Founder and Executive - Era - By Decade - 1950s

Facts

Comparison

Originating Era

1782 1

1950s

48 entries

Role

Nationality

Industry

Companies Founded

Companies Led

Practice Discipline

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Chief executive officer

WikipediaChief executive officer, Etymology section

Quote, Chief executive officer, Etymology section

The term 'chief executive officer' is attested as early as 1782, when an ordinance of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States used the term to refer to governors and other leaders of the executive branches

Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum

Aliko Dangote

Andy Bechtolsheim

Andy Hertzfeld

Andy Hopper

Arthur Whitney

Benoît Potier

Bidzina Ivanishvili

Bill Atkinson

Bill Gates

Bill Jolitz

Bill Joy

Daniel Vasella

Danny Hillis

David E. Shaw

Dieter Zetsche

Eric Schmidt

Fred Luddy

Guillaume Pepy

Güler Sabancı

Håkan Samuelsson

Ho Ching

Howard Schultz

Jeff Hawkins

Jeffrey Katzenberg

John L. Hennessy

Keith Bostic

Klaus Kleinfeld

Mark Pigott

Marshall Kirk McKusick

Mike Karels

Paul Achleitner

Paul Allen

Ramalinga Raju

Richard Branson

Richard Scrushy

Robert Ng

Rüdiger Grube

Sandy Lerner

Scott McNealy

Sheryl Handler

Stephen Wolfram

Steve Jobs

Steve Wozniak

Tim O'Reilly

Vinod Khosla

Vivek Ranadivé

Wendelin Wiedeking