Peter Karmanos Jr.

Peter Karmanos Jr. built Compuware into Michigan's largest technology company, with revenues of more than $1 billion. Post-Compuware, he chairs Resolute, a software company oriented around controlling building operational costs; and co-founded and chairs MadDog Technology, an advanced technology company. The companies share quarters in Birmingham.

He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame this year for four decades of accomplishments in youth and professional hockey. He's owned what is now the Carolina Hurricanes since 1994.