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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - At a large scale, building a business empire may take a toll on the overall well-being, ingraining unreasonable fear to newcomers. However, these most influential business leaders have proved you otherwise. Not only do they surmount all the odds, but they also successfully expand their influence like fire.
10 Most Influential Business Leaders
Visual Capitalist has crowned Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, and Satya Nadella as the most influential business leaders in today’s century, with other eminent names as follow:
1. Elon Musk - Tesla
At the top list, Elon Musk has become an icon of U.S business tycoons, investing hefty fortunes to numerous companies such as electric automobile maker Tesla, the private space company SpaceX, global buzzing social media platform X, and artificial intelligence startup xAI.
Beyond the business scene, Musk has spent multiple years ranking on the Forbes’ richest people in the world, surpassing many reigning conglomerates. His net worth is estimated to a staggering $355.02 billion at the time of writing, solidifying his domination on a global scale.
2. Jensen Huang - NVIDIA
A Taiwanese-born American entrepreneur, Jensen Huang, co-founded NVIDIA Corporation, a semiconductor company in 1993. Huang’s profound leadership has transformed NVIDIA into the world’s data center chip pioneers, focusing primarily on the gaming industry and graphics processors. After powering the AI revolution, Huang’s brainchild made a dramatic jump in their revenue, bouncing from $26.87 billion in 2022 to $60.92 billion in 2023.
3. Satya Nadella - Microsoft
Generating a net worth of $1.4 billion, Satya Nadella is the mastermind behind Microsoft’s long-standing leverage in the tech industry. Recently, the company’s market cap is recorded to be $3.14 trillion, making it a powerhouse within the economy. Owing to Nadella’s brilliance as the chief executive officer (CEO), Microsoft has gathered higher cloud computing revenue than Google and even more subscribers than Netflix.
4. Warren Buffet - Berkshire Hathaway
Warren Edward Buffett was perhaps born to be one of the world’s most influential business leaders for his investment prowess. Stepping early into the business realm, Buffett bought his first stock at the age of 11 and has remained unwavering towards his passion in business. Many years later, the investment giant eventually acquired Berkshire Hathaway textile company and has been using it as his investing vehicle since.
5. Jamie Dimon - JP Morgan Chase
James Dimon is certainly not a novice in the banking industry, with expertises and experiences aligning from top executive at Bank One to chief executive officer (CEO) of JP Morgan Chase. According to Investopedia, Dimon’s influence was rumored to cover two different presidents’ cabinets as their Treasury secretary, but nothing was ever confirmed. Today, the financial advisor remains a strenuous character whose crisis management ability received applause from people of all walks.
6. Tim Cook - Apple
Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook, is considered one of the most influential business leaders in the world for his endeavors on amplifying Apple’s products for higher profit margins. Investopedia noted that under Cook’s leadership, the revenue of Apple has quadrupled in amount since 2011. Other notable profit growth also include the 2020’s sweeping revenues by over 70%, all thanks to his vision for the shift to M1 processors.
7. Mark Zuckerberg - Meta
Mark Zuckerberg, the renowned founder of Facebook, is featured in the roundup. He originally developed Facebook in 2004 as a student project to connect with fellow students. The platform's rapid expansion soon extended its presence to universities worldwide, ultimately transforming it into one of the most prominent social media networks globally.
8. Sam Altman - OpenAI
With the large coverage of AI in today’s various fields, Sam Altman has been making a name for himself especially among tech visionaries and investors alike. His controversial belief which highlights that artificial general intelligence (AGI) will be able to do anything that humans can, is on a lasting discussion. The release of ChatGPT in late 2022 has also made his name even bigger in the industry.
9. Mary Barra - GM
Featured in TIME's 2014 list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World and recognized as the Most Powerful Woman in Fortune's 2015 ranking, Mary Barra is a prominent American businesswoman and the CEO of General Motors, a leading U.S. automobile manufacturer. As the first woman to head the company, Barra has directed billions of dollars toward advancing self-driving and electric vehicle technologies.
10. Sundar Pichai - Alphabet
Current CEO of Alphabet and Google, Sundar Pichai, concludes the list of the most influential business leaders in the world for his astounding accomplishment in leading the development of Google Chrome and Google Toolbar. In addition to his successful story, he was also facilitating the launch of the Android operating system, as per Investopedia.
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