ROBERT E. PRICE

CO-FOUNDER, CHAIRMAN AND INTERIM CEO, PRICESMART INC.

WHY: Price is co-founder, chairman and interim CEO of PriceSmart, which operates 52 warehouse stores in Latin America and the Caribbean. The business reported $4.41 billion in revenue in 2023, up from $4.07 billion. NOTABLE: The Price family is synonymous with retail. Robert Price and his father, Sol Price, started Price Club in 1974, selling it to Costco in 1993. IN THE NEWS: Price Philanthropies keeps investing in San Diego's City Heights neighborhood. Separately, in late 2022, it pledged $2.5 million to a mental health initiative run by Interfaith Community Services of Escondido.