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Italian-American lawyer and CEO of Gucci (1994–2004) who partnered with creative director Tom Ford to execute one of the most dramatic luxury brand turnarounds in history, and famously blocked Bernard Arnault's hostile takeover attempt using a poison-pill employee stock ownership plan.
American marketing executive at Nike who was instrumental in structuring and signing the Michael Jordan deal in 1984, then left Nike under acrimonious circumstances to join Adidas — where he died of a heart attack shortly after.
American venture capitalist and co-founder of Madrona Venture Group, one of the original investors in Amazon and a member of its board for 23 years — a foundational figure in Seattle's technology ecosystem.