Home›Founder and Executive›Era›By Decade›1980sBrowse By1980sFacts1980sSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonOriginating EraWell-attested1782 11980sFilter Results6 entriesRoleAllChief Executives and Senior Executives (2)Company Founders and Co-founders (4)NationalityAllBulgaria (1)Croatia (1)United States (5)IndustryAllAutomotive Industry (1)Film Industry (1)Financial Technology Industry (1)Internet Industry (1)Space Industry (1)Companies FoundedAllRobinhood Markets (1)Skydance Media (1)Companies LedAllAstrobotic Technology (1)Bugatti Automobiles (1)Robinhood Markets (1)Skydance Media (1)Practice DisciplineAllEntrepreneurship (4)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 6David Ellison1980sElizabeth Holmes1980sJohn P. Thornton1980sMark Zuckerberg1980sMate Rimac1980sVladimir Tenev1980sSources1. Wikipedia: Chief executive officertier 2WikipediaChief executive officer, Etymology sectionQuote, Chief executive officer, Etymology sectionThe 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 branchesView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.