List of business executives by nationality
This is a list of the business executives, founders and investors profiled on CEO.wiki, grouped by nationality as given in each biography. It currently covers 780 people from 69 nationalities and was last updated on October 29, 2026.
American
395 people.
- John Foley (businessman): Co-founder of Peloton (former CEO 2012-2022)
- John Mackey (businessman): Former CEO, Whole Foods Market
- Ron Johnson (businessman): CEO of JCPenney (2011-2013)
- Bill Ackman: Founder and CEO, Pershing Square Capital Management
- Brian Acton
- Revathi Advaithi: Chief Executive Officer
- Parag Agrawal: Former CEO of Twitter
- Angela Ahrendts: Former Senior Vice President of Retail and Online Stores, Apple Inc.
- Jessica Alba: Co-founder and former Chief Creative Officer
- Paul Allen: Co-founder, Microsoft (deceased)
- Sam Altman: CEO of OpenAI
- Daniela Amodei: President & Co-founder
- Dario Amodei: CEO and Co-founder
- Sophia Amoruso: Founder & CEO of Nasty Gal (former), Girlboss Media (former), Trust Fund (current)
- Marc Andreessen: General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz
- Steve Ballmer: Former CEO of Microsoft
- Sam Bankman-Fried: Former CEO of FTX
- Mary Barra: Chair and Chief Executive Officer
- Craig Barrett: Former president, chief executive officer and chairman, Intel Corporation
- Corie Barry: CEO of Best Buy
- Carol Bartz: Former CEO of Yahoo! and Autodesk
- Ed Bastian: Chief Executive Officer of Delta Air Lines
- Patrick Bet-David: Founder and Managing Partner
- Gary Bettman: Commissioner of the National Hockey League
- Jeff Bewkes: Chairman and chief executive officer, Time Warner Inc.
- Jeff Bezos: Founder and Executive Chairman of Amazon
- Leon Black: Chairman and chief executive officer, Apollo Global Management
- Sara Blakely: Executive Chairwoman, Spanx
- Arthur Blank: Co-founder, The Home Depot (1978)
- Lloyd Blankfein: Senior Chairman, Goldman Sachs
- Nathan Blecharczyk: Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Airbnb
- Michael Bloomberg: Co-founder and majority owner, Bloomberg L.P.
- John C. Bogle: Founder, chairman and chief executive officer of The Vanguard Group (1974–1996) (deceased)
- Gail Boudreaux: President and Chief Executive Officer
- Rosalind Brewer: Former Chief Executive Officer of Walgreens Boots Alliance
- Sergey Brin: Computer scientist, internet entrepreneur
- Marques Brownlee: Founder
- Russell Brunson: Co-founder and CEO
- Michele Buck: Chairman, President and CEO (2017-2025)
- Warren Buffett: Chairman and CEO
- Tory Burch: Executive Chairman and Chief Creative Officer
- Ursula Burns: Non-Executive Chairwoman
- Jason Calacanis: Managing Partner, Launch Fund
- Anthony Capuano: Chief Executive Officer and President of Marriott International
- Grant Cardone: Founder and CEO
- Andrew Carnegie: Chairman, Carnegie Steel Company (deceased)
- Thomas S. Carter: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Kansas City Southern Railroad (former) (deceased)
- Troy Carter
- Marc Casper: Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer
- Jimmy Cayne: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Bear Stearns (1993 to 2008)
- Emma Chamberlain: Co-CEO, Chamberlain Coffee
- John Chambers: Chairman Emeritus of Cisco Systems
- John Chen: CEO of BlackBerry (2013-2023)
- Kenneth Chenault: Chairman and Managing Director, General Catalyst
- Brian Chesky: Co-founder and CEO
- Yvon Chouinard: Founder, Patagonia
- Ryan Cohen: CEO of GameStop
- Steve Cohen: Founder and CEO, Point72 Asset Management
- Parker Conrad: Founder and CEO of Rippling
- Tim Cook: Chief Executive Officer
- Michael Corbat: Former Chief Executive Officer of Citigroup Inc.
- Barbara Corcoran: Businesswoman, investor, television personality, author
- Brian Cornell: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
- Dick Costolo: Former CEO of Twitter
- David Cote: Executive Chairman
- Mark Cuban: Owner, Mark Cuban Companies
- Larry Culp: Chairman and CEO, GE Aerospace
- Charli D'Amelio: Co-founder
- Ray Dalio: Founder and Former CIO, Bridgewater Associates
- Eric Daniels: Former group chief executive, Lloyds Banking Group
- John Paul DeJoria: Chairman
- Michael Dell: Chairman and CEO of Dell Technologies
- Bob Diamond: Group chief executive, Barclays plc
- Gary Dickerson: President and Chief Executive Officer
- Barry Diller: Chairman and Senior Executive, IAC
- Mary Dillon: Former president and chief executive officer
- Jamie Dimon: Chairman and CEO
- Walt Disney: Co-Founder and Chairman, Walt Disney Productions (deceased)
- John Doerr: Chairman, Kleiner Perkins
- Jack Dorsey
- Brady Dougan: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
- Patrick Doyle: Executive Chairman
- Mickey Drexler: Chairman and CEO
- Thasunda Brown Duckett: President and Chief Executive Officer
- Bob Dudley: Group chief executive, BP plc
- Michael Eisner: Former Chairman and CEO
- Larry Ellison: Co-founder, CTO and Executive Chairman, Oracle Corporation
- Steve Ells: Founder and former CEO, Chipotle Mexican Grill
- Roger Enrico: Chairman and chief executive officer, PepsiCo, Inc. (deceased)
- Mary Erdoes: CEO, JPMorgan Asset & Wealth Management
- Tony Fadell: Founder of Nest Labs
- Jim Farley: President and Chief Executive Officer
- Judy Faulkner: CEO and Founder, Epic Systems
- Tilman Fertitta: Chairman and CEO, Fertitta Entertainment
- Larry Fink: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
- Carly Fiorina: Former Chairman and CEO of Hewlett-Packard
- Beth Ford: President and Chief Executive Officer
- Henry Ford: Founder and President (deceased)
- Bethenny Frankel: Founder and CEO
- Kenneth Frazier: Executive Chairman
- Adena Friedman: President, CEO & Chairman
- Dick Fuld: Founder and CEO, Matrix Private Capital Group
- Michelle Gass: President and Chief Executive Officer of Levi Strauss & Co.
- Bill Gates: Co-founder of Microsoft
- Joe Gebbia: Co-founder of Airbnb
- David Geffen: Co-founder
- Pat Gelsinger: Former CEO and Director
- Lou Gerstner: Former Chairman and CEO of IBM
- Lynn Good: Former Chair, President and CEO of Duke Energy
- Roger Goodell: Commissioner of the NFL
- James Gorman: Executive Chairman of Morgan Stanley
- Alex Gorsky: Executive Chairman, Johnson & Johnson
- Jonathan Gray: President & Chief Operating Officer
- Logan Green: Co-founder and former CEO of Lyft
- Evan Greenberg: Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
- Hank Greenberg: Honorary Chairman, C.V. Starr
- Diane Greene: Chief executive officer, VMware
- Lori Greiner: Entrepreneur, inventor, investor, television personality
- Ken Griffin: Founder, Chief Executive Officer
- Bill Gross: Co-founder, PIMCO
- Evan Hafer: Founder and CEO
- Kevin Harrington: Entrepreneur, investor, television personality
- Julia Hartz: Co-founder and CEO of Eventbrite
- Reed Hastings: Executive Chairman of Netflix
- Greg Hayes: Chairman and CEO of RTX Corporation
- Gregory Hayes: Former CEO and Chairman, RTX Corporation (2020-2024)
- Whitney Wolfe Herd: Founder and Executive Chair of Bumble Inc.
- Bill Hewlett: Co-founder and Chairman of Hewlett-Packard (deceased)
- Marillyn Hewson: Lead Director
- Matt Higgins
- Elliott Hill: President and Chief Executive Officer of Nike, Inc.
- Reid Hoffman: Co-founder, LinkedIn
- Vicki Hollub: President and Chief Executive Officer
- Mark Hoplamazian: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
- Alex Hormozi: Managing Partner
- Leila Hormozi: CEO
- Ben Horowitz: Co-founder & General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz
- Drew Houston: Co-Founder and CEO of Dropbox
- Tony Hsieh: Former CEO (deceased)
- Jensen Huang: President, CEO, and Co-founder
- Howard Hughes (deceased)
- Chad Hurley: Founder and chief executive officer
- Jennifer Hyman: Co-founder and CEO of Rent the Runway
- Lee Iacocca: Chairman and CEO (deceased)
- Jamie Iannone: President and Chief Executive Officer of eBay
- Carl Icahn: Founder and Chairman, Icahn Enterprises
- Bob Iger: Chief Executive Officer
- Jeffrey Immelt: Venture Partner at NEA
- Jared Isaacman: Founder and CEO of Shift4 Payments
- Robert Isom: Chief Executive Officer and President
- Jesse Itzler: Co-founder
- Andy Jassy: President and Chief Executive Officer
- Jay-Z: Founder and CEO
- Craig Jelinek: Former president and chief executive officer of Costco (2012–2023)
- Kylie Jenner: Founder and CEO
- Steve Jobs: Co-founder, Chairman and CEO, Apple Inc. (1997-2011) (deceased)
- Daymond John: Businessman, investor, television personality, author, motivational speaker
- Paul Tudor Jones: Founder and chief investment officer, Tudor Investment Corporation
- Thomas J. Watson Jr.: President, Chairman, and CEO of IBM (deceased)
- William Clay Ford Jr.: Executive Chairman, Ford Motor Company
- Payal Kadakia: Founder and Executive Chairman of ClassPass
- Travis Kalanick: Founder and CEO of CloudKitchens
- Alex Karp: Chief Executive Officer of Palantir Technologies
- Huda Kattan: Founder and CEO
- Jeffrey Katzenberg: Co-founder
- Guy Kawasaki
- Herb Kelleher: Co-founder, CEO, and Chairman Emeritus of Southwest Airlines (deceased)
- Chris Kempczinski: President, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
- Dara Khosrowshahi: Chief Executive Officer
- Kerry Killinger: Founder and chief executive officer, Crescent Capital Associates
- Scott Kirby: Chief Executive Officer of United Airlines Holdings
- Robert Kiyosaki: Founder
- Phil Knight: Chairman Emeritus
- Bobby Kotick: Former CEO of Activision Blizzard
- Richard Kovacevich: Former president, chief executive officer and chairman
- Dennis Kozlowski: Chairman and CEO
- Aaron Krause: Founder and CEO
- Henry Kravis: Co-Executive Chairman, KKR & Co.
- Mike Krieger: Co-founder of Instagram
- Arvind Krishna: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
- Ray Kroc: Founder, Chairman, and CEO (deceased)
- Brian Krzanich: Chief executive officer
- Ellen Kullman: Chair and chief executive officer
- George Kurtz: Co-Founder, President and CEO of CrowdStrike
- A.G. Lafley: Former Chairman and CEO
- Katrina Lake: Founder and Executive Chairman of Stitch Fix
- Sanjiv Lamba: CEO of Linde plc
- Eddie Lampert: Chairman & CEO, ESL Investments
- Ryan Lance: Chairman and CEO, ConocoPhillips
- Ralph Lauren: Executive Chairman and Chief Creative Officer
- Ken Lay: Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Enron (deceased)
- Kenneth Lay: Chairman & CEO, Enron (1985–2001) (deceased)
- John Legere: Former CEO of T-Mobile US
- Marcus Lemonis
- Aaron Levie: Chief executive officer of Box, Inc.
- Gerald Levin: CEO of Time Warner (1992-2002) (deceased)
- Ken Lewis: CEO, President, and Chairman of Bank of America (2001-2009)
- Jamie Kern Lima: Co-founder (former CEO)
- Sarah London: Chief Executive Officer
- Tai Lopez: Co-founder and CEO
- Marc Lore: Founder, Chairman and CEO of Wonder Group
- George Lucas: Founder and Chairman Emeritus
- Palmer Luckey: Founder of Oculus VR, Founder & CEO of Anduril Industries
- Terry Lundgren: Founder and chief executive officer, TJL Advisors, LLC
- Karen Lynch: Chief Executive Officer and President of CVS Health
- John Mack: Senior Advisor, KKR
- Bernie Madoff: Founder and Chairman (deceased)
- John Malone: Chairman Emeritus, Liberty Media
- Rob Manfred: Commissioner
- Dhar Mann: Founder and CEO
- Bernie Marcus: Co-founder, The Home Depot (1978) (deceased)
- Geoff Martha: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Medtronic
- Kevin Mayer: Chairman, DAZN Group
- Marissa Mayer: Co-founder of Lumi Labs
- Hugh McColl: Chairman and chief executive officer, Bank of America Corporation
- Bill McDermott: Chairman and CEO of ServiceNow
- Ryan McInerney: Chief Executive Officer & Director
- Nancy McKinstry: CEO and Chair, Wolters Kluwer (2003-2026)
- Doug McMillon: President and Chief Executive Officer
- Scott McNealy: Co-founder, CEO, and Chairman of Sun Microsystems (1982-2010)
- Jim McNerney: Chairman & CEO, Boeing (2005–2015)
- Mary Meeker: Founder & General Partner, Bond Capital
- Apoorva Mehta: Founder and former CEO of Instacart
- Carol Meyrowitz: Executive Chairman, TJX Companies (former CEO 2007-2016)
- Michael Milken: Head of High-Yield Bond Department, Drexel Burnham Lambert
- Neal Mohan: Chief executive officer
- Steve Mollenkopf: Chairman of Boeing
- Les Moonves: Former Chairman and CEO
- Gordon Moore: Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of Intel (deceased)
- J.P. Morgan: Senior Partner, J.P. Morgan & Co. (deceased)
- Dustin Moskovitz: Co-founder of Facebook/Meta
- Adam Mosseri: Head of Instagram
- Brian Moynihan: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
- Angelo Mozilo: Co-founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Countrywide Financial (1969–2008) (deceased)
- MrBeast: Founder and Creative Director
- Dennis Muilenburg: Former CEO and Chairman, Boeing
- Alan Mulally: President and CEO, Ford Motor Company (2006-2014)
- Anne Mulcahy: Former Chairman and CEO
- James Murdoch: CEO, Lupa Systems
- Rupert Murdoch: Chairman Emeritus of Fox Corporation and News Corp
- Bobby Murphy: Co-founder and CTO of Snap Inc.
- Elon Musk: CEO of Tesla
- Blake Mycoskie: Founder
- Satya Nadella: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
- Vas Narasimhan: CEO, Novartis
- Bob Nardelli: Chairman and CEO
- Chris Nassetta: President and CEO, Hilton
- Casey Neistat: Co-founder
- Antonio Neri: HPE President & CEO
- Adam Neumann: Co-founder of WeWork
- Gabe Newell: President and Co-founder, Valve Corporation
- Craig Newmark: Founder of Craigslist
- Brian Niccol: Chairman and CEO of Starbucks
- Indra Nooyi: Former Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo
- Phebe Novakovic: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
- Robert Noyce: CEO and President, Sematech (deceased)
- Stan O'Neal: Chairman and CEO
- Paul Otellini: President & CEO, Intel (2005–2013) (deceased)
- Michael Ovitz
- Rohan Oza: Co-founder and Partner
- David Packard: Co-founder and Chairman of Hewlett-Packard (deceased)
- Larry Page: Computer scientist, internet entrepreneur, investor
- Sam Palmisano: Chairman, president and chief executive officer
- Gwyneth Paltrow: Founder and CEO
- Mark Parker: Executive Chairman
- Sean Parker: Founder and President, Parker Foundation
- Richard Parsons: Chairman and CEO (deceased)
- Jake Paul
- Logan Paul: Co-founder
- Henry Paulson: Chairman, Paulson Institute
- John Paulson: Founder and President, Paulson & Co. (now family office)
- Nelson Peltz: Founding partner and chief executive officer, Trian Partners
- Roger Penske: Chairman
- Ross Perot: Founder, Chairman, and CEO (deceased)
- Tyler Perry: Founder, Chairman and CEO
- Doug Peterson: Former President and CEO, S&P Global (2013-2024)
- Michelle Phan: Co-founder
- Sundar Pichai: CEO of Alphabet Inc. and Google
- Ted Pick: Chairman and CEO, Morgan Stanley
- T. Boone Pickens: Founder and Chairman, Mesa Petroleum (deceased)
- Dave Portnoy: Founder and Owner
- Chuck Prince: Chairman and chief executive officer, Citigroup Inc.
- Philip Purcell: Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Morgan Stanley
- Marc Randolph: Co-founder and first CEO
- Naval Ravikant: Co-founder and Chairman, AngelList
- Lee Raymond: Chairman and CEO
- Shari Redstone: Chair of Paramount Global
- Sumner Redstone: Founder, Chairman Emeritus (deceased)
- Chuck Robbins: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
- Tony Robbins: Founder and CEO
- John D. Rockefeller: Founder and Chairman, Standard Oil Company (deceased)
- Alex Rodriguez
- Carlos Rodriguez: Executive Chairman of the Board
- Ginni Rometty: Former Chairman, President, and CEO of IBM
- Irene Rosenfeld: Chairman and CEO
- Ryan Roslansky: CEO of LinkedIn
- Marc Rowan: Chief Executive Officer and Director of Apollo Global Management
- David Rubenstein: Co-Founder and Co-Chairman
- Chris Sacca: Co-founder & Managing Partner
- Ted Sarandos: Co-Chief Executive Officer
- Michael Saylor: Executive Chairman of Strategy
- Charles Scharf: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Wells Fargo
- Eric Schmidt: CEO of Relativity Space
- Howard Schultz: Chairman Emeritus of Starbucks
- Alan Schwartz: Executive Chairman
- Daniel Schwartz: Co-Managing Partner, 3G Capital
- Stephen Schwarzman: Chairman and CEO
- Kendra Scott: Entrepreneur, fashion designer, philanthropist
- Lee Scott: President and chief executive officer
- John Sculley: CEO of Apple Inc.
- Ivan Seidenberg: Chairman & CEO, Verizon Communications (2004–2011)
- Terry Semel: Chairman and chief executive officer
- Ryan Serhant
- Emmett Shear: Co-founder and chief executive officer, Softmax
- Martin Shkreli: Former CEO, Turing Pharmaceuticals
- Carmine Di Sibio: Former Global Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of EY
- Tom Siebel: Executive Chairman of C3.ai, Founder of Siebel Systems
- Mike Sievert: Vice Chairman (2025-present)
- Ben Silbermann: Co-founder and Executive Chairman of Pinterest
- Adam Silver: Commissioner of the National Basketball Association
- Jamie Siminoff: Founder and former CEO
- Jim Simons: Founder and Chairman, Renaissance Technologies (deceased)
- Christopher Sinclair: Former chairman and chief executive officer
- Jeffrey Skilling: President and CEO of Enron (2001)
- Alfred P. Sloan: President, Chairman, and CEO of General Motors (deceased)
- Tim Sloan: Former president and chief executive officer, Wells Fargo & Company
- Fred Smith: Founder and Executive Chairman (deceased)
- David Solomon: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
- Phil Spencer: CEO, Microsoft Gaming
- Evan Spiegel: Co-founder and CEO of Snap Inc.
- Steven Spielberg: Co-founder and Director
- Thomas Watson Sr. (deceased)
- John Stankey: Chief Executive Officer of AT&T
- Jeffree Star: Founder and CEO
- Glenn Stearns: Founder and CEO
- George Steinbrenner: Principal Owner, New York Yankees (deceased)
- Graham Stephan: Founder
- Randall Stephenson: Former Chairman & CEO, AT&T
- David Stern: Commissioner (deceased)
- Bob Sternfels: Global Managing Partner
- Martha Stewart: Founder and Chief Creative Officer
- Biz Stone
- John Stumpf: Chairman and CEO
- Lisa Su: Chair, President and CEO
- Raj Subramaniam: President and Chief Executive Officer
- Tim Sweeney: Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and majority owner of Epic Games
- Julie Sweet: Chair and CEO, Accenture
- Sonia Syngal: Former president and chief executive officer, Gap Inc.
- Kevin Systrom: Co-founder of Instagram
- Lip-Bu Tan: Chief Executive Officer of Intel Corporation
- Bret Taylor: Chairman and CEO of Sierra AI
- Vlad Tenev: Co-founder and CEO of Robinhood
- David Tepper: Founder and president, Appaloosa Management
- John Thain: CEO
- Peter Thiel: Co-founder of PayPal
- Sebastian Thrun: Founder of Udacity
- Rex Tillerson: 69th United States Secretary of State (2017-2018)
- Carol Tomé: Chief Executive Officer of United Parcel Service
- Jayshree Ullal: President and CEO of Arista Networks
- Don Valentine (deceased)
- Cornelius Vanderbilt: President, New York Central Railroad (deceased)
- Gary Vaynerchuk: Chairman, VaynerX
- Rick Wagoner: Chairman & CEO, General Motors (2003–2009)
- Sam Walton: Chairman and CEO (deceased)
- Alexandr Wang: Chief AI Officer at Meta Platforms
- Kathy Warden: Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer
- Lew Wasserman (deceased)
- Thomas J. Watson: Chairman and CEO of IBM (deceased)
- Jeff Weiner: Former CEO of LinkedIn
- Emily Weiss: Executive Chairwoman and Founder
- Jack Welch: Chairman and CEO (deceased)
- Devin Wenig: Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Symbolic.ai
- Les Wexner: Founder and former CEO, L Brands
- Ed Whitacre: CEO of General Motors (2009-2010)
- Dana White: President and CEO, UFC
- Meg Whitman: Former U.S. Ambassador to Kenya
- Evan Williams
- Geisha Williams: President and CEO (2017-2019)
- Oprah Winfrey: Founder, Chairman and CEO
- Anne Wojcicki: Co-founder and CEO of 23andMe
- Anthony Wood: Founder, chairman, president and chief executive officer
- Cathie Wood: Founder, CEO, and CIO
- Nick Woodman: Founder and CEO
- Darren Woods: ExxonMobil Chairman & CEO
- Steve Wozniak: Co-founder, Apple Inc.
- Steve Wynn
- Linda Yaccarino: Chief Executive Officer of X Corp.
- Eric Yuan: Founder and CEO of Zoom Video Communications
- Ed Zander: Chairman and chief executive officer, Motorola, Inc.
- David Zaslav: Warner Bros. Discovery CEO & President
- Sam Zell: Chairman (deceased)
- John Zimmer: Co-founder and Vice Chair of Lyft
- Jeff Zucker: President of CNN Worldwide (2013-2022)
- Mark Zuckerberg: Chairman and CEO
- Bill Campbell (business executive): Chairman, Intuit (1998–2016) (deceased)
British
53 people.
- Peter Jones (entrepreneur): Founder and Chairman
- Duncan Bannatyne: Chairman and CEO, Bannatyne Group
- Steven Bartlett: Founder
- Amanda Blanc: Group Chief Executive Officer
- Richard Branson: Founder and President, Virgin Group
- Jenny Campbell
- Simon Cowell: Founder and CEO
- John Cryan: Chairman, X Cyber Group
- Sara Davies: Founder and CEO of Crafter's Companion
- Hilary Devey: Founder (deceased)
- James Dyson: Founder and Chief Engineer, Dyson Ltd
- Steve Easterbrook: President and chief executive officer
- Rachel Elnaugh
- Ben Francis: Founder and CEO
- Iman Gadzhi: Founder and CEO
- Helen Giza: Chief Executive Officer (Chairperson of the Management Board)
- Emma Grede: CEO
- Demis Hassabis: CEO and Co-founder of Google DeepMind
- Tony Hayward: CEO of BP (2007–2010)
- Stephen Hester: Chairman of easyJet plc
- Kelly Hoppen: Interior designer, author, businesswoman, television personality
- Andy Hornby: Chief Executive Officer
- Christian Horner: Former Team Principal and CEO, Red Bull Racing (2005-2025)
- Paul Hudson: Former Chief Executive Officer
- Jonathan Ive: Co-founder, LoveFrom
- Anshu Jain: President, Cantor Fitzgerald (2017 to 2022)
- KSI: Co-founder
- Tej Lalvani: CEO
- Terry Leahy: Senior Advisor, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
- John Browne, Baron Browne of Madingley: Baron Browne of Madingley
- David Magson: Chief Executive
- Deborah Meaden: Investor, Dragons' Den
- Lachlan Murdoch: Executive Chairman and CEO, Fox Corporation
- Charlie Nunn: Group Chief Executive
- Theo Paphitis: Chairman
- Ruth Porat: President and Chief Investment Officer, Alphabet Inc.
- Noel Quinn: Former Group Chief Executive (2020-2024)
- Gordon Ramsay: Founder and CEO
- Jim Ratcliffe: Chairman & CEO of INEOS
- Alison Rose: Non-executive Chair, Mishcon de Reya
- Martin Sorrell: Executive Chairman, S4 Capital
- Howard Stringer: Chairman & CEO, Sony Corporation (2005–2012)
- Alan Sugar: Founder
- Mustafa Suleyman: CEO, Microsoft AI
- Touker Suleyman: Chairman
- John Varley: Former Group Chief Executive
- Robin Vince: Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer
- Emma Walmsley: GSK plc CEO
- Sarah Willingham: CEO and Co-founder
- Nigel Wilson: Chairman, Canary Wharf Group
- Bill Winters: CEO of Standard Chartered
- Charles Woodburn: Group Chief Executive
- Simon Woodroffe: OBE
Indian
34 people.
- Gautam Adani: Founder and Chairman
- Ritesh Agarwal
- Bhavish Aggarwal: Founder & CEO
- Mukesh Ambani: Chairman and Managing Director
- Rahul Bajaj: Chairman emeritus, Bajaj Group (deceased)
- Ajay Banga: 14th President of the World Bank Group
- Binny Bansal: Founder
- Peyush Bansal: Entrepreneur, investor, television personality
- Sachin Bansal: Executive Chairman
- Kumar Mangalam Birla: Chairman of the Aditya Birla Group
- Radhakishan Damani: Founder & Chairman
- Adi Godrej: Chairman, Godrej Group
- Aman Gupta: Co-founder and CMO (former)
- Nithin Kamath: Founder & CEO
- Vimal Kapur: Chief Executive Officer of Honeywell International
- Vinod Khosla: Founder, Khosla Ventures
- Uday Kotak: Founder and non-executive director of Kotak Mahindra Bank
- Anand Mahindra: Executive Chairman, Mahindra & Mahindra
- Roshni Nadar Malhotra: Chairperson, HCLTech
- Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw: Executive Chairperson, Biocon
- Anupam Mittal: Entrepreneur, investor, film producer, television personality
- Sunil Bharti Mittal: Founder and chairman of Bharti Enterprises
- N. R. Narayana Murthy: Founder
- Laxman Narasimhan: Former Chief Executive Officer
- Shantanu Narayen: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
- Falguni Nayar: Founder and Executive Chairperson, Nykaa
- Nandan Nilekani: Non-Executive Chairman
- Dinesh Paliwal: Former chairman and chief executive officer, Harman International Industries
- Byju Raveendran: Co-founder and chief executive officer, Think & Learn Pvt. Ltd.
- Punit Renjen: CEO Emeritus, Deloitte Global
- Dilip Shanghvi: Founder and managing director of Sun Pharmaceutical
- Vijay Shekhar Sharma: Founder, chairman and chief executive officer, One97 Communications
- Vineeta Singh: Entrepreneur, investor, television personality
- Ratan Tata: Chairman, Tata Sons (1991-2012, 2016-2017) (deceased)
French
26 people.
- Jean-Paul Agon: Chairman, L'Oréal
- Bernard Arnault: Chairman and CEO
- Stéphane Bancel: CEO of Moderna
- Sebastien Bazin: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Accor
- Jean-Laurent Bonnafe: Director and Chief Executive Officer
- Thierry Breton: Former CEO, Groupe Bull, Thomson Multimedia, France Télécom and Atos
- Jurgi Camblong: Co-founder and director
- Frédéric Chesnais: President and chief executive officer, Crypto Blockchain Industries
- Patrick Drahi: Founder and controlling shareholder, Altice
- Charles Edelstenne: Honorary President, Groupe Industriel Marcel Dassault
- Emmanuel Faber: Chair of the International Sustainability Standards Board
- Christophe Fouquet: President and Chief Executive Officer
- Frédéric Gagey: Chairman of the Board, Servair (from 2024)
- François Jackow: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Air Liquide (since 2022)
- Christine Lagarde: President of the European Central Bank
- Maurice Lévy: Chairman of the supervisory board and former chief executive officer of Publicis Groupe
- Xavier Niel: Founder and chairman of Iliad
- Frederic Oudea: Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Jean-Yves Parisot: Chief Executive Officer
- François Pinault: Founder, Kering
- François-Henri Pinault: Chairman of Kering
- Patrick Pouyanne: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TotalEnergies
- Patrick Pouyanné: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TotalEnergies
- Guillaume Sarkozy: Former president and chief executive, Tissage de Picardie
- Pascal Soriot: Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of AstraZeneca
- Tidjane Thiam: Chairman of Rwanda Finance
Chinese
25 people.
- Wang Chuanfu: Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer
- Liu Chuanzhi: Founder of Lenovo
- Cao Dewang: Founder and chairman of Fuyao Glass
- William Ding: Founder, director and chief executive officer
- Guo Guangchang: Co-founder and chairman, Fosun International
- Colin Huang: Founder
- Ma Huateng: Co-founder, Chairman and CEO of Tencent Holdings Ltd.
- Wang Jianlin: Founder and chairman of Dalian Wanda Group
- Lei Jun: Founder, Chairman and CEO of Xiaomi Corporation
- Robin Li: Co-founder, Chairman and CEO
- William Li: NIO Inc. Founder, Chairman & CEO
- Richard Liu: Founder and Chairman
- Jack Ma: Business magnate, investor, philanthropist, former English teacher
- Dong Mingzhu: Chairwoman and president of Gree Electric
- Zong Qinghou: Founder, chairman and chief executive officer of the Hangzhou Wahaha Group (deceased)
- Zhou Qunfei: Founder and chairwoman, Lens Technology
- Zhang Ruimin: Founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Haier Group (1984–2021)
- Joey Wat: Chief Executive Officer
- Wang Wei: Founder and chairman, SF Express and SF Holding
- Liang Wenfeng: Founder and CEO, DeepSeek
- He Xiangjian: Founder and former chairman, Midea Group
- Sandy Ran Xu: Chief Executive Officer
- Yang Yuanqing: Chairman and chief executive officer of Lenovo
- Daniel Zhang: Former Chairman and CEO
- Ren Zhengfei: Founder and CEO of Huawei Technologies
Brazilian
24 people.
- Cristiano Amon: President and Chief Executive Officer
- Eike Batista: Former CEO of EBX Group
- Guilherme Benchimol: Executive Chairman, XP Inc. (2021-present)
- Carlos Brito: Former CEO of Anheuser-Busch InBev
- Abilio Diniz: Former Chairman, GPA (deceased)
- Michel Doukeris: Chief executive officer, AB InBev
- André Esteves: Chairman & Senior Partner, BTG Pactual
- Christian Gebara: President and Chief Executive Officer
- Ilan Goldfajn: President of the Inter-American Development Bank
- Bernardo Hees: Executive Chairman, Avis Budget Group (2020-2024)
- Cristina Junqueira: Co-Founder and CEO of Nubank Brazil
- Jorge Paulo Lemann: Co-founder, 3G Capital
- João Roberto Marinho: President, Grupo Globo
- Rubens Ometto Silveira Mello: Chairman, Cosan
- Roberto Monteiro: Chief Executive Officer, PRIO
- Joseph Safra: Former Chairman of Banco Safra
- Roberto Sallouti: Chief Executive Officer, BTG Pactual
- Eduardo Saverin: Co-founder and Managing Partner, B Capital Group
- Roberto Setubal: Co-Chairman, Itaú Unibanco
- Carlos Alberto Sicupira: Co-founder and Partner, 3G Capital
- Benjamin Steinbruch: Chairman & CEO, CSN
- Marcel Herrmann Telles: Co-founder, 3G Capital
- Frederico Trajano: CEO, Magazine Luiza
- Luiza Trajano: Chairwoman, Magazine Luiza
German
23 people.
- Leo Apotheker: Chief executive officer and president, Hewlett-Packard Company
- Oliver Blume: Chairman of the Board of Management, Volkswagen AG
- Thomas Buberl: Chief Executive Officer
- Herbert Diess: Former CEO of Volkswagen Group
- Oswald Grubel: Former Group Chief Executive Officer, UBS AG
- Dietmar Hopp: Co-founder and former CEO, SAP SE
- Joe Kaeser: President and chief executive officer
- Christian Klein: SAP SE CEO & Executive Board Member
- Klaus Kleinfeld: Chairman and chief executive officer
- Christian Kullmann: Chairman of the Executive Board, Evonik Industries
- Michael Miebach: Chief Executive Officer
- Bettina Orlopp: Chair of the Board of Managing Directors and Chief Executive Officer
- Alexander Otto: Chief executive officer
- Horst Paulmann: Founder and Chairman, Cencosud (1978-2021) (deceased)
- Hasso Plattner: Co-founder
- Ugur Sahin: Co-founder and CEO of BioNTech
- Klaus-Peter Schulenberg: Chairman of the Management Board (Vorstandsvorsitzender)
- Klaus Schwab: Founder and former executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (1971–2025)
- Carsten Spohr: Chairman of the Executive Board and Chief Executive Officer
- Angela Titzrath: Chairwoman of the management board (2017 to 2025)
- Martin Winterkorn: Former Chairman of the Board of Management, Volkswagen AG
- Dieter Zetsche: Chairman, TUI AG
- Oliver Zipse: Chairman of the Board of Management (CEO)
Japanese
18 people.
- Shuntaro Furukawa: President and Representative Director, Nintendo
- Kazuo Hirai: Former Chairman
- Soichiro Honda: Founder and President (deceased)
- Kazuo Inamori: Founder and Chairman Emeritus, Kyocera (deceased)
- Masatoshi Ito: Founder and honorary chairman of Ito-Yokado, later Seven & i Holdings (deceased)
- Satoru Iwata: President and CEO of Nintendo (2002–2015) (deceased)
- Konosuke Matsushita: Founder and Chairman (deceased)
- Hiroshi Mikitani: Founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Rakuten
- Akio Morita: Co-founder and Chairman (deceased)
- Shigenobu Nagamori: Founder and chairman of Nidec
- Takeshi Niinami: Former President, CEO and Representative Director, Suntory Holdings
- Koji Sato: Toyota Motor Corporation President & CEO
- Masayoshi Son: Chairman and CEO of SoftBank Group Corp.
- Osamu Suzuki: Chairman and former president and chief executive officer of Suzuki Motor Corporation (deceased)
- Yoshikazu Tanaka: Founder
- Akio Toyoda: Chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation
- Makoto Uchida: Former President and Representative Executive Officer, CEO of Nissan Motor Corporation
- Takeshi Uchiyamada: Chairman of the board, Toyota Motor Corporation (2013 to 2023)
Mexican
15 people.
- María Asunción Aramburuzabala: Chairperson, Tresalia Capital
- Carlos Bremer: Founder and CEO, Value Grupo Financiero (deceased)
- Alberto Baillères González: Chairman, Grupo BAL (1967-2021) (deceased)
- Arturo Gutiérrez Hernández: Chief Executive Officer, Arca Continental
- Emilio Azcárraga Jean: Chairman, Grupo Televisa (on leave)
- Daniel Lubetzky: Founder
- Alejandro Ramírez Magaña: Cinépolis CEO
- Emilio Azcárraga Milmo: Former Chairman of Televisa
- Germán Larrea Mota-Velasco: Chairman, President and CEO, Grupo México
- Ricardo Salinas Pliego: Founder and Chairman, Grupo Salinas
- Antonio del Valle Ruiz: Honorary Chairman for Life, Kaluz
- Daniel Servitje: Executive Chairman, Grupo Bimbo
- Carlos Slim: Chairman of Grupo Carso
- Juan Francisco Beckmann Vidal: Honorary Chairman, Becle S.A.B. De C.V.
- Lorenzo Zambrano: Former CEO and Chairman of CEMEX
Canadian
14 people.
- Murray Auchincloss: Chief Executive Officer, BP
- Stewart Butterfield: Co-founder and former CEO of Slack
- David Chilton: Founder and President
- Arlene Dickinson
- Bernard Ebbers: CEO, WorldCom (1985–2002) (deceased)
- Stephen Elop: President and chief executive officer, Nokia Corporation
- Robert Herjavec: Businessman, investor, television personality, author
- Andrea Jung: President and CEO
- Calvin McDonald: Chief Executive Officer, Lululemon Athletica
- Kevin O'Leary: Businessman, investor, television personality, author
- Michele Romanow: Co-founder and Executive Chair
- Jim Treliving
- Chip Wilson: Founder of Lululemon Athletica
- Changpeng Zhao: Businessman, entrepreneur, investor
Spanish
11 people.
- Ester Baiget: President and chief executive officer (from 2020)
- Vicente Boluda: President and majority shareholder
- Ana Botín: Executive Chairman of Banco Santander
- Joaquin Duato: Chairman and CEO, Johnson & Johnson
- Ignacio Galan: Executive Chairman, Iberdrola
- José Damián Bogas Gálvez: External director
- Pablo Isla: Chairman of Nestlé (since 2025)
- José Vicente de los Mozos: President of the Executive Committee of IFEMA
- Amancio Ortega: Founder and Former Chairman
- Marta Ortega: Non-Executive Chairwoman
- Florentino Pérez: Chairman and chief executive officer of ACS Group
Italian
9 people.
- Vittorio Colao: Senior Advisor, General Atlantic
- Claudio Descalzi: Chief Executive Officer, Eni
- Stefano Domenicali: President and CEO
- Fabrizio Freda: Former President and CEO (2009-2024)
- Sergio Marchionne: CEO, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (deceased)
- Andrea Orcel: UniCredit Group CEO
- Stefano Pessina: Former executive vice chairman and chief executive officer of Walgreens Boots Alliance
- Massimo Rivola: Chief executive officer (amministratore delegato)
- Paolo Rocca: Chairman and CEO, Techint Group
Swiss
9 people.
- Josef Ackermann: Former chief executive officer of Deutsche Bank (2002–2012)
- Vincent Clerc: A.P. Møller-Mærsk CEO
- Sergio Ermotti: Group Chief Executive Officer
- Gianni Infantino: President
- André Kudelski: Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
- Christian Mumenthaler: Former Group Chief Executive Officer, Swiss Re
- Marcel Ospel: Chairman and group chief executive officer, UBS (deceased)
- Daniel Vasella: Honorary Chairman, Novartis
- Peter Wuffli: Former Group Chief Executive Officer
Australian
7 people.
- Janine Allis: Founder
- Richard Farleigh
- Patrick Grove: Co-founder, Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer
- Alan Joyce: Former CEO, Qantas
- Nick Molnar: Global Head of Sales and Marketing
- Melanie Perkins: Co-founder and CEO of Canva
- Naomi Simson: Founder
Swedish
7 people.
- Borje Ekholm: President and CEO, Ericsson
- Olof Faxander: Operating Partner, Nordic Capital
- Jens Henriksson: President and Group Chief Executive of Swedbank
- Jan-Åke Jonsson: Managing Director
- Ingvar Kamprad: Founder and Senior Advisor, IKEA (deceased)
- Håkan Samuelsson: Chief Executive Officer
- Hans Vestberg: Former Verizon Chairman & CEO (2018-2025)
Austrian
6 people.
- Peter Brabeck-Letmathe: Former chief executive officer (1997–2008) and chairman (2005–2017) of Nestlé
- Dietrich Mateschitz: Co-founder and CEO, Red Bull GmbH (deceased)
- Ferdinand Piëch: Chairman of the board of management, Volkswagen AG (deceased)
- Thomas Schinecker: Chief Executive Officer, Roche Group
- Severin Schwan: Chairman of the board of directors, Roche Holding AG
- Toto Wolff: Team Principal and CEO
Colombian
5 people.
- Luis Carlos Sarmiento Angulo: Founder and Former Chairman, Grupo Aval
- Jaime Gilinski Bacal: Chairman, Grupo Gilinski
- Alejandro Santo Domingo: Senior Managing Director, Quadrant Capital Advisors
- Gonzalo Pérez Rojas: Former CEO, Grupo SURA (2020-2024)
- David Vélez: Founder and CEO
Irish
5 people.
- John Collison: President and Co-founder, Stripe
- Neville Isdell: Chairman and chief executive officer, The Coca-Cola Company
- Bernard Looney: Group chief executive, BP plc
- Michael O'Leary: Group Chief Executive Officer
- Willie Walsh: Director General & CEO
Belgian
4 people.
- Harold Boël: Chief executive officer
- Chris Van Doorslaer: Chief Executive Officer of Cartamundi, 1997 to 2017 (deceased)
- Dirk Van de Put: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Mondelez International
- Yvan Verougstraete: Founder and former chief executive
Chilean
4 people.
- Andrónico Luksic Craig: Former Chairman, Quiñenco S.A. (2013-2023)
- Iris Fontbona: Chairwoman, Luksic Group
- Jean-Paul Luksic: Chairman, Antofagasta PLC
- Juan Cuneo Solari: Former Chairman, Falabella
Indian-American
4 people.
- George Kurian: Chief Executive Officer
- Vikram Pandit: CEO of Citigroup (2007-2012)
- Sridhar Ramaswamy: Chief Executive Officer of Snowflake Inc.
- Vivek Sankaran: Former President & CEO
Singaporean
4 people.
- Shou Zi Chew: CEO of TikTok
- Piyush Gupta: Chief Executive Officer and Director of DBS Group Holdings and DBS Bank
- Tan Su Shan: Chief Executive Officer
- Anthony Tan: Founder, Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer
South Korean
4 people.
- Lee Jae-yong: Executive Chairman
- Chung Ju-yung: Founder and Honorary Chairman (deceased)
- Lee Kun-hee: Chairman (deceased)
- Chey Tae-won: Chairman of SK Group
Canadian-American
3 people.
- Greg Abel: Vice Chairman (2018-2025)
- David Baszucki: Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Roblox Corporation
- Chamath Palihapitiya: CEO, Social Capital
Danish
3 people.
- Jørgen Vig Knudstorp: Executive Chairman, The LEGO Group
- Jørgen Lindegaard: Chief executive officer
- Kasper Rørsted: Former CEO, Adidas (2016 to 2022)
Dutch
3 people.
- Ben van Beurden: Chairman, Clariant
- Frans Muller: CEO and chairman of the executive board
- Peter Wennink: Former CEO and President, ASML Holding (2013-2024)
Hong Kong
3 people.
- Bonnie Chan: Chief Executive Officer
- Li Ka-shing: Senior Advisor
- Robin Zeng: Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Israeli
3 people.
- Safra Catz: Executive Vice Chair
- Ynon Kreiz: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
- Ilya Sutskever: Co-founder and CEO
Polish
3 people.
- Igor Chalupec: President of the Management Board, PKN Orlen (2004 to 2007)
- Adam Góral: President of the Management Board, Asseco Poland
- Dariusz Krawiec: President of the Management Board and Chief Executive Officer of PKN Orlen (2008 to 2015)
Russian
3 people.
- Roman Abramovich: Chairman, Millhouse LLC
- Pavel Durov: CEO and Founder, Telegram
- Aleksandr Frolov: President and chief executive, Evraz (2007 to September 2021)
Saudi Arabian
3 people.
- Yasir Al-Rumayyan: Governor of the Public Investment Fund
- Amin Nasser: President and Chief Executive Officer of Saudi Aramco
- Prince Alwaleed bin Talal: Founder and Chairman, Kingdom Holding Company
Taiwanese
3 people.
- Morris Chang: Founder and Former Chairman, TSMC
- Terry Gou: Founder
- C.C. Wei: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TSMC
Argentine
2 people.
- Marcos Galperín: Executive Chairman, MercadoLibre (2026-present)
- Martín Migoya: Chairman and CEO of Globant
Bolivian
2 people.
- Marcelo Claure: Founder & CEO, Claure Group
- Germán Efromovich: Chairman, collaboration Group
British-American
2 people.
- Mark Burnett: United States Special Envoy to the United Kingdom
- Ian Read: Chairman and chief executive officer
Finnish
2 people.
- Pekka Lundmark: Former President and CEO (2020-2025)
- Jorma Ollila: President and chief executive officer, Nokia Corporation
Greek
2 people.
- Albert Bourla: Pfizer Chairman & CEO
- Vicky Safra: Chairwoman, Joseph Safra Philanthropic Foundation
Hungarian
2 people.
- Andy Grove: Co-founder, President, CEO, and Chairman of Intel (deceased)
- George Soros: Founder and Chairman
Nigerian
2 people.
- Aliko Dangote: Chairman & CEO of Dangote Group
- Tony Elumelu: Chairman, United Bank for Africa
Portuguese
2 people.
- Antonio Horta-Osorio: Former Group Chief Executive, Lloyds Banking Group
- Carlos Tavares: Former Chief Executive Officer
Scottish
2 people.
- Jane Fraser: Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board
- Fred Goodwin: Former Group Chief Executive
Turkish
2 people.
- Isak Andic: Co-founder and executive chairman, Mango (deceased)
- Hamdi Ulukaya: Founder, Owner, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
Albanian
1 person.
- Mira Murati: Founder and CEO, Thinking Machines Lab
Australian-American
1 person.
- Andrew Wilson: Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Electronic Arts
Barbadian
1 person.
- Rihanna: Founder
Belgian-American
1 person.
- Marc Rich: Founder of Marc Rich + Co. AG, later Glencore (deceased)
British-Pakistani
1 person.
- James Caan (businessman): Chairman & CEO
Cuban
1 person.
- Roberto Goizueta: Chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company (deceased)
Egyptian-American
1 person.
- Naguib Sawiris: Chairman of Orascom Investment Holding
Greek-American
1 person.
- Arianna Huffington: Founder & CEO of Thrive Global
Guatemalan-American
1 person.
- Luis von Ahn: Co-founder & CEO
Indonesian
1 person.
- Nadiem Makarim: Minister of Education, Culture, Research and Technology of Indonesia (2021 to 2024)
Italian-American
1 person.
- Giovanni Caforio: Chairman of Novartis
Lebanese-Canadian
1 person.
- Wael Sawan: Chief Executive Officer of Shell plc
Malaysian
1 person.
- Tony Fernandes: CEO, Capital A Berhad
Moroccan
1 person.
- Mohamed Hassan Bensalah: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
New Zealander
1 person.
- Ross McEwan: Chairman of BHP
Norwegian
1 person.
- Bjørnar Iversen: Chief Executive Officer
Paraguayan
1 person.
- Horacio Cartes: President of the Colorado Party (2023-present)
Peruvian
1 person.
- Carlos Rodríguez-Pastor: Chairman and CEO, Intercorp
South African
1 person.
- Gary Nagle: Chief Executive Officer, Glencore
South African-American
1 person.
- David Sacks: White House AI & Crypto Czar
Sudanese
1 person.
- Mo Ibrahim: Founder and Chairman, Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Taiwanese-American
1 person.
- Charles Liang: Founder, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
Turkish-American
1 person.
- Muhtar Kent: Former Chairman and CEO
Ukrainian
1 person.
- Jan Koum: Co-founder, WhatsApp
Venezuelan
1 person.
- Gustavo Cisneros: Chairman, Grupo Cisneros (deceased)
Welsh
1 person.
- Andrew House: Former President and Global CEO
Zimbabwean
1 person.
- Strive Masiyiwa: Founder & Executive Chairman, Econet Group