businessman

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A billionaire businessman, Kretinsky's companies own a gas pipeline that has transported Russian gas to Europe.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Past Republican candidates, including businessman John Cox in 2018 and former eBay CEO Meg Whitman in 2010, have self-financed their campaigns with their vast fortunes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Federal prosecutors called him a pathological liar and swindler who falsely portrayed himself as a successful businessman and real-estate mogul with stints at Citigroup and Goldman Sachs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

In the aforementioned poll, minister and housing activist Rae Huang had 9% and former educational technology businessman Adam Miller had 5%.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

His father, also called Edmond, was a prosperous businessman and landlord who married his mother, Anne Robinson, in a church ceremony only seven weeks before the birth.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin