01
Mary Barra
GM's first female CEO steered the company's pivot to electric vehicles.
▲ Steady·Score +16
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Most Influential CEOs of All Time
Visionary leaders who built empires, changed industries, and shaped the modern world.
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02
Jeff Bezos
Built Amazon from a garage bookstore into the world's largest retailer and AWS.
▲ Steady·Score +12
03
Sam Altman
OpenAI's CEO who launched ChatGPT and ushered in the age of generative AI.
▲ Steady·Score +9
04
Elon Musk
Tesla, SpaceX and X — the most disruptive and controversial CEO of the modern era.
▲ Steady·Score +8
05
Steve Jobs
Apple's co-founder who revolutionised personal computing, music, and mobile phones.
▲ Steady·Score +8
06
Satya Nadella
Transformed Microsoft's culture and led its stunning cloud-era revival.
▲ Steady·Score +7
07
Oprah Winfrey
Built a media empire from nothing — the most powerful self-made woman in history.
▲ Steady·Score +7
08
Jensen Huang
NVIDIA's CEO rode the AI boom to build the world's most valuable chip company.
▲ Steady·Score +5
09
Reed Hastings
Netflix's founder who destroyed Blockbuster and invented the streaming era.
▲ Steady·Score +5
10
Warren Buffett
The Oracle of Omaha — the greatest long-term investor in history.
▲ Steady·Score +4
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Jack Welch
GE's legendary CEO who popularised management philosophies still taught today.
▲ Steady·Score +3
12
Bill Gates
Microsoft's co-founder who put a personal computer in every home.
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