The VH1 creative maestro responsible for the channel's oddly comforting mix of reality shows and instant nostalgia delivered by stand-up comedians and barely-famous celebrities, Hirschorn stepped down as exec veep of programming in January 2008. He now heads the production company Ish Entertainment.

The soft-voiced R&B singer has a good girl reputation, a string of pop hits, and an on-again off-again thing with hip-hop star Nelly.

Party girl-turned-columnist-turned-author, Candace Bushnell is the creator and real-life Carrie Bradshaw of Sex and the City fame.

An uber-stylist, fashion designer and boutique owner, Pat Field is a New York fashion legend.

Stevens is the indie-troubadour whose twee, heartfelt songs have won him the love of hipsters and wizened music critics alike.

A protégé of leftist attorney William Kunstler, pony-tailed Kuby has defended some of the most notorious New Yorkers. He's also dabbled as a radio and TV commentator.

Jonathan Tisch

A consummate dealmaker and media industry legend, Diller is the chairman of IAC, the media conglomerate that controls HSN, Ticketmaster, Match.com, Citysearch, and Ask.com, among other properties. His (platonic) wife is fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg.

Bob Scarpelli is the worldwide chairman and chief creative officer at the Omnicom-controlled ad agency DDB Worldwide, where he works alongside the firm's CEO Chuck Brymer.

The eldest daughter of The Donald, Ivanka is a former model, social fixture, reality TV star, jewelry designer, and real estate executive. Her husband is fellow real estate heir Jared Kushner.

Scion of real estate developer Jack Pomeranc, man-about-town Jason is responsible for boutique hotels like 60 Thompson and Thompson LES in New York, and the Roosevelt in LA.

Serena Bass

The founder of Uptown Records and the former CEO of Motown Records, Harrell is the veteran hip-hop exec who discovered Mary J. Blige and gave P. Diddy his very first job in the music industry.

Simmons has his hand in everything-from clothing to debit cards to jewelry to energy drinks-but he'll always be most famous as co-founder of Def Jam, the music label that put hip-hop on the map.

A real estate developer and former owner of the New York Post, Kalikow served as chairman of the MTA through May 2007.

The former president of Goldman Sachs and the CEO of the New York Stock Exchange, Thain was named chairman and CEO of Merrill Lynch in December 2007. He departed the firm amid controversy in January 2009, just after Bank of America acquired the firm for $50 billion. After the fallout from Merrill Lynch, he became the CEO of CIT Group in 2010.

Mack is the chairman of Morgan Stanley. He stepped down as the firm's CEO at the end of 2009, handing over the reigns to James Gorman.

Dubin is a co-founder of Highbridge Capital Management, a hedge fund with $21 billion under management.

The Doogie Howser of Wall Street, Mindich founded the hedge fund Eton Park Capital Management in 2004 after leaving Goldman Sachs.

Ted Forstmann