People

Elizabeth Kostova

Author Born Elizabeth Johnson in 1964 in New London, CT; daughter of David (a professor of urban planning) and Eleanor (a university employee) Johnson; married Gyorgi Kostov...

Bernard Kouchner

Physician and humanitarian aid worker Born November 1, 1939, in Avignon, France; married Christine Ockrent (a television journalist); children: one son. Education:...

Dick Kovacevich

Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Wells Fargo & Co. Born Richard M. Kovacevich in 1943, in Enumclaw, WA; married Mary Jo; children: three. ...

Heinz Krogner

Deputy Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer of Esprit Holdings Ltd. Born Heinz Jü Krogner–Kornalik, c. 1941, in Czechoslovakia. Education: Ea...

John Agyekum Kufuor

President of Ghana Born December 8, 1938, in Kumasi, Ghana; son of Nana Kwadwo Agyekum (a clan leader) and Ama Paa (a political activist); married Theresa Mensah; children: ...

Ken Kutaragi

Group Executive Officer of Sony Computer Entertainment Born in August of 1950 in Tokyo, Japan; son of a printing plant owner. Addresses: Office ...

Aleksander Kwaśniewski

Polish politician Aleksander Kwaśniewski (born 1954) served two terms as president of his country between 1995 and 2005, disproving critics who claimed that the former Communist wo...

Aung San Suu Kyi

Born: June 19, 1945 Rangoon, Burma (present-day Myanmar) Burmese political leader I n 1988 Aung San Suu Kyi became the major leader of the movement tow...

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

Born Elisabeth Kübler, July 8, 1926, in Zurich, Switzerland; died August 24, 2004, in Scottsdale, AZ. Psychiatrist and author. Early in her medical career, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross developed ...

L'Équipe

Advertising and media

L'Équipe is a French nationwide daily newspaper devoted to sport, owned by Éditions Philippe Amaury. The paper is noted for coverage of association football

Bloomberg L.P.

Advertising and media

Bloomberg L.P. is a privately held financial, software, data, and media company headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It was co-founded by Michael Bloomberg in 19

Inspire Brands LLC

Consumer goods

Inspire Brands LLC is an American fast-food restaurant franchise company. Owned by Roark Capital Group, it owns the Arby's, Buffalo Wild Wings, Sonic Drive-In, 

Penguin Random House LLC

Advertising and media

Penguin Random House LLC is a British-American multinational conglomerate publishing company formed on July 1, 2013, with the merger of Penguin Books and Random

Roark Capital Management, LLC

Banks and investments

Roark Capital Management, LLC, also known as Roark Capital Group or simply Roark Capital, is an American private equity firm with around $37 billion in assets under management

Penguin Random House LLC

Advertising and media

Penguin Random House LLC is a multinational conglomerate publishing company formed on 1 July 2013 from the merger of Penguin Group and Random House. On 2 April

Jefferies Group LLC

Banks and investments

Jefferies Group LLC is an American multinational independent investment bank and financial services company that is headquartered in New York City. The firm provides clie

Marvel Studios, LLC

Advertising and media

Marvel Studios, LLC (originally known as Marvel Films from 1993 to 1996) is an American film and television production company that is a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, a division of

Google LLC

Computers and software

Google LLC is an American multinational technology company focusing on online advertising, search engine technology, cloud computing, computer software, qu

Giuliani Partners LLC

Audit and Consulting

Giuliani Partners LLC is a management consulting and security consulting business founded by former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani in January 2002. As of 202

HarperCollins Publishers LLC

Other

HarperCollins Publishers LLC is one of the Big Five English-language publishing companies, alongside Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, Hachette, and Macmil