17. Stanley M. Bergman

With 16,000 employees around the world and sales of $9.6 billion in 2013, it looks like another banner year is in store for Stanley M. Bergman’s Henry Schein, the global distributor of dental, veterinary and medical products and services, as their business continues to grow, whether in France or Brazil. How about topping Fortune magazine’s list of the “world’s most admired companies” or being recognized as the “world’s most ethical company” by the Ethisphere Institute for the third straight year? That’s an enviable achievement. Now in 24 countries, this highly regarded company has come a long way from its humble start as a pharmacy in Queens. Long Island is fortunate to have such a stellar corporation headquartered in Melville, and Henry Schein is lucky to have had Stanley Bergman at the helm for a quarter-century and counting.