Business Leaders with Companies Based in Connecticut

People are grouped by where their associated companies are headquartered.

RichGeo records 36 people for Connecticut by company headquarters. 10 have reported or estimated net worth of at least $1 billion.

36
People recorded
10
Net worth of $1B or more
$87.8B
Combined recorded net worth

Cities

Western Connecticut Planning Region 23Capitol Planning Region 5Fairfield County 3South Central Connecticut Planning Region 2Naugatuck Valley Planning Region 1Greater Bridgeport Planning Region 1Northwest Hills Planning Region 1Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region 1
Locations without recorded people
Windham CountyLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region

Billionaires and Business LeadersBy net worth

  1. 1Thomas PeterffyGreenwich · American businessman$17.1B
  2. 2Brad JacobsStamford · businessman$15.4B
  3. 3Ray DalioWestport · American billionaire hedge fund manager$14B
  4. 4Steven A. CohenStamford · American hedge fund manager and philanthropist$12.9B
  5. 5Todd BoehlyGreenwich · American businessman and investor$9.3B
  6. 6Paul Tudor JonesStamford · American hedge fund manager and investor$8.1B
  7. 7William Robert BerkleyGreenwich · founder and current chairman of W. R. Berkley Corporation (born 1946)$6.2B
  8. 8Stephen MandelGreenwich · American hedge fund manager$2.8B
  9. 9Dennis GillingsDanbury · British-born American billionaire statistician and entrepreneur$1B
  10. 10Richard Stephen SacklerStamford · American billionaire businessman (born 1945)$1B
  11. 11Charles KamanPublic company founderNew Hartford · American businessman, engineer and inventor (1919–2011)Undisclosed
  12. 12Mike BeggTech founderNew Haven · American e-commerce entrepreneur; co-founder and CEO of AMZ AdvisersUndisclosed
  13. 13Joseph C. WilsonPublic company founderNorwalk · American entrepreneur (1909–1971)Undisclosed
  14. 14Elisha OtisPublic company founderFarmington · Founder of Otis Elevator Co.Undisclosed
  15. 15Jess McMahonPublic company founderStamford · (1882-1954) American professional wrestling and boxing promoterUndisclosed
  16. 16Sosthenes BehnPublic company founderStamford · American businessman; founder of International Telephone & Telegraph (1882–1957)Undisclosed
  17. 17Willis CarrierPublic company founderFarmington · American inventor (1876–1950)Undisclosed
  18. 18Shawn David NelsonPublic company founderStamford · American entrepreneurUndisclosed
  19. 19Ari EmanuelPublic company founderStamford · American businessman and CEO of EndeavorUndisclosed
  20. 20Frederick RentschlerPublic company founderHartford · American aerospace engineer and executive (1887–1956)Undisclosed
  21. 21Harvey HubbellPublic company founderShelton · American electrical engineer (1858–1927)Undisclosed
  22. 22Horace SmithPublic company founderNorwich · American gunsmith, inventor, and businessman, Smith & Wesson founder (1808–1893)Undisclosed
  23. 23Sidney HarmanPublic company founderStamford · American businessman (1918–2011)Undisclosed
  24. 24Alfred E. MannPublic company founderDanbury · American businessmanUndisclosed
  25. 25Arthur J. SchmittPublic company founderWallingford · inventor, manufacturing genius, and philanthropist (1893-1971)Undisclosed
  26. 26Austin McChordTech founderNorwalk · American business executiveUndisclosed
  27. 27Eliphalet Adams BulkeleyPublic company founderHartford · American insurance company founderUndisclosed
  28. 28Frederick Trent StanleyPublic company founderNew Britain · American industrialistUndisclosed
  29. 29Gideon GartnerPublic company founderStamford · American businessman (1935–2020)Undisclosed
  30. 30Hernan BehnPublic company founderStamford · Puerto Rican businessman (1880-1933)Undisclosed
  31. 31Jay S. WalkerPublic company founderStamford · American businessmanUndisclosed
  32. 32Carl von LindePublic company founderDanbury · German engineer (1842-1934)Undisclosed
  33. 33Robert SimondsPublic company founderGreenwich · American film producerUndisclosed
  34. 34Richard T. CranePublic company founderStamford · American businessman (1832-1912)Undisclosed
  35. 35Scott WerndorferTech founderBrookfield · American computer programmerUndisclosed
  36. 36William B. RugerPublic company founderSouthport · American inventor (1916–2002)Undisclosed

Technology Sectors

Internet and Software 3Web 1.0 and the Early Internet 1Web 2.0 and Internet Platforms 2

Leading IndustriesBy associated people

hedge fund4
financial services4
mechanical engineering2
electronics2
professional wrestling2
industrial manufacturing2
aerospace industry2
arms industry2
insurance2
pharmaceutical industry2
computer industry1
machinery industry and plant construction1

Companies Headquartered Here

  1. 1ITT Corporation4
  2. 2WWE2
  3. 3XPO, Inc.2
  4. 4United Technologies Corporation1
  5. 5Otis Worldwide Corporation1
  6. 6W. R. Berkley1
  7. 7Sturm, Ruger & Co.1
  8. 8Xerox1
  9. 9Harman International Industries1
  10. 10Kaman Corporation1
  11. 11Gartner1
  12. 12Booking Holdings1
  13. 13Interactive Brokers1
  14. 14Hubbell Incorporated1
  15. 15Aetna1
  16. 16IQVIA Holdings, Inc.1
  17. 17Amphenol1
  18. 18Crane Co.1
  19. 19LoveSac1
  20. 20MannKind Corporation1
  21. 21Stanley Black & Decker1
  22. 22priceline.com1
  23. 23Carrier Corporation1
  24. 24United Rentals1
  25. 25Ethan Allen0
  26. 26AMZ Advisers2
  27. 27Point72 Asset Management2
  28. 28S.A.C. Capital Advisors2
  29. 29Cerulean Studios1
  30. 30Spotlight Animation Studios1

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