In the field of business and industry, John D. Rockefeller (main benefactor of Central Philippine University and American business magnate and philanthropist widely considered as the richest person in US history and the richest person in modern history), Lucio C. Tan (Chinese-Filipino business tycoon), Alfonso A. Uy (Chinese-Filipino businessman, former and "first President of Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce & Industry from the Visayas and Mindanao", and recipient and awardee of the Dr. Jose Rizal Award for Excellence in Business and Commerce), and Felix Tiu (Chinese-Filipino hotel and resorts business magnate), are included as alumni of Central.