Rand Vincent Araskog (October 31, 1931 – August 9, 2021) was an American manufacturing executive, investor, and writer who was the CEO of ITT Corporation.

[3] He was elected as a valedictorian in his school and went on to the United States Military Academy at West Point[4] where he graduated in 1953, majoring in Soviet studies.

[3] He graduated from Harvard University majoring in Russian studies[3] and spent a year in West Germany serving at a US Army intelligence post.

[3] He continued to spend the remainder of his time as the CEO in divesting the vast conglomerate as investors were vying for focus on its core businesses.

[10] He was later self-employed as a private investor and also acted as principal in RVA Investments[citation needed] and on the Board of Directors of American cable television company Cablevision[11] and the Palm Beach Civic Association.