Clay Risen

He built his family’s oil-refining operation into one of the largest companies in the country, and then used his wealth to benefit charitable causes.

He introduced ticket prices that couldn’t be beat, but asked fliers to pay extra for nearly everything, including water, carry-ons and printed tickets.

A two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, he was a reporter, editor and columnist for The Washington Post, renowned for his deeply sourced dispatches.

He brought lightweight packs to millions of students and transformed the way they carried their textbooks to school.

An expert at rescuing distressed companies, he took over the struggling organization in 2000, leading it through a painful restructuring and a lengthy legal battle.

In the 1960s, he helped get wide exposure for Black artists like Dionne Warwick. A decade later, he brought dance music from the clubs to…

As president and C.E.O., he expanded Time Inc.’s offerings, fended off a hostile takeover and built the world’s largest media company.

He led the broadcasting organization during the coronavirus pandemic, a decline in revenue and a period of extreme political polarization.

With a background in marketing, his aunt’s recipe and a winning personality, he built one of the world’s best-known brands of baked goods.

A descendant of a storied family, she was an author, TV host and cooking school director who showed that Italian cuisine was about more than…