Johnny Torrio for sure, another really underrated guy, the criminal alliance thing really was his brainchild....

The thing with Luciano "creating the idea" for the Commision is a myth. He certainly was the main reason the US mafia adopted it, but according to Nicola Gentile, Mafiosi were conducting organizational meetings and business committees, basically since the mafia was formed in Sicily.

The thing I find goofy about this is, it was actually Maranzano who came up with the structure. He was the one obsessed with Julius Ceaser, and the military and ranks and honor and whatnot right? It's like Luciano went along with it because it was good business at the time... It buttressed his power, whereas before with Masseria and Maranzano it hindered him....