later leadership.
Charles Revson co-founded Revlon with Joseph Revson and Charles Lachman in 1932. His career took the company from distinctive nail enamel to international cosmetics, while family disputes, television controversy and philanthropy shaped his legacy.
Charles R. Shoemate joined as a supervisor and later led the company known as Bestfoods. His career spanned international acquisitions, a landmark corn-refining spinoff and the contested Unilever takeover in 2000.
Charles Bates “Tex”” Thornton carried wartime statistical-management methods into Ford’s Whiz Kids and later helped build Litton Industries. His biography also traces the growing pains and disputes that accompanied the conglomerate’s expansion.
Charles Rudolph Walgreen went from a Dixon pharmacy apprenticeship to ownership of a Chicago drugstore and leadership of a national chain. His story also includes Depression-era challenges, a university dispute, and succession within the family.