Cornelius Vander Starr also known as Neil Starr or C.
V.
Starr (October 15, 1892 – December 20, 1968) was an American businessman and operative of the Office of Strategic Services, the predecessor of the CIA, who was best known for founding, in 1919, C.V.
Starr & Co.
(Starr Companies) in Shanghai, China.
Starr's "hand-picked successor" was Maurice Greenberg, who took a lead role in forming AIG as a Starr subsidiary.
AIG grew from an initial market value of $300 million to $180 billion, becoming the largest insurance company in the world.