Business Leaders with Companies Based in Tennessee

People are grouped by where their associated companies are headquartered.

RichGeo records 16 people for Tennessee by company headquarters. 3 have reported or estimated net worth of at least $1 billion.

16
People recorded
3
Net worth of $1B or more
$20.69B
Combined recorded net worth

Cities

Davidson County 8Sullivan County 2Williamson County 2Shelby County 2Knox County 1Wilson County 1
Locations without recorded people
Lawrence CountySmith CountyAnderson CountyDeKalb County

Billionaires and Business LeadersBy net worth

  1. 1Jimmy HaslamKnoxville · American businessman and sports team owner (born 1954)$8.7B
  2. 2Rinat AkhmetovBlountville · Ukrainian businessman$6.59B
  3. 3Jon YarbroughFranklin · American businessperson$5.4B
  4. 4Ezra Uzi YeminPublic company founderBrentwood · israeli-American EntrepreneurUndisclosed
  5. 5Patrick GibbsTech founderNashville · American entrepreneur, founder of Epiphany DynamicsUndisclosed
  6. 6Nicholas ThomasTech founderNashville · AI architect and systems builder, founder of Canticle ResearchUndisclosed
  7. 7Mihai AlisiePublic company founderNashville · entrepreneur, co-founder of Bitcoin Magazine and Ethereum, founder of the Open Science FoundationUndisclosed
  8. 8Vitalik ButerinPublic company founderNashville · Russian-Canadian computer scientistUndisclosed
  9. 9George EastmanPublic company founderKingsport · American entrepreneur, inventor and photographer (1854–1932)Undisclosed
  10. 10Thomas W. BeasleyPublic company founderNashville · American lawyer, political activist and businessman based in Tennessee; former chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party, co-founder of the Corrections Corporation of America (private prison management company)Undisclosed
  11. 11Charles A. ElcanPrivate company founderNashville · American business executiveUndisclosed
  12. 12Frederick W. SmithPublic company founderMemphis · American business magnate, founder of FedEx (1944–2025)Undisclosed
  13. 13Dan EvinsPublic company founderLebanon · The cofounder of Cracker BarrelUndisclosed
  14. 14Edward GaylordPublic company founderNashville · American businessmanUndisclosed
  15. 15Pitt HydePublic company founderMemphis · businesspersonUndisclosed
  16. 16Zalman BernsteinPublic company founderNashville · businesspersonUndisclosed

Technology Sectors

Artificial Intelligence 2Internet and Software 4Web 2.0 and Internet Platforms 1Web3 and Blockchain 2

Leading IndustriesBy associated people

artificial intelligence2
Precision engineering and optical industry1
gambling1
agriculture1
metallurgy1
photography1
mining of coal1
photo industry1
International Standard Industrial Classification1
gastronomy1
logistics1
coal industry1

Companies Headquartered Here

  1. 1FedEx3
  2. 2Delek US1
  3. 3CoreCivic1
  4. 4Cracker Barrel1
  5. 5AllianceBernstein1
  6. 6AutoZone1
  7. 7Ryman Hospitality Properties1
  8. 8Eastman Chemical Company1
  9. 9Bitcoin Magazine2
  10. 10Epiphany Dynamics1
  11. 11Canticle Research1
  12. 12Pilot Flying J1
  13. 13Ardent Health Services1
  14. 14Video Gaming Technologies1
  15. 15United Coal Company1

Wealth figures are in U.S. dollars and use the latest available estimate for each person. Read the methodology and sources.