You could work for any manufacturer, past or present...

McIntosh , JBL

Whoever invented and was making those small suitcase looking record players used for playing 45 rpm singles. They provided more people more fun than the most expensive systems ever could. Lo-fi, hi-fun. In second place whoever invented the transistor radio you borrowed from your Mom so you could listen to the "Top Forty" wherever you were around the neighborhood. Same principle, different application.

Mike

In second place whoever invented the transistor radio ....

@skyscraper, fyi, the first commercially produced transistor radio is considered to be the Regency TR-1. Surviving examples are highly prized by antique radio collectors, and go for many hundreds of dollars these days, or even a good deal more than that depending on condition and color.

Regards,
-- Al

For me it would be Andy Payor former owner of Rockport Technologies.

Brilliant designer IMHO and would have loved to watch his development of the Rockport Sirius III turntable!
It doesn’t hurt that he’s also a great guy!
Frank

Many great names listed above, and maybe I missed some or if not mentioned I’ll add David Hafler and Saul Marantz. Living today would be Nelson Pass if I could pick only one. To have drinks with I suspect Mike Moffat would be entertaining.