Category: Billionaires
Rupert Murdoch
Company: News Corp.
Industry: Media
What makes them Haute: The powerhouse controls News Corp. which brings in $25 billion a year and has more than 50,000 employees making it the most powerful media conglomerate.

Category: Entrepreneurs
Russell Simmons
Company: Rush Communications
Industry: Fashion, Music
What makes them Haute: The founder of Rush Communications, which has a hand in music, fashion, art, media, telecom, philanthropy, jewelry, and more, can be credited with starting the hip-hop movement through the founding of Def Jam Recordings.

Category: Billionaires
Samuel “Si” Newhouse Jr.
Company: Condé Nast
Industry: Media
What makes them Haute As the chairman of Advance Publications, which controls more than two dozen magazines, the low-profile and hands-on Newhouse personally selects Condé Nast’s publishers and editors in chief.

Category: Entertainers
Sarah Jessica Parker
Industry: Film
What makes them Haute: Known for her iconic role as true blue New York sex columnist with a weakness for Manolo Blahniks, Parker is in real life a true New York gal.

Category: Thinkers
Scott Rudin
Company: Scott Rudin Productions
Industry: Film
What makes them Haute: The prolific movie producer is notorious for making 500-plus phone calls a day and was involved in 2008’s Oscar nods There Will Be Blood and No Country for Old Men.

Category: Originators
Stephen Ross
Company: Related
Industry: Real Estate
What makes them Haute: Ross’ Related has acquired or developed more than $15 billion in real estate assets since its inception. Currently, Related is working on developing Moynihan Station, which will move Madison Square Garden and renovate Penn Station.

Category: Billionaires
Stephen Schwarzman
Company: Blackstone Group
Industry: Finance
What makes them Haute: The chairman, CEO, and co-founder of Blackstone Group, known for his lavish lifestyle, donated $100 million to the New York City Library in March of this year.

Category: Entrepreneurs
Steve Forbes
Company: Forbes
Industry: Media
What makes them Haute: Since taking the role of president and CEO of Forbes and editor-in-chief of Forbes magazine, the company has launched a variety of new magazines and businesses, including Forbes FYI, Forbes Global, and Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Brazilian, Russian, Arabic, and Hebrew editions of the magazine.

Category: Billionaires
Steven Cohen
Company: S.A.C. Capital Advisors
Industry: Finance
What makes them Haute: Cohen’s hedge fund, SAC Capital, has 700 employees and
$13 billion under management.

Category: Philanthropists
Tisch Family
Company: Various
What makes them Haute: Arguably one of the most influential families in New York, the Tisch’s philanthropic involvement has touched nearly every institution of the city from N.Y.U to Central Park.

Category :Designers
Tom Ford
Company: Tom Ford
Industry: Fashion
What makes them Haute: Formerly the creative director of Gucci, he now heads Tom Ford Fragrances and a dapper menswear line, all of which are housed in his famed Madison Avenue boutique.