25 ALL TIME GREAT ENTREPRENEURS WHO GREW UP IN THE DMV
1. Andy Florance (Washington, DC) – Founder and CEO of
@CoStarGroup.
2. Ashton Newhall (Maryland) – Founder of Greenspring Associates (now
@stepstonegroup).
3. Dan Snyder (Maryland) – Founder of Snyder Communications. Former owner of the Washington Commanders.
4.
@DM_Rubenstein (Maryland) – Co-founder of The Carlyle Group Group. Principal owner of the Baltimore Orioles.
5.
@grantverstandig (Washington, DC) – Founder and CEO of
@RedCellPartners. Founder of Rally Health (acquired by UnitedHealth Group).
6.
@haroon (Maryland) – Co-founder and CEO of Truebill (
@RocketMoneyApp).
7.
@howard (Northern Virginia) – Founder and CEO of
@Yext. Thomas Jefferson High School alum.
8. Jim Kimsey (Washington, DC) – Co-Founder of
@AOL.
9. John Mars (Northern Virginia) – Heir and steward of Mars, Inc.
10. Josh Harris (Maryland) – Co-founder of Apollo Global Management, Inc. Founder of 26North. Principal owner of the
@Commanders,
@sixers, and
@NJDevils.
11.
@KDTrey5 (Washington, DC) – NBA legend. Founder of 35V. Founder of
@boardroom.
12. Kevin Plank (Maryland) – Founder and CEO of
@UnderArmour.
13.
@Markein (Washington, DC) – Founder and CEO of Venturehouse Group and Capitol Investment Corp. Executive Chairman of
@KastleSystems. Owner of the Mubadala Citi DC Open. Partner in the Washington Commanders.
14. Mitchell Rales (Maryland) – Co-founder of
@DanaherCorp. Leading limited partner of the Washington Commanders. Founder of
@GlenstoneMuseum.
15. Raul Fernandez (Maryland) – Founder of Proxicom. CEO of
@DXCTechnology.
16. Reggie Aggarwal (Northern Virginia) – Founder and CEO of
@cvent.
17. Reginald Lewis (Maryland) – Founder of TLC Beatrice International Holdings.
18.
@Shervin (Maryland) – Founder of Sherpa Capital and early Uber investor, Airbnb, Slack, Robinhood, and more.
19. Steve Bisciotti (Maryland) – Co-founder of Aerotek and Allegis Group. Owner of the
@Ravens.
20. Steven Rales (Maryland) – Co-founder and Chairman of Danaher. Founder of Indian Paintbrush. Owner of Janus Films and The Criterion Collection.
21. Ted Lerner (Washington, DC) – Founder of Lerner Enterprises. Former principal owner of the
@Nationals .
22.
@timthwang (Northern Virginia) – Founder and CEO of
@FiscalNote.
23.
@todd_boehly (Northern Virginia) – Founder and Chairman of Eldridge Industries. Co-owner of
@ChelseaFC and the Los Angeles
@Dodgers.
@landonschool alum.
24. Tony Ressler (Washington, DC) – Co-founder of
@apolloglobal and Ares Management. Owner of the
@ATLHawks.
25.
@vladtenev (Northern Virginia) – Co-founder and CEO of
@RobinhoodApp. Thomas Jefferson High School alum.