The World’s Top CEOs, According to Harvard
Harvard just published their list of the top 100 CEOs. Not very surprisingly, Steve Jobs is #1, having being credited with adding $150B to Apple’s market cap since he took over as CEO (again) in 1997. Most people probably have never heard of the #2 CEO, Yun Jong-Yong, who oversaw a $127B increase in Samsung’s market cap over roughly the same period.
The thing that always gives me a chuckle about Harvard’s publications is how they like to point out if someone has an MBA or not – as they did so in this ranking (in their case studies, they tend to also point out where someone got their MBA from). Can’t blame them for subtly promoting their industry. What is striking is how few of the top CEOs have MBAs. Out of the top 50, only 13 have them. What does this say about MBA and real-world leadership?
Of course, everyone also knows that Steve Jobs himself was a college dropout, just like the previous decade’s CEO poster child, Bill Gates.