18. Charles Wang
2003 Power List
Since stepping down as CEO of embattled Computer Associates, he no longer wields direct power over thousands of Long Island workers. Still, Wang has buckets of money and a philanthropic bent…but what’s he up to buying that land in Oyster Bay? CHEER HIM for keeping the Islanders on the Island. BOO HIM for executive moves like taking an extravagant bonus while CA was slipping.