- Dirk Meyer
Dirk Meyer was co-architect of the DEC Alpha 21064 and 21264 microprocessors. He also worked at Intel in its microprocessor design group. He joined AMD in 1996, where he personally led the team that designed and developed the AMD Athlon processor. Meyer received a bachelor's degree in computer engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a master's degree in business administration from Boston University Graduate School of Management.
- John Thain
John Thain is the current CEO of the New York Stock Exchange. Previously, Thain was both president and Chief Operating Officer of Goldman Sachs, starting in July, 2003. Before that, he was co-COO for four years and spent the following five years as Chief Financial Officer. He was successful enough in the firm to amass $300 million in stock. John Thain's memberships include: MIT Corporation, Dean's Advisory Council – MIT Sloan School of Management, …
- Reggie Fils-Aime
Reginald "Reggie" Fils-Aime (born March 1961) is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Nintendo of America, the North American division of Japan-based video game company Nintendo. Prior to his promotion to President and Chief Operating Officer, Fils-Aime was Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
- Nick Scheele
Nick Scheele , a 38-year veteran of Ford Motor Company, retired in 2005 as President and member of the Board of Directors. His responsibilities and successes as the corporation's head make him uniquely qualified to advise any industry on the pitfalls and rewards of globalization. His work with Ford began in 1966, working in Purchasing, Supply and Procurement in Britain. Twenty years later, he was President of Ford, Mexico, where he directed manufacturing and marketing operations.
- Ian King
Ian King is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of BAE Systems, responsible for all of the company's business outside of the United States. King is also a non-executive director of Rotork plc, an engineering company. BAE Systems was created by a merger of Marconi Electronic Systems and British Aerospace. King joined BAE from Marconi. Previous roles include CEO of Alenia Marconi Systems, a partnership between Marconi and Finmeccanica, …
- Fred Wilpon
Fred Wilpon, a graduate of the University of Michigan is a baseball executive with the National League New York Mets of which he became a part-owner in 1980. Wilpon served as president of the team between 1980 to 2002, as Chief Executive Officer since 1980 and as Chairman of the Board since 2003. In 2002, the Wilpon family purchased the remaining 50% of the Mets from Nelson Doubleday, Jr. for $391 million. Wilpon currently serves as Chairman of Sterling Equities, …
- Michael Arrington
I am the editor of TechCrunch and owner of the TechCrunch Network of blog and podcasting sites.
- Stan O'Neal
E. Stanley "Stan" O'Neal is the present Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., having served in numerous senior management positions at the company prior to this appointment. O'Neal was a member of the board of directors of General Motors from 2001 through 2006.
- Ralph Alvarez
Ralph Alvarez (born 1955 in Cuba) is a Cuban-American businessman and the current President and COO of McDonald's Corporation. Prior to becoming President and Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Alvarez served as President, McDonald's North America. Prior to that, he was President, McDonald's USA and Chief Operations Officer, McDonald's USA. He graduated from the University of Miami in 1976 with a Bachelor's in Business Administration.
- Klaus Kleinfeld
Klaus Kleinfeld (born November 6 1957 in Bremen, Germany) was chief executive officer (CEO) of Siemens AG from 2005 till July 2007. On April 25, 2007, Siemens AG distributed a press release announcing that the supervisory board was not planning to renew Kleinfeld's contract, due to United States authorities' ongoing investigations of the Siemens corruption scandal. Displeased by this decision, Kleinfeld announced that he would leave his position by September 30, 2007.
- Sanjay Kumar
Sanjay Kumar (born Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1962) was the Chairman & CEO of Computer Associates International (now CA, Inc.), until April 2004. He emigrated with his family to the US in 1976 to escape civil unrest in his native Sri Lanka. The family originally settled in South Carolina. He attended Furman University from 1980 to 1983, but left without completing a degree. Kumar became an employee of Computer Associates in 1987, when it acquired UCCEL Corp.
- Thomas N.
Tom Kelly serves as executive vice president and chief operating officer (COO) for Nextel. As COO, Kelly is responsible for the effective execution of Nextel's business plan and for all aspects of daily operations. Prior to being promoted to COO in February 2003, Mr. Kelly served as executive vice president and chief marketing officer since he began his career with Nextel in 1996. Before joining Nextel, Mr. Kelly was the vice president of marketing for AT&T Wireless.
- Jeffrey Bewkes
Jeffrey Lawrence Bewkes (born 25 May 1952 in Paterson, New Jersey) is an American media executive. He has served as CEO of Time Warner since January 1, 2008 and as President since December 2005. On January 1, 2009 he became Chairman of the Board in...
- John Jones
John Jones was born on February 6, 1952 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He currently holds the position of President and Chief Operating Officer of the Green Bay Packers, an NFL franchise. He was to assume the titles of President and Chief Executive Officer in May 2007, replacing a retiring Bob Harlan.
- Andy MacPhail
Andy MacPhail (born April 5, 1953) was the president/CEO of the National League Chicago Cubs from September 9, 1994 until Oct. 1, 2006. He won two World Series championships as general manager of the Minnesota Twins (1987, 1991). He is the son of former American League president Lee MacPhail, and the grandson of Larry MacPhail, the only father-and-son members of the Baseball Hall of Fame. He is a possible replacement to Bud Selig to be the next Commissioner of Baseball.
- Kazuo Hirai
Kazuo "Kaz" Hirai ("Hirai Kazuo", born 1964) is the current President and Group Chief Operating Officer of Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. He was ranked by Entertainment Weekly as one of the most powerful executives in the entertainment industry.
- Doug Parker
William Douglas Parker is the current chairman and chief executive officer of US Airways. Parker has been with US Airways since June 1995, when he joined as senior vice president and chief financial officer of America West Airlines. He additionally held titles as executive vice president, corporate group, and chief operating officer before being elected chief executive officer and chairman of America West in September 2001.
- William Clay Ford Jr.
William Clay "Bill" Ford Jr. (born May 3, 1957), is the great-grandson of Henry Ford, and serves as the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ford Motor Company. Ford also served as the President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Operating Officer until turning over those roles to Boeing executive Alan Mulally in September 2006.
- Lowell McAdam
Lowell C. McAdam is president and CEO of Verizon Wireless, the premier wireless provider with the nation's most reliable wireless voice and data network. Prior to this position, McAdam was the executive vice president and chief operating officer for Verizon Wireless. Previously, McAdam was president and CEO of PrimeCo Personal Communications, a joint venture owned by Bell Atlantic and Vodafone AirTouch.
- Michael Capellas
Michael D. Capellas , president and CEO of MCI, recently confirmed his participation as speakers at WCIT 2006. Capellas is a 30-year veteran of the information technology business and an established thought leader in areas ranging from information technology, telecommunications and homeland security to the next generation of consumer electronics. Prior to joining MCI in December 2002, he was president of Hewlett-Packard Company. Previously, he was the chairman and CEO of Compaq.
- Larry Probst
Larry Probst (Lawrence F. Probst III) was previously the CEO of the world's largest video game publisher, Electronic Arts (EA). He was succeeded by John Riccitiello on April 2, 2007. Probst worked from Johnson & Johnson and later on Clorox before being recruited into the videogame industry through Activision in 1982. In 1984 he joined EA as Vice President for Sales. He is currently the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the company.
- Brad Anderson
Bradbury "Brad" Anderson (born 1949) is the current CEO and Vice Chairman of consumer electronics retailer Best Buy. His annual compensation for fiscal year 2007 was $5.6 million, including $1,172,995 in salary, plus $2,650,969 in incentive-plan compensation; in fiscal 2006, he earned a salary of $1,164,283 and a bonus of $2,692,250.
- Mike Helton
Michael Helton is currently the president of the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). He replaced Bill France, Jr. in November 2000 as the company's third president. He was named the Chief Operating Officer of NASCAR in February 1999. Helton is from Bristol, Virginia. He graduated from King College in Bristol, Tennessee, home of Bristol Motor Speedway. In the past he served as track manager at Talladega Superspeedway.
- Kevin Roberts
Kevin Roberts (born 1949) has been the Chief Executive Officer Worldwide of the advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi since 1997. Roberts is a highly-regarded figure in the advertising industry due to his deep insight and creative mind. In September 2006, Saatchi & Saatchi won a US$430 million JC Penney contract because of the idea of "lovemarks", which was invented and promoted by Roberts. Kevin Roberts is currently attending UCLA.
- Lois Juliber
Ms. Juliber joined Colgate from General Foods to become President of Colgate's Far East Division in 1988. In 1992, she was promoted to Chief Technology Officer of the Corporation, a position she held until her promotion to President - Colgate North America in 1994.
- Timothy D. Cook
Timothy D. Cook is the Chief Operating Officer of Apple Inc. and he reports to the CEO, Steve Jobs. Before joining Apple, he worked at Compaq as the VP for Corporate Materials and spent twelve years in IBM's personal computer business as the director of North American Fulfillment. He earned his M.B.A. from Duke University and B.S. in industrial engineering from Auburn University. Cook briefly filled in as Apple CEO when Steve Jobs had pancreatic cancer surgery in 2004.
- Edward Zander
Edward J. Zander (born January 12, 1947, in Brooklyn, New York) is an incompetent bafoon. He is Chief Executive Officer of Motorola, a title he has held since he started there in January, 2004. His work in the technology sector included management positions at Data General and Apollo Computers before joining Sun Microsystems in 1987 where he was later promoted to Chief Operating Officer and President in 1998 and 1999, respectively.
- Ben Verwaayen
Bernardus Johannes Maria "Ben" Verwaayen (born Driebergen, February 11, 1952) is a Dutch businessman. He is currently CEO of BT. Verwaayen studied law and international relations at Utrecht University, obtaining a degree in 1975. He then worked for various departments of ITT Corporation, and also obtained another degree from Utrecht (1983), in public administration. In 1988, he became director of KPN, then still a public company under the name "PTT Telecom".
- Brian Barnhart
Brian Barnhart is the Chief Operating Officer of the Indy Racing League. Having previously served as director of race operations for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and IRL, he is ultimately charged with not only the financial wellbeing of the league and producing a good product, but the safety and competition of the racing itself. Brian's most well-known on-camera role has been giving final instructions to every Indianapolis 500 qualifying attemptee before their run.
- Larry Kellner
Lawrence W. "Larry" Kellner (born 1959) has been CEO of Continental Airlines since December 2004. He previously served as a vice president, chief financial officer and chief operations officer for the airline. Kellner grew up in Sumter, South Carolina. He graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1981 with a degree in accounting. He resides in Houston, Texas.
- Carolyn Kepcher
Carolyn Kepcher (b. January 30 1969 in Westchester, New York) is an American businesswoman who was the Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and General Manager for the Trump National Golf Club and best known for her regular appearance on the NBC television program "The Apprentice". Before her career with Trump ended in August of 2006, …
- Michael Turner
Mike Turner, CBE is Chief Executive Officer of the aerospace and defence company BAE Systems. He received a CBE for services to the Aerospace Industry in the Queen's 1999 Birthday Honours. Turner replaced the previous CEO, John Weston, in March 2002 who was dismissed. Turner has previously been a Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the company, responsible for all of the company's businees units.
- Christopher Galvin
Christopher B. Galvin (March 21, 1950 -) is the grandson of Paul Galvin (founder of Motorola) and the son of Robert Galvin (Chief of Motorola, 1959-1990). From 1967 to 1973, during college, he was a part-time salesperson in the radio division of Motorola, selling police radios. In 1973, he became a salesperson there full-time. From 1984 to 1990, he was the General Manager of the Tegal semiconductor unit.
- Jim Barksdale
Jim Barksdale (born January 24, 1943) was the president and CEO of Netscape Communications Corporation from January 1995 until the company merged with AOL in March 1999.
- Julian Horn-Smith
Sir Julian Horn-Smith was Deputy Chief Executive of Vodafone Group Plc until July 2006. From September 2006 to April 2007 he was Chairman of The Sage Group. Julian joined Vodafone in 1984 as a Marketing Executive in the UK and has held a number of senior posts including Chief Operating Officer. During his career with the company, he was closely involved in many of Vodafone's major transactions, …
- Lawrence M. Small
Lawrence M. Small was the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Federal National Mortgage Association and the 11th Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
- Mark King
Mark King was President and Chief Executive Officer of Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) until November 26, 2006. King joined ACS shortly after its founding in 1988. During his tenure with the company, he has served in a variety of leadership and management positions. He was ACS' Chief Financial Officer from 1995 to 2001. In 2001, King was promoted to Chief Operating Officer, and was appointed President in 2002. He was named Chief Executive Officer in 2005.
- Richard Kovacevich
Richard "Dick" Kovacevich is the Chairman of Wells Fargo. A native of Tacoma, Washington, he was born on October 30, 1943. A graduate of Stanford Business School, Kovacevich worked for General Mills before joining Citicorp. According to some calculations, he was the 7th highest paid CEO in the world in 2003. In addition to Wells Fargo, he sits on the Boards of Target, Cisco Systems and Cargill. He is also a Trustee at the California Institute of Technology.
- Kenneth Chenault
Kenneth Irvine Chenault (born Long Island, June 2, 1951) has been the CEO and Chairman of American Express since 2001. He was the third African-American CEO of a Fortune 500 company. He received a B.A. in History from Bowdoin College in 1973, and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1976. After Harvard he worked as an associate with the law firm Rogers & Wells in New York City, and as a consultant for Bain & Company.
- Michael Cawley
Michael Cawley is the Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer of the European low-cost airline Ryanair. He was appointed COO on January 1 2003, having served as the Chief Financial Officer and Commercial Director from February 1997. Before joining Ryanair he was employed as the Group Financial Director of Gowen Group Limited, the main distributor for Peugeot and Citroën in Ireland.