{"id":239234,"date":"2026-05-21T12:50:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T12:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/239234\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T12:50:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T12:50:29","slug":"manhattans-2026-power-list-top-ceos-cultural-icons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/239234\/","title":{"rendered":"Manhattan&#8217;s 2026 Power List: Top CEOs &#038; Cultural Icons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Actor and filmmaker<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/officialspikelee\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@officialspikelee<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TONYA LEWIS LEE<\/p>\n<p>Attorney, film and television producer<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tonyalewislee\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@tonyalewislee<\/a><\/p>\n<p>RICHARD LEFRAK<\/p>\n<p>Chairman and CEO, LeFrak<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lefrak.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">lefrak.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>JOHN MARA<\/p>\n<p>President, CEO and Co-Owner, New York Giants<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/giants.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">giants.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>JOHN MEADOW<\/p>\n<p>Founder and President, LDV Hospitality<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ldvhospitality.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ldvhospitality.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>CRAIG MELVIN<\/p>\n<p>Co-Anchor, TODAY<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/today.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">today.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>JULIE MENIN<\/p>\n<p>Speaker, New York City Council<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">council.nyc.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p>DARREN WALKER<\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mb-[6px]\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/12-1791172873-6a084f6d4ba8b.jpg\" width=\"1604\" height=\"1998\" alt=\"DARREN WALKER PHOTO BY YVONNE TNT\/BFA\"\/><\/p>\n<p>President, Ford Foundation<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fordfoundation.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">fordfoundation.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ZAC POSEN<\/p>\n<p>Creative Director, Gap Inc.; CCO, Old Navy<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gapinc.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">gapinc.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SCOTT RECHLER<\/p>\n<p>Chairman and CEO, RXR<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rxr.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">rxr.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>LISA MCGEOUGH<\/p>\n<p>Head of Americas and CEO, Deutsche Bank (DBUSA)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/db.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">db.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>DAVID ROCKWELL<\/p>\n<p>Founder and President, Rockwell Group<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rockwellgroup.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">rockwellgroup.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ABY ROSEN<\/p>\n<p>Co-Founder and Principal, RFR Holding<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rfr.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">rfr.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>STEPHEN ROSS<\/p>\n<p>Chairman and Founder, Related Companies<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/related.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">related.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>MICHAEL RUBIN<\/p>\n<p>Founder and CEO, Fanatics<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fanaticsinc.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">fanaticsinc.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>PADMA LAKSHMI<\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mb-[6px]\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/13-1791172873-6a084f7035784.jpg\" width=\"1610\" height=\"2203\" alt=\"PADMA LAKSHMI PHOTO BY JASON LOWRIE\/BFA\"\/><\/p>\n<p>AUTHOR, HOST AND FOUNDER, ENDOMETRIOSIS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/padmalakshmi.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">padmalakshmi.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>JUAN SANTA CRUZ<\/p>\n<p>Founder, Casa Cruz<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/casacruz.nyc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">casacruz.nyc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>STEPHEN A. SCHWARZMAN<\/p>\n<p>CEO, Blackstone<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blackstone.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">blackstone.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>BEVY SMITH<\/p>\n<p>Media Personality<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bevysmith\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@bevysmith<\/a><\/p>\n<p>DAVID SOLOMON<\/p>\n<p>CEO, Goldman Sachs<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/goldmansachs.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">goldmansachs.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>STEPHEN STARR<\/p>\n<p>CEO, STARR Restaurant Group<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/starr-restaurants.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">starr-restaurants.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>JEFF SUTTON<\/p>\n<p>Founder, Wharton Properties<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/whartonproperties.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">whartonproperties.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>MICKALENE THOMAS<\/p>\n<p>Artist<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mickalenethomas.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">mickalenethomas.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>JESSICA TISCH<\/p>\n<p>New York City Police Commissioner<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nyc.gov\/nypd\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">nyc.gov\/nypd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>NAOMI WATTS<\/p>\n<p>Actress and Founder, Stripes Beauty<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stripesbeauty.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">stripesbeauty.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>KATHY WYLDE<\/p>\n<p>President &amp; CEO, Partnership for New York City<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pfnyc.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pfnyc.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>CHRISTINE MACK<\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mb-[6px]\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/14-1791172873-6a084f72d2b5e.jpg\" width=\"1487\" height=\"1861\" alt=\"CHRISTINE MACK PHOTO BY NICHOLAS HUNT\/BFA\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Founder, Mack Art Foundation<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mackartfoundation.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">mackartfoundation.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>JEFF ZALAZNICK<\/p>\n<p>Co-Founder, Major Food Group<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/majorfood.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">majorfood.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>DIANE VON FURSTENBERG<\/p>\n<p>Founder &amp; Creative Director, DVF<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dvf.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">dvf.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>RONNIE FIEG<\/p>\n<p>Founder &amp; CEO, Kith<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kith.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">kith.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>RICH TORRISI<\/p>\n<p>Chef &amp; Co-Founder, Major Food Group<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/majorfood.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">majorfood.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>NOAH TEPPERBERG<\/p>\n<p>Co-CEO, Tao Group<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/taogroup.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">taogroup.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>MELISSA WOODTEPPERBERG<\/p>\n<p>Founder, Melissa Wood Health<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/melissawoodhealth.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">melissawoodhealth.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>HANNAH BRONFMAN<\/p>\n<p>Founder, HBFIT<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hannahbronfman\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@hannahbronfman<\/a><\/p>\n<p>BRENDAN FALLIS<\/p>\n<p>DJ &amp; Founder, Fallis Studios<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fallisstudios.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">fallisstudios.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>EVA CHEN<\/p>\n<p>Director of Fashion Partnerships, Instagram<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/evachen212\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@evachen212<\/a><\/p>\n<p>BOBBI BROWN<\/p>\n<p>Founder, Jones Road Beauty <a href=\"http:\/\/jonesroadbeauty.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">jonesroadbeauty.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>MARC JACOBS,<\/p>\n<p>Founder &amp; Creative Director, Marc Jacobs<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/marcjacobs.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">marcjacobs.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>DAVID ZWIRNER<\/p>\n<p>Art dealer and founder, David Zwirner Gallery<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/davidzwirner.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">davidzwirner.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Actor and filmmaker @officialspikelee TONYA LEWIS LEE Attorney, film and television producer @tonyalewislee RICHARD LEFRAK Chairman and CEO,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":239235,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[1149,3456,7578,1214,4544,262,9963,3970,1242,749,289,2953,75,84,83,2538,9,24,63,10867,50385,821,1881],"class_list":["post-239234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-manhattan","tag-art","tag-artists","tag-beauty","tag-celebrities","tag-chefs","tag-city","tag-dining","tag-entrepreneurs","tag-fashion","tag-film","tag-food-drink","tag-health","tag-manhattan","tag-manhattan-headlines","tag-manhattan-news","tag-music","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-philanthropy","tag-position-1","tag-restaurants","tag-wellness"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239234"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239234\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/239235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=239234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=239234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}