Famous CEOs - List of Famous CEOs - page 3

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of a company is the most senior corporate officer or executive in charge of managing an organization. Holding one of the most powerful positions in an organization, CEOs in the corporate sector primarily handle the responsibility of maximizing the value of an entity, while those in the non-profit sector are concerned with achieving the organization’s mission. While the CEO of any organization, whether small or big, has a very significant role to play in the company’s success, the CEOs of major corporations have the power to influence not just their own company but the entire industry in which it operates. There have been several famous CEOs who have changed the industrial world in their own ways, one of them being Steve Jobs—the CEO of Apple Inc—who revolutionized the tech industry. Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, and Larry Page are a few other prominent CEOs who have positively impacted the world. In the predominantly male-oriented business world, ambitious women CEOs like Indra Nooyi, Marissa Mayer, Ursula Burns, and Mary Barra have proven their worth by heading Fortune 500 companies. Browse on to learn more about the life and works of famous CEOs from all over the world.

The Most Famous CEOs

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Satya NadellaAugust 19, 1967AmericanSatya Nadella is the current CEO of Microsoft
Ajaypal Banga1960AmericanAjaypal Banga is an Indian-American business executive who is the CEO of MasterCard
Santo VersaceDecember 16, 1944ItalianSanto Domenico Versace is an Italian businessman and politician
Jack WelchNovember 19, 1935AmericanJack Welch is an American business executive famous for serving as the CEO of General Electric
Peter K. McMahonJune 6, 1954BritishPeter K
Jack MaSeptember 10, 1964ChineseJack Ma is a Business tycoon belonging to China known for his e-commerce business venture ‘Alibaba’
Bill AckmanMay 11, 1966AmericanWilliam Albert Ackman, better known as Bill Ackman, is an American hedge-fund manager, investor, and philanthropist
Steve BallmerMarch 24, 1956AmericanSteve Ballmer is the former CEO of Microsoft and the current owner of the Los Angeles Clippers
Brian CheskyAugust 29, 1981AmericanBrian Chesky is an American entrepreneur who started Airbnb, an online service
Tom AndersonNovember 8, 1970AmericanThomas Anderson is an American entrepreneur and co-founder of the social networking website MySpace
Ajaypal Banga

Ajaypal Banga

Ajaypal Banga is an Indian-American business executive who is the CEO of MasterCard

American19601,749 views

Shantanu Narayen

Shantanu Narayen is the current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Adobe Systems Incorporated

AmericanMay 27, 1962234 views

Bill Ackman

William Albert Ackman, better known as Bill Ackman, is an American hedge-fund manager, investor, and philanthropist

AmericanMay 11, 1966587 views

Jeffrey Skilling

Jeffrey Skilling is a former American businessman and the former CEO of energy and services company, Enron Corporation

AmericanNovember 25, 1953239 views

Susan Wojcicki

Susan Diane Wojcicki is a technology executive, presently working as the CEO of the video-sharing website, YouTube

AmericanJuly 6, 1968220 views

Keyshia Ka'oir

Keyshia Ka’Oir is a Jamaican-American model, actress and entrepreneur

JamaicanJanuary 10, 1985348 views

Lorenzo Fertitta

Lorenzo Fertitta is an American entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist

AmericanJanuary 3, 1969172 views

Lloyd Blankfein

Lloyd Blankfein is the Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs

AmericanSeptember 15, 1954308 views

Chanda Kochhar

Chanda Kochhar is the CEO and managing director of ICICI Bank

IndianNovember 17, 1961255 views

Brian Chesky

Brian Chesky is an American entrepreneur who started Airbnb, an online service

AmericanAugust 29, 1981429 views