Manufacturing and distribution
Don Aronow (1927–1987), speedboat manufacturer (Magnum Marine, Formula Boats)
Charles Avnet (1888–1979), Russian-born founder of electronics parts distributor Avnet, Inc.
Saul Brandman (1925–2008), clothing manufacturer, developed the brands Timely Trends and Tomboy
Eli Broad (1933–2021), co-founder of KB Home (Kaufman & Broad)
J. M. Brunswick (1819–1886), Swiss-born founder of J.M. Brunswick Manufacturing Co. (now Brunswick Corporation)
Bill Davidson (1922–2009), chairman and CEO of Guardian Industries and owner of NBA's Detroit Pistons
Charles Dayan (born 1941), founder of Bonjour Capital and co-founder of Bonjour Jeans
Isadore Familian (1911–2002), owner and CEO of Price Pfister
Joseph Fels (1853–1914), soap manufacturer, co-developer of the Fels-Naptha brand
Oscar Hammerstein I (1846–1919), German-born cigar manufacturer, founder of the U.S Tobacco JournaL
Bradley S. Jacobs (born 1956), chairman and CEO of XPO Logistics, Inc., co-founder of United Rentals, Inc.
Sidney Jacobson (1918–2005), founder of industrial equipment distributor MSC Industrial Direct (formerly Sid Tool, Inc.)
Julius Kayser (1838–1920), founder of the Julius Kayser Company (now Kayser-Roth)[121]
Joseph Koret (1900–1982), Russian-born founder of textile company Koret of California[122]
Jeffrey Lorberbaum (born 1954), chairman and CEO of Mohawk Industries
Morton Mandel (1921–2019), co-founder of electronics parts distributor Premier Industrial Corporation
Morris Markin (1893–1970), Russian-born founder of the Checker Motors Corporation[126]
Martha Nierenberg (1924–2020), Hungarian-born co-founder of home accessories distributor and retailer Dansk
Lawrence S. Phillips (1927–2015), chairman of the Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation (now PVH Corp.; owns the Tommy Hilfiger Corporation, Calvin Klein Inc., IZOD)
Mitchell (born 1956) and Steven M. Rales (born 1951), founders of the Danaher Corporation
Isaac Rice (1850–1915), German-born founder of the Electric Boat Company (now General Dynamics Electric Boat)
Adolf Rosenberger, German-born co-founder of the Porsche GmbH
Chester H. Roth, founder of the Chester H. Roth Company (now Kayser-Roth)
Milton Shapp, founder of cable television equipment manufacturing company Jerrold Electronics
Alfred P. Slaner (1918–1996), president of clothing manufacturer Kayser-Roth
Paul Soros (1926–2013), Hungarian-born shipping industry magnate, founder of Soros Associates; Soros family
Ronald Stanton (1928–2016), German-born founder of fertilizer, chemical, and fuels distributor Transammonia Inc. (now Trammo, Inc.)
William Ungar (1913–2013), Polish-born founder of the National Envelope Corporation
Linda J. Wachner (born 1946), former president and CEO of textile/clothing distribution company Warnaco Group
Ira D. Wallach (1909–2007), CEO of family-owned Central National-Gottesman, Inc. (formerly M. Gottesman & Company), one of the world's largest distributors of pulp, paper, packaging, tissue, newsprint and plywood
Ernest M. Wuliger (1920–1992), owner of the Ohio-Sealy Mattress Manufacturing CompanY
Felix Zandman (1928–2011), Polish-born founder of electronic components manufacturer Vishay Intertechnology