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Jacob Thaysen
Jacob Thaysen is a Danish business executive and physicist who became CEO of Illumina, the DNA-sequencing company, in September 2023 after leading divisions at Agilent Technologies.
Jacobio Pharma (加科思)
Jacobio Pharmaceuticals (加科思) is a Chinese oncology biopharmaceutical company founded in Beijing in 2015 by Yinxiang Wang, focused on allosteric inhibitors of KRAS and SHP2 cancer targets.
Jacobs family
The Jacobs family is a Zurich-based business family descended from Bremen coffee entrepreneur Klaus J. Jacobs, controlling Jacobs Holding and a major stake in Barry Callebaut.
Jacque Fresco
Jacque Fresco (1916–2017) was a self-taught American industrial designer and futurist who founded the Venus Project in Venus, Florida, and advocated a moneyless resource-based economy.
Jacqueline Gold
Jacqueline Summers Gold was a British retail executive who, as chief executive of Ann Summers, grew the lingerie chain from 4 stores to 150 and £150 million turnover.
Jacques H. Drèze
Jacques H. Drèze (1929–2022) was a Belgian economist and econometrician, professor at the Université catholique de Louvain, founder of CORE, and namesake of the Drèze equilibrium under price rigidities.
Jacques Necker
Jacques Necker was a Swiss Protestant banker who directed French royal finances from 1776 to 1781 and again from 1788, financing the American war by loans.
Jacques Saadé
Jacques Saadé (1937–2018) was a Lebanese-born French shipping magnate who founded CMA in Marseille in 1978, merging it in 1999 into CMA CGM, the world's third-largest container-shipping line.
Jacynthe Côté
Jacynthe Côté is a Canadian corporate director who has chaired the Royal Bank of Canada board since 2023, after serving as chief executive of Rio Tinto Alcan from 2009 to 2014.
Jad Antoun
Jad Antoun is a Lebanese entrepreneur who co-founded the Dubai property technology company Huspy in 2020 and serves as its chief executive officer, expanding it into Spain.
Jad Sayegh
Jad Sayegh is a Lebanese entrepreneur who co-founded the investment platform Sarwa in 2017 with Mark Chahwan and Nadine Mezher, and serves as its chief technology officer in Abu Dhabi.
Jade Holland Cooper
Jade Holland Cooper, born 1986, is a British fashion designer who founded the Cotswolds countrywear brand Holland Cooper in 2008; it filed £50 million turnover in 2025.
Jaguar Gene Therapy
Jaguar Gene Therapy is a clinical-stage gene therapy biotech in Lake Forest, Illinois, launched in 2021 by former AveXis leaders; its lead program JAG201 targets a genetic form of autism.
Jaguar Health, Inc.
Jaguar Health, Inc. is a San Francisco pharmaceutical company developing plant-derived prescription medicines for gastrointestinal distress, led by founder and CEO Lisa Conte and trading on Nasdaq as JAGX.
Jai Kisan
Jai Kisan is a Mumbai-based rural and agricultural fintech lending startup founded in 2017 by Arjun Ahluwalia and Adriel Maniego to provide credit to farmers.
Jaime Jorba
Jaime Jorba (Jaime Jorba Sendra, 1918–2009) was a Spanish-born Mexican businessman who co-founded Panificación Bimbo in Mexico City in 1945, then founded a Bimbo bakery in Catalonia.
Jaime Sendra
Jaime Sendra (1910–1985) was a Mexico City-born businessman who co-founded Panificación Bimbo in 1945, the bakery that grew into Grupo Bimbo, the world's largest baking company.
Jaime Zobel de Ayala
Jaime Zobel de Ayala, born 1934, is a Filipino businessman who chaired Ayala Corporation, the Philippines' oldest business group, until 2006, and is credited with developing Makati into the country's financial district.
Jaimes Almeida Júnior
Jaimes Almeida Júnior is a Brazilian business executive who founded Almeida Junior, which operates six malls in Santa Catarina, and remains its CEO and sole shareholder.
Jain Global
Jain Global is a New York-based multi-strategy hedge fund founded by former Millennium co-CIO Bobby Jain, launching in 2024 with $5.3 billion, the largest debut since 2018.
Jair Coser
Jair Coser is a Brazilian restaurateur who co-founded the Fogo de Chão churrascaria chain in Porto Alegre in 1979 and led its expansion into the United States.
Jaisen Freeman
Jaisen Freeman is an American beverage entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of Phusion Projects, the Chicago company behind Four Loko, which he started with Ohio State friends in 2005.
JAKA Robotics (节卡机器人)
JAKA Robotics (节卡机器人) is a Chinese collaborative-robot maker founded in 2014 and based in Shanghai, building cobot arms used on electronics and automotive production lines worldwide.
Jake Harris
Jake Harris is a venture capital investor at the impact-investing firm DBL Partners, who joined as a 2018 intern, led Agtonomy's $18 million Series B, and became Partner in 2026.
Jake Saper
Jake Saper is a venture capitalist and General Partner at Emergence Capital, a San Mateo firm focused on early-stage enterprise software, known for his work on the firm's 2014 Zoom investment.
Jake Simson
Jake Simson is a Partner at RA Capital Management, holding a PhD from Johns Hopkins and board seats at Bicara, Janux, Septerna, Tyra Biosciences, and other biotechs.
Jake Tauscher
Jake Tauscher is an American venture capitalist and Partner at G2 Venture Partners, a Portola Valley firm, since 2022, covering investments including Motive, AiDash, and VAST Data.
Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip
Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip, known as Anne, is a Thai media executive and transgender rights advocate who bought the Miss Universe Organization in 2022 and was later convicted of fraud.
Jakob Dupont
Jakob Dupont is an American physician and biotech executive who has served as an Executive Partner at Sofinnova Investments, a Menlo Park life sciences venture firm, since 2023.
Jakob Fugger
Jakob Fugger, called Fugger the Rich, was an Augsburg merchant and banker (1459–1525) who financed Habsburg emperors and Renaissance popes and became the richest private individual of his age.