4. 約翰?Z?德勞瑞恩

德勞瑞恩汽車公司CEO

1975-1982年

??? 為了生產(chǎn)鷗翼、不銹鋼車體跑車，德勞瑞恩在融資2億美元后在北愛爾蘭開設(shè)了工廠。因?yàn)樗l(fā)現(xiàn)在北愛爾蘭，融資比生產(chǎn)汽車更容易。成本超支和滯銷迫使德勞瑞恩尋找更多的資金，這反過來讓他成為美國聯(lián)邦調(diào)查局（FBI）一個(gè)臥底行動(dòng)的目標(biāo)。1982年，他被指控陰謀向美國走私價(jià)值達(dá)2,400萬美元的可卡因。雖然他最終被宣判無罪，但是公司卻遭遇了破產(chǎn)的命運(yùn)。如今，德勞瑞恩汽車只有依靠在電影《回到未來》（Back to the Future）中的角色才能為人所知。

4. John Z. DeLorean

CEO, DeLorean Motor Co.

1975-1982

??? After raising $200 million to build his gull-winged, stainless-steel-bodied sports car, DeLorean opened a factory in Northern Ireland where he discovered that raising money was easier than actually building cars. Cost overruns and slow sales sent DeLorean looking for more capital, which in turn made him the subject of an FBI sting operation. In 1982, he was charged with conspiring to smuggle $24 million worth of cocaine into the U.S. While he was eventually acquitted, his company collapsed, and DeLorean's car is best-known today for its role in the Back to the Future movies.