12. Stanley Bergman

In the healthcare sector, Stanley Bergman has made the Melville, Long Island-based Henry Schein, Inc. a worldwide leader in providing life-saving products and services during his tenure, which began in 1980. Posting a record-breaking $10.4 billion sales mark in 2014, this Fortune 500 company now boasts more than 18,000 employees, and operations or affiliates in more than 33 countries. Bergman, a Certified Public Accountant, has worn many hats at Henry Schein. He’s active in many industry and professional organizations, including the American Dental Association and The Forsyth Institute, an oral health research institution in the United States. He’s also served on a number of boards, including the University of Pennsylvania, New York University, the University of Wiwatersrand in South Africa, Tel Aviv University, the Metropolitan Opera, the Business Council for International Understanding, and the Long Island Association. He, his wife Marion, and their family are active supporters of organizations that promote the arts, higher education, cultural diversity and grassroots healthcare and sustainable economic development in the United States, Africa and other developing regions. Bergman is a positive force, undeniably, and LI is lucky to have Henry Schein here.