Famous CEOs - List of Famous CEOs - page 4

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
Sheryl Sandberg

Sheryl Sandberg

Sheryl Sandberg is an American technology executive, activist, and author best known as the chief operating officer (COO) of Facebook

AmericanAugust 28, 1969158 views

Vas Narasimhan

Vas Narasimhan is a trained physician and the CEO of Novartis

American1976362 views

Barry Diller

Barry Diller is a business mogul who currently serves as the chairman of IAC/InterActiveCorp

Tom Anderson

Thomas Anderson is an American entrepreneur and co-founder of the social networking website MySpace

Heather Sanders

Heather Sanders is an American Instagram and social media star

Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs was a legendary figure and master of innovation who created history with his revolution in consumer electronics

AmericanFebruary 24, 1955336 views

Santo Versace

Santo Domenico Versace is an Italian businessman and politician

ItalianDecember 16, 19441,729 views

Jack Welch

Jack Welch is an American business executive famous for serving as the CEO of General Electric

AmericanNovember 19, 19351,269 views