The 13 Coolest Beards in Business Today

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Despite the clean-shaven look that dominates the corporate world and its accompanying business casual attire, Benzinga was able to find several high-profile business executives that sport scraggly, manly facial hair.

Here are 13 of the coolest beards in business we could find:



1. Rick Rubin
Rubin, the co-president of Columbia Records, takes the cake for the most awesome beard on our list. The Def Jam Records co-founder (with Russell Simmons) holds an iconic spot in hip hop and rock ‘n' roll history. Good thing his Hagrid-style beard does it justice. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons).



2. Larry Ellison
The
OracleORCL
co-founder founder and CEO is notorious for his well-kept beard, which is nicely complemented by a mustache and soul patch.
3. James Simons
According to
Forbes
, Simons was the 2nd highest grossing hedge fund manager in the business, earning his firm, Renaissance Technologies, a cool $2.1 billion in 2012 alone. His white and full beard earns him the #3 spot on our list.
4. Gary Parr
Parr is a hedge fund manager, the Deputy Chairman of Lazard Frères since 2003. His white, slightly bushy beard puts him at #4 on our list. (Photo: YouTube).
5. Paul Singer
Singer's firm, Elliott Management, oversees more than $21 billion in assets. Sporting his white beard and mustache, Singer was ranked at #21 among fellow hedge fund managers for his $200 million earnings in 2012. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons).
6. Richard Parsons
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A former chairman at
CitigroupC
and the CEO of
Time WarnerTWX
from 2001 to 2007, Parsons possesses one of the bushiest beards on our list, granting him the #6 spot on our list. (Photo: YouTube).
7. Stewart Butterfield
Born in Canada and best known for co-founding Flickr, now owned by
Yahoo!YHOO
, Butterfield keeps a nice, well-trimmed brown beard. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons).
8. Edwin Catmull
The current president of
Walt DisneyDIS
Animation Studios and Pixar helped found the latter. A computer scientist by training, Catmull's let his academic background and reputation as a techie show with our #8 ranked beard. (Photo: YouTube).
9. Dov Charney
The
American ApparelAPP
CEO has come under fire for his business practices, but that hasn't put a damper on the retail head's eccentric style, including a constantly changing array of facial hair. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons).
10. Steve Wozniak
Originally Steve Jobs' right hand man, the co-founder of
AppleAAPL
sports a grizzled beard that suits his beefy frame. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons).
11. Zack Nelson
Nelson, who flouts a salt-and-pepper beard, is the CEO of NetSuite, a firm who primarily markets cloud-based business management software. The largest shareholder in NetSuite is another bearded baron on our list -- Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons).
12. Lloyd Blankfein
The
Goldman SachsGS
chief executive unveiled his beard at the Davos Economic Forum this year to much surprise. Though relatively tame, Blankfein still pulls off the bearded look pretty well. He's at #12 on our list. (Photo: YouTube).
13. Carlos Slim
Slim, the Mexican telecommunications tycoon, is also known as the Richest Man in the World. Although the beard does not appear to be a permanent fixture for Slim, the multi-billionaire has been seen rocking the gray beard from time to time. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons).

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