Micky Arison

Micky Arison (born June 29, 1949) is an Israeli-American billionaire businessman renowned as the chairman of Carnival Corporation & plc, the world's largest cruise operator, and as the principal owner of the National Basketball Association's Miami Heat.

Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to Ted Arison, a pioneering cruise industry entrepreneur who founded Carnival Cruise Line, and his wife, Arison moved to the United States as a child and later attended the University of Miami, though he did not complete his degree. He joined the family business in 1972, starting in sales and reservations before ascending to president and chief executive officer of Carnival in 1979, a role he held until 2013. Under his leadership, Carnival expanded dramatically from a fleet of two ships to a global powerhouse serving millions of passengers annually, with the company generating $26.2 billion in revenue for the year ending August 31, 2025.