All gamechangers in their respective fields, these 10 visionaries culled from the ranks of annual Long Island Press Power Lists have consistently risen to the top, impacting all Long Islanders.
THE PHILANTHROPIST James Simons, PhD, Renaissance Technologies, Inc. Founder and Chairman
THE POWER BROKER Alfonse D’Amato, Former U.S. Senator and Park Strategies Founder
THE PROSECUTOR Tom Spota, Suffolk County District Attorney
THE FACTOR Bill O’Reilly, Fox News Channel’s The O’Reilly Factor Host
THE DEALMAKER Dean Skelos, New York State Senate Majority Leader (R-Rockville Centre)
THE SCHOLAR Stuart Rabinowitz, Hofstra University President
THE HEALER Michael Dowling, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System President and CEO
THE PUGILIST Peter King, Congressman and Homeland Security Committee Chairman (R-Seaford)
THE MOGUL James Dolan, Cablevision President and CEO
THE ENIGMA Charles Wang, CA Technologies Co-founder and New York Islanders Owner
