Sumner Redstone

The extraordinary intellect that brought Sumner Redstone a media empire and the tremendous wealth that accompanies it was evident even in his youth, what with academic success followed by military success, culminating with professional excellence. Although retired from his post as Chairman of the Board of the Viacom and CBS Corporation media conglomerates, he retained substantial financial control of both. His oft-quoted observation that “content is king” guided him from the very origins of his business career, making a small family movie theater chain into one of the most powerful companies