49. Scott Rudolph

Rudolph has proven that the organic and natural growth at NBTY, Inc. in Bohemia can represent both its products and its business. Under Rudolph, Nature’s Bounty, a major manufacturer of vitamins and nutritional supplements, has seen promising increases within its market within the last few years and continues to dominate its industry. He has been the driving force of the company’s expansion. Rudolph believed in merging with other companies in the industry to appeal to a wider market, in order to deliver the highest quality nutritional supplements with the best value to NBTY Inc.’s customers. He has worked for NBTY Inc. since 1986 and led the company to be chosen as one of Fortune magazine’s 100 fastest-growing companies in America in 2004. He served as chairman of the Dowling College board from 1997 through 2000, and currently serves on its board of trustees.