Sundar Pichai, one of the top executives in the world, is showing how standing on the shoulders of giants can help one achieve unprecedented heights. Building on the success of founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, Pichai has been the CEO of technology giant Google and Alphabet since 2019…
The technology industry may still be a boys club, but women like Rebecca Parsons are kicking in back doors and shattering glass ceilings. “My curiosity and passion for technology, along Continue Reading
In 2014, Mary Barra made history when she became the first woman to lead one of the big three automakers in the U.S. But if she was looking for a comfortable job with minimal stress, she was in the wrong industry. Barra, who has since added Chairman to her title, began her reign as CEO of General Motors (GM) right around the time that major car companies found themselves fighting hard just to stay relevant…
John Waldron, although he majored in English at Middlebury College, has spent more than two decades helping to turn The Goldman Sachs Group into the powerhouse it is today. He Continue Reading
Jeremy Barnum is proof that Wall Street success is a destination with many paths. A chemistry major at Harvard, he defies the stereotype that all top investors are brash, aggressive, Continue Reading
When it comes to talking about the top Chief Information Officers (CIOs) in the world, Susan Doniz has earned her spot at the table. Since May 2020, she’s served as CIO for Boeing, one of the largest global aerospace manufacturers, and the third-largest defense contractor in the world based on 2020 revenue…
In May 2019, Steve Voskuil joined the team of one of the largest chocolate manufacturers in the world, stepping into the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Hershey. In this role, Voskuil oversees financial planning and analysis, accounting and reporting, tax, treasury, internal audit, and investor relations for the food giant…
Mark Russinovich is a legendary –and perhaps notorious – figure in the computer industry. A former teenage hacker who went on to earn a doctorate in computer engineering from Carnegie Mellon, Russinovich serves as CTO of Azure, Microsoft’s global enterprise-grade cloud platform…
Among her many accomplishments, Lisa Su has led one of the greatest recent turnarounds in the technology sector. Originally from Taiwan, she began her career by pioneering new ways to connect computer chips using copper instead of aluminum, resulting in 20% faster chip speeds. Then, in 2014, when she took on the CEO role for Advanced Micro Devices, also known as AMD, the semiconductor company was near bankruptcy…
Few people on the planet are looking to the future as earnestly as Elon Musk. While pop culture occasionally portrays him as a real life super hero, he is undoubtedly one of the most successful and prolific inventors of the modern era, responsible for monumental advancements in futuristic technology like renewable energy and space travel. The Musk story begins in South Africa…
