financier, moneyman

a person skilled in large scale financial transactions

• banker — someone who owns or is an executive in a bank
• city man — a financier who works in one of the banks in the City of London
• principal, dealer — the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account
• Brady, James Buchanan Brady, Diamond Jim Brady, Diamond Jim — United States financier noted for his love of diamonds and his extravagant lifestyle (1856-1917)
• Cooke, Jay Cooke — American financier who marketed Union bonds to finance the Civil War; the failure of his bank resulted in a financial panic in 1873 (1821-1905)
• Cosimo de Medici, Cosimo the Elder — Italian financier and statesman and friend of the papal court (1389-1464)
• Girard, Stephen Girard — United States financier (born in France) who helped finance the War of 1812 (1750-1831)
• Gould, Jay Gould — United States financier who gained control of the Erie Canal and who caused a financial panic in 1869 when he attempted to corner the gold market (1836-1892)
• Gresham, Sir Thomas Gresham — English financier (1519-1579)
• Harriman, Averell Harriman, William Averell Harriman — United States financier who negotiated a treaty with the Soviet Union banning tests of nuclear weapons (1891-1986)
• Hopkins, Johns Hopkins — United States financier and philanthropist who left money to found the university and hospital that bear his name in Baltimore (1795-1873)
• Mellon, Andrew Mellon, Andrew W. Mellon, Andrew William Mellon — United States financier and philanthropist (1855-1937)
• Morgan, J. P. Morgan, John Pierpont Morgan — American financier and philanthropist (1837-1913)
• Morris, Robert Morris — American Revolutionary leader who signed the Declaration of Independence and raised money for the Continental Army (1734-1806)
• Rhodes, Cecil Rhodes, Cecil J. Rhodes, Cecil John Rhodes — British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa; made a fortune in gold and diamond mining; helped colonize the territory now known as Zimbabwe; he endowed annual fellowships for Commonwealth and United States students to study at Oxford University (1853-1902)
• Salomon, Haym Salomon — American financier and Revolutionary patriot who helped fund the army during the American Revolution (1740?-1785)
• Vanderbilt, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Commodore VAnderbilt — United States financier who accumulated great wealth from railroad and shipping businesses (1794-1877)

• capitalist — a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business)