Business & Law
- Gustavo Cisneros, Venezuelan-born media mogul. He is among the world's richest men according to Forbes magazine, which estimates his fortune at $6 billion.
- Lorenzo Mendoza, oversees one of Venezuela's largest private companies, $6 billion (sales) Empresas Polar.
- Eugenio Mendoza (1906–1979), Venezuelan business tycoon who made important contributions in the modernization of the country during the 20th Century.
- Henry Lord Boulton, Venezuelan aviator, entrepreneur, owner, and former owner of many businesses such as Casas Boulton, Avensa/Servivensa among others.
- Ali Lenin Aguilera, Venezuelan lawyer, entrepreneur.
- Carolina Herrera, fashion designer and entrepreneur who founded her eponymous company in 1980.
- Rostislav Ordovsky-Tanaevsky Blanco, entrepreneur, president of Rostik Group in Russia.
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